Worrying about someone copying it is not what you are scared of. If you are already putting out a "consistent" campaign, the whole world is already exposed to it, and it is readily avalible to anyone who searches the subject.
Limited results is the product of limited effort. period. Understanding search engines is what makes articles so appealing, plus the traffic.
"spammy" articles are also in the eyes of the beholder. Some like a specific writing style, and some do not. I see people all the time passing judgement as excuses for failure. the internet is one of the few places left where the "little guy" can make it big. It is not without effort, but it can be attained with work.
I write articles in several different formats for different purposes, and each format gets a different, but expected results.
Most of the people here on 5 star are showing you proven ways to do things. It is not speculation, a wild guess, or some crazy dream they had last night. the Moderators are experts at what they do. and they have several others here that have their head on straight. You can tell who they are by the way they lead, and not guess or follow.
Call any Professional SEO Company, Internet Marketing Firm, Self Made Millionaire from the internet, or anyone who makes over 6 digits a year from the search market, and they will attest to the power of articles.
Joe Vitale has attributed articles to his status. Marlon Sanders also does.
I want people to make it on the net. It is not a matter of opinion, it is a matter of what works, over and over again, it works, without fail.
In my life as an online marketer and seo, i have put well over 200 sites up total using directories, articles and press releases. No paid links, no link farms, and sites i put up several years ago are still in top positions.
I can also refer you to 50 other seo companies that will tell you the same thing.
the reason they keep using them is that They Work! Every time.
Do you know the definition of "insanity"? It is when you use the same methods and expect a different result. Now, do you think every pro seo and marketing expert in the world would practise insanity for years on end??
I think not. If it fails, they will move on and try something else.
Lack of knowledge of seo is what causes articles to fail. Let me give you a rundown on a few "must have" parts in the article to be seo successfull.
1.The title of the article needs to have at least 1 of your keywords in it, preferably a phrase.
2. The content of the article needs to have your keywords in it, preferable some phrases.
3. You must use your keywords or phrases as the anchor text of the link back to your site.
See, it really is not that hard! Stop listening to the ones who tell you it does not work, or has limited results, when deep down they never gave it a decent try.
Top search engine positions do not happen overnight, but article traffic can if you think it through, and learn, and then the most important step, APPLY what you learn.
Anyone can produce 3k visitors per month within 1 month of targeted traffic to their site(yes, even affiliate sites) with just 1 hour a day of time invested with articles, and that includes submission time. Now this method would only generate traffic(targeted, i might add) and not much for seo, but could be modified easy for seo with an additional 10 mins.
This again is not speculation or a wild dream, it is a reality i use on a daily basis.
I know i am carrying on, but i am tired of negative. If negative people would spend the same effort trying instead of being negative, they would also be successfull.
By the way, fitnfree, you can go to
Free Articles and do a search on your keywords for articles, start visiting articles and see how many views they have by topic or title. This will show you the hot topics for your area.
Hope is not a method... Nor is it a strategy.
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