This posting about rewriting articles is at the request on 2 different DP members. Warning, you see the title, you know the poster, so maybe move on. This time all jerks will be reported, so others might learn. Purpose Clear Up Misconceptions about Article Rewrites. Fact 1: Any article that is cheaply spun, might slip into an article directory, however Google made over 500 evaluation changes last year. None gave lasting value to an article that was cheaply word twisted. Fact 2: Almost every PLR article sold on the open market is not worth rewriting. You cannot turn a Chevrolet into a Rolls Royce. Fact 3: Rewriting an article rarely improves it to being better than an original. Another words, if your first article is not great do not both rewriting it. Fact 4: Yes, a very well written article is worth rewriting. Changing at least one, or two preferably of the keywords is essential. An ORDINARY SPINNER should still not be used. Fact 5: Yes, there are currently some article re-arrangers, poorly termed spinners, that effectively change enough base material to make them worthwhile. Fact 6. Yes there are the idiots and the ignorant s who put all forms of article word manipulation into the trash, a place they personally frequent. Fact 7. A perfect written headline holds a 40% evaluation for both readers and organic natural traffic, so no machine can do better than fair in that department. Fact 8. You should also rewrite a good article to build up good content on a personal website, and at least 2 others for other article directory submission. That means 4 and machine assistance is worthwhile. Fact 9. Never EVER merely duplicate your article. Especially submitting a duplicate from your blog to a web directory, like one major article directory encourages. Google punishes websites. The standard punishment to others is minor. Providing little to zero credit for the exact duplicate. Fact 10. Google punishes article with cheap word arrangement harder than duplicate content published content. Fact 11. Original article writing is growing. Smart article rewriting using misnamed software assistance that is sophisticated is growing. The market for $3.00 to $5.00 articles will be drying up. ----As usual I can back with proof everything I say---- I only ask that you think before nay-saying-----
Don, you already know my thoughts on this, and once again, you've provided a good list for people to check out. There will always be naysayers (expect a drunken Canadian ex-cop 'hamburger writer' to pop up and start talking about 'meds' any second now) but the reality is that spinning technology is here to stay, and getting better all the time. There are even free spinners available now that can save you time when rewriting, let alone top-of-the-range automated solutions. I sometimes wonder what goes on in the minds of the cheap article writers who detest spinners so much. As it's obvious the technology is here to stay, you'd think they would evolve, and embrace it. For example, instead of just supplying an article for $4, supply it in spin-ready format too. If I was an article buyer, I'd be looking for that as a matter of course nowadays. Anyway, nice post! (clicks one button) Don, you actually know my opinion on this, and once more, you have provided a good list for folks to test out. There'll always be defeatists ( expect an inebriated Canadian ex-cop 'hamburger writer' to pop up and start talking about 'meds' any minute now ) but the actuality is that spinning technology is here for good and improving all of the time. There are even free content spinners available now that can help to save you time when re-phrasing, not to mention top-of-the-line automatic answers. I occasionally wonder what occurs in the heads of the cheapo article authors who hate spinners so much. As it's apparent the technology is here for good you'd assume they would adapt, and embrace it. As an example, rather than just supplying an article for 4 dollars, supply it in spin-ready format too. If I was an article customer, I'd be attempting to find that as as a matter of necessity these days. Anyhow, good post!
Yes I know who you are talking about. Since the first initial is P and he talks so much about piss, --- there could be a connection. Anyways, you know my position. A good forum needs lots of good contributors with whatever viewpoints, talk about personal experiences, and also to ask questions. The couple commentators which we could all do without, just constantly destroy posts and must get off on it. In yesterday's forum post, EzineArticles stuck their foot in their mouth BIG TIME. They picked an "expert Author" who writes fair articles and really praised her. Then came the comments. They thanked this spotlighted author for the pack of articles they monthly bought off of her. Translation: She wrote original articles for Ezine. Ran them through a cheap spinner, and then resold them in PLR monthly packets to people. The buyers would then by hand or machine rewrite the article, and Ezine articles would approve it as a new article. So many of the people on this forum think Ezine Articles can't be fooled. Look at yesterday's forum post if you do not believe me.
