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12/19/08

hiteshthegame

I have compiled the shortest list of its kind to save you time and give you maximum benefit. The lists which I have seen on the web are sort of 50+ and 200+ listings. Every blogger doesn't have time to submit to that many.

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12/19/08

MadameX

Why do you say that it's one of the "best ways" to build links? Do you have any statistics on the number of pick-ups the average article gets, and how many of those republishers actually preserve the original links as required? What about the quality of sites that republish article bank articles, and the relative value of links coming from those sites?

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1. 12/19/08
  
  Anok
  
  Tiffany - I think that some of the websites listed do provide a marginal benefit for your blog - I've used sites such as ezinearticles, with fairly decent results.
  
  Of course, it bears mentioning that you should check into the validity of the site, make sure they do and will provide proper citations, and that the site has a good reputation and/or your writing style/topics are a decent match for the overall content that the site provides.
  
  If it does, you will gain exposure due to the higher subscription/reader base. It can certainly help.
2. 12/19/08
  
  MadameX
  
  It can help, Anok--although my experience has been that each article is stolen by dozens of sites that strip out and replace links in addition to the legitimate pick-ups. And once you put something on a free article site, you don't have any control over whose site it ends up on and what it's alongside. (For instance, once upon a time there was an atheist blog that picked up everything I wrote)
  
  I was only trying to nail down the "one of the best ways" and such--that's one of those things I always hear and haven't ever seen/heard anyone provide any support for.
3. 12/19/08
  
  Anok
  
  Oh yeah - you can definitely run that risk. Of course, sploggers and such can pick up stuff right from your own blog too. I've been lucky though, I haven't had anything picked up in that manner from free article sites.
  
  And I agree, I think it's a good way, but not necessarily "one of the best" ways unless you are really proficient and create some sort of name for yourself on them. That's hard to do in my experience.
  
  Of course, the downside is that your articles will drive traffic to the website more so than to your own blog
12/19/08

hiteshthegame

Most of articles on such sites are of useless quality. If you submit a really good article, it is certainly gonna pick up. And even if I see the whole pessimistic side of it - lets say that your article is not used anywhere or used without your link , even then these websites have sufficient traffic to send you visitors from them only without getting published anywhere else.

Even if someone is copying your article without your link which is a very rare chance, at least he is seeing it.

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1. 12/19/08
  
  MadameX
  
  So that means you don't have any of the information I asked about?
  
  It's definitely not a "rare chance" that articles are copied without links. Splogs pick up these articles in volume and strip out the links to replace them with paid advertising or links to their own sites.
12/19/08

hiteshthegame

dear madamex, even if I completely agree that there is no benefit in submitting articles to websites, I don't see any big harm my way. If its benefiting you , well and good. But if it is not - even then , come on - its just one drop from the sea.

On a personal note, I never worry if my content gets plagiarised. I know I can go on publishing on a scale that can never match the rate of plagiarism. The whole world is not after your content only!

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1. 12/19/08
  
  MadameX
  
  Did someone say there was no benefit? I merely asked for data supporting your claim that submitting to article banks was "one of the best ways" to build inbound links.
12/19/08

hiteshthegame

dear madamex, then I would like to say that a blog and what you write is about your thoughts and opinions. A blogger doesn't have to go always with support and consensus.

I have tried this method and it has benefited me. To me , it is one of the best ways. To you it may be not. That is my own personal opinion. I don't need any 3rd party support for that.I am just writing what I think.

Even the people reading this know that there is someone behind it who is just mentioning his opinion. The readers are wise and can use there own discretion.

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1. 12/19/08
  
  MadameX
  
  That's fine, so long as you're honest in what you present. For instance, saying, "I've found this to be one of the best ways" instead of presenting it as empirical fact? Your initial statement led me to believe that you had some objective information about the effectiveness of this method, which I hoped you'd share. You've clarified that you don't, which is all I wanted to know.
12/19/08

hiteshthegame

dear madamex,

In that case, you are right. I don't. I am just telling others to do what has worked for me. Hope some people may benefit out of it.Thats all.

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12/19/08

sydneylights

Thanks to everyone for sharing their knowledge! CHEERS!

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