to blog or article write?

[Kaediem]

Not sure this is the right place but ...

I have a blog and I write what could be articles for it, is it better to blog and keep the content fresh or write articles and have links generated or is it ok to do both, blog it and then submit the entry as an article with a link back?

Sorry if this is a dumb question...

Lisa

[mnymkr]

I don't think it is dumb. I am trying to decide myself.

[Kaediem]

well, here's hoping we both get an answer!

Lisa

[rosiee007]

i think you shld do both. blog it and then submit the entry as an article with a link back. I do the same with my cooking site :) Articles can get you deep links, and a good way is to link to the same article from within the article. This will get you some deep links also from a number of websites, all linking back to your blog.

[mnymkr]

where do u submit articles?

is there any particular format?

[Tyler Banfield]

A quick search of DP should help you find directories and/or individuals to do the submissions for you

[jubu]

there are so many blogs out there so to make a good one you would have to have new content everyday and not make it a link farm like all the other shit out there. I would do both though

[Kaediem]

Thanks, my stuff is pretty original because it's about my kids ;-) although I have been selling links (http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=98634) in it - once I'm done writing those entries though (so much fun to try and tie links into something related to parenting and my family - but a lot of work for $5 bucks!) I'll try submitting some of them.

Thanks for the thoughts and advice!

Lisa

[latehorn]

where do u submit articles?
articlesender.com ;)

[ContentWorth]

That was a great question, I was wondering it myself. Glad to see the answers!

[bala]

it was dumb of you to think as a dumb questions, because sometimes it is difficult to understand a simple solution for a simple problem

[driven]

do both Lisa. But here's the thing.

Let me elaborate on the main difference b/w a blog and article directory. Article directories are just that-- a depository for people looking for info.

Having an effective blog is a bit different. Yes, you can certainly write articles but the real successful blogs are those that are uptodate on what's going on in the blogosphere. Food for thought.

and oh, http://www.ezinearticles.com is the most popular.

feel free to give me rep if you like my answers. i could use some :)

[Tyler Banfield]

and oh, http://www.ezinearticles.com is the most popular.

feel free to give me rep if you like my answers. i could use some :)

Watch out, sometimes people will red you for asking for rep ;)

[driven]

Watch out, sometimes people will red you for asking for rep ;)

Didn't know that. Ok- nevermind, please dont' give me rep. Please, please don't give me rep :)

[wasistdas]

Do both blogging and article. Just change the text a lil bit

[Glen]

articlesender.com without a doubt

100% free

and owned by a good contact of mine :)

[Klaas Koopman]

Do both blogging and article. Just change the text a lil bit

And what about duplicate content?
Is that why you say, change the text?

[moneyspeaks]

There is no need to really duplicate content, you can always change up some keywords and an angle or two and have an entirely different article/blog.

submit articles here:

http://www.directorycritic.com/article-directory-list.html

[Kaediem]

Thanks All, I appreciate the comments, advice and links to the article sites - I do use ezinearticles but will look at the others!

[Nindja]

duplicate content - bad for google index .....change text and write 1-2 articles/day :)

[glennhefley]

I'm with the "do both" crowd as well. If you are serious about building traffic and maintaining return visitors, you really do need both to sustain a website.

[grobar]

Hello, and don't worry about your question - it is valid, and I'm sure it's on many webmaster's minds.

I personally do both. With my billiards site, I have my main site, where the full articles go. I write these first, and prop them live.

Once the article is propped, I'll head to the blog, and write 100 words about the article, basically promoting it, and giving a link to the full article.

I treat the blog post almost as an advertisement, tracking the click-through of the link to the main article.

Generally what I'm finding is that as long as I make the blog post title match teh keywords for the article, it'll get picked up in the search engines, usually in the first page of results. (will vary depending on your subject)

The blog attracts a healthy number of visits per day (that would probably be lost if I didnt have the blog) that come from the posts, and in fact, the CTR for the links in my blog posts is around 67% - not too bad in my opinion. You'll never get that in a ppc campaign!

So, to sum up, go with both, but write for your main site, and just do teasers in your blog. (NOT just a copy of the intro paragraph - it has to be original)

Hope this helps.

