Article submission is a poor SEO tactic

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    Dave E, Jul 1, 2007 IP
  2. fastmanfunnay

    fastmanfunnay Active Member

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    the purpose of submitting articles isnt usually traffic. people usually do it for the back-links and exposure.

    and if you write an article right, then they will link to you and not the article site they got it from.

    just my 2% of one dollar
     
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  3. Dave E

    Dave E Well-Known Member

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    The article is more sort of why you should publish them on your own site as apposed to on article sites, I have edited the post to try and make that a bit clearer, publishing an article in more then one place is a total waste of time for SEO as Google will only count one of the articles.
     
    Dave E, Jul 1, 2007 IP
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    I thought article submissions were done with backlinks in mind and not a direct traffic.
    For a direct traffic the social bookmarking sites are a much better solution.
     
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    fastmanfunnay Active Member

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    the articles i put on ezines and article sites dont get on my site. its really no big deal to write a few extra marketing articles
     
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    I don't think that calling it a 'poor SEO tactic' is quite right; as the people above said- it depends what you are actually trying to achieve with the article submissions.
     
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    Article submission sucks.

    Today it is just wasting of time .
     
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    That depends on how you submit the articles. Google will index the first one found and the rest as supplemental result, which hold no value/weight. However, if you spin the paragraphs, change the sentences or creative wording, Google might not find it as duplicate and you might benefit from it especially it is posted in authority/high traffic/PR site.

    I have never tried it before, as I'm not a fan of this practice but in theory it might work.
     
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  9. Dave E

    Dave E Well-Known Member

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    You are right this technique can work but I just see it as trying to deceive the engines so I would not use it, even if I did the article sites are that overcrowded and full of junk that the links will hold very little weight and it means it is not worth your while.
     
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    You are giving bad advices

    Anyway good luck
     
    w3bmaster, Jul 1, 2007 IP
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    Interesting article, although I don't completely agree. I think article submissions are reponsible for earning me some pretty good money.
     
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    Google does not index the first one it finds and throws the rest to supp at all.
     
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    Article submission has worked very well for me with regard to both SEO and traffic generation. I therefore do not agree.
     
    Masterful, Jul 1, 2007 IP