Does Article Marketing Work? That's the question I was asking myself only a couple of weeks ago.
Well, I can happily say that it does!
I started developing a campaign just over two weeks ago - a blog, Squidoo lens, that kind of thing and wrote around 10 articles and submitted to EzineArticles. I sat and waited for a few days, continuously checking my traffic stats using Google Analytics (this is such a bad habit I've developed recently), but nothing. Then...
Kerchiiiing! Friday September 21st - my first sale thru' article marketing!
The days rolled by, a week even rolled by, still nothing.... I was beginning to feel this had been a flash in the pan. Then...
Lordy Lordy Lordy!!! Sunday September 30th - my second sale!
Now I've just made my 3rd sale on 3rd October!
I'm chuffed to bits right now, and it's all thanks to my buddies at Wealthy Affiliate for their advice and support.
Onwards and upwards!
Is it possible to see Google PageRank on a Mac? For those of you who, like myself, use a Mac, we've always been left behind when it comes to mainstream tools, including the Google toolbar which you needed to view a sites PageRank.
No longer. I just found a couple of useful tools which you can install on a Mac to view PageRank.
The Google Toolbar for Firefox
This installs and works in the same way as the original IE Google toolbar, except it works on both Mac and Windows versions of Firefox (v1.5 or above only).
Download and install it HERE.
The PageRank Widget
Not quite as convenient, because you have to keep dipping into Dashboard, but it's worth a download all the same. It installs just as you would any Mac widget, and then enter the URL and PageRank will be displayed.
Download and install it HERE.
Why do I need to know a site's PageRank? Knowing a site's PageRank is very useful when choosing your keywords. If you select a keyword, search for it in Google and then see what sites are shown at the top of the natural listings. If the PageRank of those sites is less than that of an article directory, such as EzineArticles (which has a PR of 6) then chances are you can rise to the top of the list fairly easily by submitting articles with those keywords.
I'm relieved to say that Ezine Articles have just removed my account from suspension, and reviewed and approved my last article I submitted. The 'problem' article which caused all this has been deleted.
So, a relatively successful week - I managed to get 5 articles submitted and approved and also learned something in the process - that you should not submit PLR articles to EzineArticles!
The articles, I'm pleased to say, are bringing a fair amount of traffic to my site. No sales yet, but I'm hopeful. I do need to spend more time on my blog that is receiving the traffic though, as it's not really optimised for the hard sell yet!
Perhaps this is spelled out very clearly in the EzineArticles T's & C's but I just fell foul of it anyway...
I submitted an article (to EzineArticles) to which I had the rights to use, but didn't have exclusive rights. Yup, I submitted a PLR (Private Label Rights) article.
Within minutes I had an email from EA saying that my account had been temporarily suspended! Aaaaaagh! My article writing was going pretty well this week, but I guess I just got a little too lazy and tried a PLR. Well, my advice is, don't! At least not with EzineArticles.
Anyway, my groveling email has been sent, asking them to reinstate my account. I'm sure they will. Well, I hope they will, but that the last time I try and take a shortcut!
Update on 14th Sep - still no word from EzineArticles. I sent them a suitably groveling email, so hopefully I'll be re-instated soon...
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