.......................................... before everyone starts blasting me with hate mail, let me assure you that, when i say ripping articles i am not talking about ripping them from bloggers, or forums, i am talking about ripping articles from "legal" sources such as EzineArticles and other article publishing websites i ripped a few hundred of them for my last project. .......................................... so, the questions i am asking is, has anyone tried build a business out of articles from ezinearticles ? in what ways can i use the ripped articles i already have ?
I am VERY angry with you.NOT.Yes you can take articles and use as content for your website or blog.You can monetize by adsense and other similar methods.But you will suffer from duplicate content penalty.You could use popular articles in EzineArticles as an idea for your OWN content.Submit them to the above said article directory and some others and reap the fruits.
I agree, the duplicate content penalty is the issue. I use the article databases as idea generators and then do my own research and writing.