[danielbruzual]

Submit your articles to http://ezinearticles.com/ and in the author biography box write something like "for more articles visit myblog.com". This way you get high quality links and some occasional visitors referred by ezinearticles.

[factchecker]

I don't see why you can't write your blog including how your children are dealing with the current events of the time. A lot of people like to know how to deal with issues, so, for example, Sesame Street has the gay character in certain countries. If he started in your country you can mention how you might explain the character to your kids and do a follow-up of how they reacted. Anyway, you can always add your articles at www.promoinnovations.com It is a PR5 site and not many articles are posted yet. You would surely get 1,000's of visitors to your article.

[seo-mumbai]

hat depends on your content, if in your blog we u have article then waite for google to index that page later u submit all article directorys with backlink, thisit helps to improve PR.

[felix77]

is that kind of thing allowed? using a blog as an advertisement? sounds good though


Once the article is propped, I'll head to the blog, and write 100 words about the article, basically promoting it, and giving a link to the full article.

[hazelj80]

i do both. following this guys pattern
http://portalfeeder.com/blog/?p=40

[jopetho]

Most of the free articles authors requires you to not change the content anyway.. So if you follow this suite, you end up woth duplicate content otherwise copy right issue ????

So may be creating your own articles the best bet.

[mads]

Isn't there some tool for uploading articles to several sites at the same time?

[hazelj80]

yes, there are many tools to do what you ask. but most of them don't submit to the best of the best because the best of the best don't like automated programs so they'll just reject anyhting you send. tommorow, i'm gonna bite the bullet and sit there and submit to 35 directories. then sunday, i'll do the other 35!

pain in butt- yes
worth the trouble- hell yeah!

[britopian.com]

both!! I just wrote a brief summary about this topic on my blog. Please take a look.

http://www.britopian.com/blog/2006/09/12/article-marketing-blogging-or-both/

[anbee]

Not sure this is the right place but ...

I have a blog and I write what could be articles for it, is it better to blog and keep the content fresh or write articles and have links generated or is it ok to do both, blog it and then submit the entry as an article with a link back?

Sorry if this is a dumb question...

Lisa

If you can, do both. I've got several blogs, and I'm finding that whereas six months ago I got great conversions from my blog entries, it's getting harder. I think that's because there are so many blogs out there.

My solution:

* blog every day -- short, original blog posts;

* write an article a week, post the article to my site, then a few days later, post a shortened version to ezinearticles, and write a blog entry pointing visitors to the article on my site.

I'll see how this works out over the next few months. :-)

Hope this helps you.

Cheers

Angela

[Franck S]

It's good to do both, there is no harm in "redirecting" your blog visitors to your websites.

I would do it. actually it is a good question.

[britopian.com]

Hi All...just wrote brief article that addresses this concern.

As I mentioned in a previous post, article marketing is NOT writing an effortless article (or buying one), submitting it to thousands of article directories and driving traffic to a generic page infested with Google Ad Sense. When creating an article marketing strategy, time should be spent writing an article that has value and/or satisfies a particular need. The title, probably the most important aspect of the article itself, should be written as bait to draw the attention of potential readers.

Read more here:

http://www.britopian.com/blog/2006/09/12/article-marketing-blogging-or-both/

[hazelj80]

As I mentioned in a previous post, article marketing is NOT writing an effortless article (or buying one), submitting it to thousands of article directories and driving traffic to a generic page infested with Google Ad Sense.

Yep, like i posted earlier, there maybe 700 directories, but only 10 percent are even worth the effort. i'm seeing results and a lil traffic for a new site. I do buy articles, but ask for specific articles once a week for two different sites. They get views and spread out. that's all i care about. PLR articles aren't worth it for me imho and that's where i'll agree on the "bought" part.

The title, probably the most important aspect of the article itself, should be written as bait to draw the attention of potential readers.


Yep, i always remeber a catchy title
:)

[Sirxl]

I blog short posts more than writing long articles since I don't have much time. So if you want more traffic to your site, its good to do both blog posts and articles so that people can still post it on there directories and thereby give you some added backlinks