hello, i see lots of people opening article directories - with the wordpress plugin. i wonder if it is profitable and worth the effort, or just turning into content farm after few weeks. i see lots article directories that are being closed. please advice if it`s good way to make money.
why do you still involve the article directory market? i don't think Google would like article directory due to the duplicate content.
I don't think article directories make that much money initially. And since google's last update, you will have to be selective of the articles that you allow users to submit. If you set it up as a revenue sharing article directory and then only allow original content to be submitted, you could make some good money once you have a large collection of articles.
I feel that articles are still good for backlinks to your website, instead of making money, as there are too many around nowadays.
It does require some time and work to get article directory off ground but once you do then It can be quite profitable. If you keep it clean in terms of quality content then it will always rank well and people will use it for submitting and for syndication.
You already answer your own question if you want to earn money in long term, you need quality content, not duplicate content
Yes, duplicate content can be a real problem as lot of people will try to submit the same article under different categories or using different title but if you keep close watch on your article directory then duplicate content is not problem, especially if you would use some plug-in that would help you to find the dup content.
I've moved on to bigger ventures, but back when I was first getting started I created decent success with article directories.
I'm running one http://www.trustdir.org/article-tutorial/ for 6 months and have 1,150 articles indexed so far, and not earning from it (very low earnings). But, it depends on your traffic (size and origins).
Article directories, by their nature are repositories for duplicate content. Even if you ensure only quality, original articles get accepted, at the end of the day, you are promoting the use of duplicate content. Why in the world would you intentionally get into the duplicate content business when Google has made it clear that they are targeting that business?
That's really a kind of the useful things that are really good for the making money and that's a good way to earn money
The better way is that your directory should be highly ranked and should be on top for related keywords. Only then adsense will be profitable.
Do Article Submission help? I mean we get link from the article but does it provide traffic to our site? The articles can attract the visitors to our site or not?
Duplicate content that is spread here and there would not be liked by Google. You wouldn't to upset Google. Try writing unique content in the articles and submit them individually to a separate directory.Better safe than sorry.