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Article Marketing Case Study - 30 Days - How Much Will I Make?

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by shamus, Mar 19, 2009.

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    I know it's been done a few times, but I thought it would be a great way to challenge myself (and keep me busy) by doing a 30 day article marketing challenge.

    Instead of rehashing all of the details here, you can find them in the most recent post on my blog.

    I'm targeting several different niches to find which one converts the best, and I'm using a premium ezinearticles.com membership, as time is of the essence.

    I'd like to see just how much revenue I can pull down during the next 30 days using article marketing, and of course, the residual passive income will last for a long time afterward.

    Follow my journey if you want to see how I'm doing, as I'll be providing very regular reports on my progress. Thanks!
     
    shamus, Mar 19, 2009 IP
  2. jerdude

    jerdude Greenhorn

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    Nice! Looking forward to your journey! Will be cheering for you from the sidelines!
     
    jerdude, Mar 19, 2009 IP
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    Go for it:)
     
    oracle_320th, Mar 20, 2009 IP
  4. shamus

    shamus Active Member

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    First 5 articles published, working on today's batch right now. Premium membership over there is amazing! The submission time is unbelievably fast. Love it!
     
    shamus, Mar 20, 2009 IP
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    Are you really paying $97/month? What is the time frame for submissions when you're on premium. I know with their free membership it takes like 4-5 to approve an article these days.
     
    Alex_K, Mar 20, 2009 IP
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    good luck. you should record your process (and progress), so after you start making money, you can sell the videos as a 'program'
     
    MKyle, Mar 20, 2009 IP
  7. shamus

    shamus Active Member

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    Yeah, you can do quarterly or even yearly to knock that price down quite a bit, but for what just ONE well timed and well written article can make, it's really a drop in the bucket. With the ability to schedule article releases to the HOUR, you can really capitalize on certain aspects of article marketing that will bring in more money.

    Time frame wise, it's within a few hours tops. I just submitted an article literally about 3 minutes ago, so I'll give you the time it takes to approve it as soon as I find out.

    Thanks!
     
    shamus, Mar 20, 2009 IP
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    Nice, I like stuff like this. Good luck. I'll be following.
     
    Ralph23, Mar 20, 2009 IP
  9. shamus

    shamus Active Member

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    @ Alex K - My article was approved in exactly 74 minutes, which is extremely awesome, especially for a Friday.

    @Ralph23 - Thanks man! I appreciate the support, and I will be updating by blog nightly, and I'll try to keep updating here as well. :)
     
    shamus, Mar 20, 2009 IP
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    Woooow! That's unreal! I'm probably going to seriously consider getting the premium account. Thanks for the stats.
     
    Alex_K, Mar 20, 2009 IP
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    Good luck shamus! It's been a while since the last time someone else started a thread like this :p
     
    SEOTherapy, Mar 20, 2009 IP
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    keep us updated id love to see how this turns out
     
    IMdude2000, Mar 20, 2009 IP
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    BREAKING NEWS! Just checked my Clickbank account for the hell of it (I'm seeing that a few articles are getting some good exposure) and BAM!

    FIRST SALE JUST CAME IN!

    Since many will ask, this sale was for one of the weight loss products I'm promoting.

    $24.92 credited to my CB account.

    So, in just a little over 24 hours since the experiment began, I've officially logged my first sale.

    This is going to be fun... :)
     
    shamus, Mar 20, 2009 IP
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    Congratulations on your first sale! :)
     
    openmindz, Mar 20, 2009 IP
  15. shamus

    shamus Active Member

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    @SEOTherapy - Thanks my friend, glad you're enjoying it :)

    @IMDude2000 - I'll definitely be keeping you updated, thanks!

    @openmindz - Thanks! I was pretty excited to see a quick sale. Now lets hope for more!
     
    shamus, Mar 21, 2009 IP
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    Congratulations on your first sale dude! Whoa, that's pretty cool you know. BTW, where do you write your articles to?
     
    frozenseeker, Mar 21, 2009 IP
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    Congrats That is the spirit.

    I think I should subscribe to their premium service for sure.
     
    powfada, Mar 21, 2009 IP
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    congrat on your first sale. Do you submit them to that site only?
     
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    @frozenseeker - Thanks buddy! I submit all the articles to EzineArticles.com (they are still the king of article directories as far as traffic and search engine weight).

    @powfada - Thanks :) Yeah the premium service is still absolutely amazing. My fastest approved article was 21 minutes, which is just crazy fast.

    @shonit - Thanks! Yes, right now all the articles are being submitted to EZA only, however, after a week or so, I'll take a look at the highest performing articles and push them out there a bit more.
     
    shamus, Mar 21, 2009 IP
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    hi ross, did you link to a landing page or a cloaked redirect to CB product page?
     
    Fivestar, Mar 21, 2009 IP
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