Article Marketing Snowballs Into A Mess

[tltfaas]

Have you fallen for the article marketing trap? Sending out second rate articles, worrying too much about word count and ignoring all the things that would make your effort more successful?

Article marketing has swept through the internet like an avalanche. Virtually everyone knows about the technique but very few are doing it well. Many people are actually ruining their reputation by ignoring article marketing best practices.

As an article newsgroup moderator and article marketing expert I am in the trenches everyday. Increasingly, I reject more articles than I accept. More and more often I hear complaints from publishers that the articles submitted to them are pure crap. Many of these publishers complain that article submission software is to blame. I have to disagree. Here is what I think
is causing the majority of problems:

* People who want to use the technique without learning how.
* Private label articles flooding the market.
* Plaigarism and copyright violations.
* Lousy articles with no redeeming values.
* Off topic articles driving publishers crazy.
* Articles that are too short or too long.
* Writers who won't divulge their identity and only use their by-line for advertising a website.

Can you connect the dots to find out where the article marketing problems lie? With the article marketer. The article marketer, like myself, loves the technique but is often strapped for time. Instead of writing unique articles or hiring a ghostwriter to write for them they get lazy. Stupidity and carelessness is also a factor but I bet being lazy causes most of the problems.

I believe that laziness is the root of all evil in the article marketing world. Any type of marketing with not work unless effort is expended and techniques are repeated regularly and reliably. Please do me a favor. If you can't make the effort then don't use the technique.

Article marketing done badly is far more damaging then not using the technique at all. It only works when you create quality work and follow submission rules. Don't blame the publishers for your shoddy articles and don't spend hours on forums complaining that the technique doesn't work. It does work. It has worked for me and for many others but it won't work for you if you insist on being lazy and irresponsible.

Make a commitment today to write well, submit only on topic unique articles and to hire help if you need it. Your best efforts will be the catalyst to better results and will support the growth of the article marketing community. Let's use the technique wisely so that it remains a viable part of internet marketing.

© 2006, Davis Virtual Assistance.

[Clickbank Hotshot]

i agree. the amount of material ripped off, poorly re-written, and re-peddled as unique content is causing a lot of problems with article marketing. article submission software obviously helps everyone distribute more articles in less time, but it doesn't write the shoddy articles.

i would suspect, though, that as an article moderator you can figure out the quality of an article in probably the first 50 words. i also suspect that pretty soon, if not already, 95 percent of all articles will be rejected before the 51st word is read.

[apondonet]

tltfaas:

Couldn't agree more. You nailed it!

Some people just can't follow instructions, have no pride in whatever they do or are just plain dumb.....even when one tries so hard to guide them.

They ruined Link Exchange, now they are hammering away on Article Marketing....and the "adsense laden" websites some of them are trying to promote are horribly depressing.