@contentboss: You just had to mention hamburgers didn't you? Now you got me all hungry again, and I want one! *Off to make a few burgers*
Hamburgers for me tonight too! And the better half is making hand cut fries too!! Edit - DYA, I know what you mean. Someone I know has been scraping ezinearticles for a while, because it was generally held to be the best edited content. He's stopped now because the stuff he's scraping has so *obviously* been badly rewritten, and ezine have *still* approved it... Might as well scrape article dashboard or somewhere. I mean.. " There are many experts who will tell you that Swing trading is all about working in a static stock market where in the prices never vacillates." and "Online stock broker enables investors an easy understanding of the stock market and the right way to avail its best benefits" Straight off ezinesarticles, no joke. They *really* need to get it together.
And people wonder why I never bothered to set up a portfolio on any of them. But to get back on topic regarding the original post, I definitely believe there is value in rewrites, so I would not consider them a sin. It is a matter of using them correctly, as with all things. There is a right and a wrong way to go about creating them.
Setting aside the whole copyright issue, my biggest heartburn with article spinning is that nothing new is truly created. The resulting article contains the same facts, in the same order with the same points and conclusions. While I understand that being able to churn out numerous versions of the same article will help feed the endless need for "unique" content, it just helps to make the Internet a wasteland of copied, massaged and spun content that offers very little worth reading. Yes, I do have a site or two that is designed as Adsense bait. But, having pieces that are truly different from what everyone else has, at least IMHO, has given me a slight advantage in the SEO game. But, while my content is generally superior, not having a network of on-topic sites most likely puts me at a great disadvantage over those folks who do. Google might talk a big game about folks trying to game the SERPs with a network but I've seen little evidence of them actually penalizing those who do so. If your other post about how Google scores articles is truly how they evaluate things, it would seem each version of a spun article would receive the same score. Which would fulfill the new content requirements but would fail at providing any true SEO benefits. To answer your question, as a writer who still believes that only living things can truly create something new, I see rewritten and/or spun articles as profitable sin.
I'm with you on that one. I've never truly understood the concept of writing a quality piece and giving it away to any Tom, Dick and Harry who wants it on the premise of getting a backlink. Or providing another site with free content in hopes that someone will actually read the author box and not just lift the content for their own use. I don't mind rewrites in a general sense but I think they should have some new hook or focus. Any half-decent piece should be able to lead into others. i.e. Take an article about red widgets which states that they have over 60% of the market with green widgets making the remaining 40%. Secondary articles could be about how to better market green widgets to compete with red ones, why people prefer red widgets, etc. Not exactly rewrites but the content could be very similar with some new ideas thrown in to support the new concept.
I have personally discoverd that the only use of PLR articles is add more content, and put them on a blog. Other than that they are worthless.
If you re-read the OP's post, you will notice that copyrights don't enter into it. This about creating/buying a unique article, and then rewriting it several times in order to gain more SE entries at the right positions. So you'd be rewriting your own article.
I suspect most users of spinners are not the original author of an article but folks who have "borrowed" from someone else and spun the article as to hide the original source as well as create something new. And, while I transfer all copyrights over to my clients, not all writers do so. So, even if a client paid for an unique piece to be written for them, they may not have the rights to create derivative works.
Your are right Kraven2 However YMC makes an excellent point that is worth adding. Good points by the way to all of you. Have some real pro responses. Every article that is of quality, should be rewritten with a slight twist. That does not mean a cheap spin. The article should appear in an article directory and on the website. Each should then have a link to each other. Why do this? Otherwise you are leaving money on the table and a chance for somebody else to steal your client. First a quick revision with a twist, maybe a QUALITY spin (noticed how I used the words maybe & quality) and a new headline should be standard procedure. -----------------------------A rewrite is NOT a sin when both you and your client benefit -------------------------------------------------my compliments to the postings made, you are helping others with your comments-----------
I rewrite article only if the article is very good, however, somebody copied the one i rewrote and rewrote it again. It is not so funny.
Calbeach, sincerely that is not funny. Now if the article was good and very well written, 1 would have it on a website, a major article directory, and based on your topic at least 500 additional article directories and blogs within 5 days, with all the additional sources proving legal Google link juice to the main article directory. --------------------------------unfortunately if you snooze, sometimes you lose---------------------------
Are you suggesting that folks should put their good articles on their website and on one of the article directories? Are you talking about writing portfolio pieces or pieces meant to bring in traffic via the search engines?
I think he means writing an article(Good one) rewrite it, so most article directories that matter have a rewritten copy that links to the original. So yes, for SE traffic.
I totally agree with your Fact 11. I personally would never write an article for $3 to $5. It's great to see that someone else realizes the damaging effects "low quality fluff" produced at these rates has on writers who are willing to pump out well researched articles. Thanks for the share...