More Adsense Ads in Ezine

[Roseanne]

I have read that EzineArticles.com is going to place more Adsense ads on the article pages, so people can become more distracted, and rather click an Adsense ad than your link in the bio box. I found a suggestion which said to write a short core copy of max 250 words, and use all the words possible for the bio box which is 300, and just add more links in there. The text can be written in such a way that it flows naturally from the core copy into the bio box text. The only thing that I'm not sure of is how many links you can have in your bio box without getting penalized by ezine. Besides that I thought is a good way to go about it!

[Roseanne]

I tried it with ezinearticles. I placed more backlinks into the bio box because of more text, and it did not work because ezine allows you only 2 links in the bio box.

[Forum Admin 2]

You are absolutely right. They only allow 2 links. I think what is going to be more difficult is grabbing the readers attention away from the ads. But then again, if they clicked on your article, they must be looking for more information on the topic at hand:)

[simplyg]

Does anyone know how to put links in the article content itself with ezine? I remember a note in the MOIS training materials saying some people found a way to do so successfully without being penalized.

Any thoughts?

[TshirtFrank]

I found a suggestion which said to write a short core copy of max 250 words, and use all the words possible for the bio box which is 300, and just add more links in there. The text can be written in such a way that it flows naturally from the core copy into the bio box text.

Hi Roseanne,

I am not sure if you have tired this approach yet but a few weeks ago I used this technique on about 5-6 articles and Ezine did not let a single one of them through in that format. I received a notification that I had to add to more to the article body and in so many words, that the bio box was to salesy. They take the article as a whole into consideration and dont look at it as "content page" and "bio box". Basically if you have a 300 word bio box and it makes your whole article come off as sales copy, you wont get past the editors.

I would be interested to know your expirience as it could have just been my articles.

Thanks!

TSF

[Forum Admin 2]

Wow!! This is good to know as you try out this theory. Thank you for sharing TSF:)

[mynews]

This sounds like great advice! I will definitely try it. On my first Ezine article I did something wrong and all my text disappeared, so I'm going to try again using your recommendation. Thanks!

[mommybeth2007]

Does anyone know how to put links in the article content itself with ezine? I remember a note in the MOIS training materials saying some people found a way to do so successfully without being penalized.

I was able to put a link from my article to a Squidoo page about the same product. From what I understand reading through the rules, as long as the link isn't for an affiliate page and isn't automatically redirecting readers to an affiliate page from a non-"top domain page" you should be fine. I think they just don't want readers to feel like they are reading advertisements instead of articles. Try a line at the end of your article that tells the reader they can get more information by clicking on your link and then send the reader to a landing page.

[mommybeth2007]

...if they clicked on your article, they must be looking for more information on the topic at hand:)

You make a good point about why the reader is on the page in the first place. I know when I go to a site to read an article, I focus on the article. If the article provides me with good content, I'm much more likely to click on links that are part of the article instead of paying attention to ads. Of course, if the article isn't helpful at all and I don't think the author's resources are going to be any better, I might start looking around the page to see if there is something more useful. So the real lesson is make sure your articles provide the reader with valuable information instead of just trying to sell your product.

[Forum Admin 2]

Great input Beth! Thank you for sharing:)

[Moderator 1]

This is really good information to share with our members. Thanks again for sharing TSF and Beth :)

[rosa41]

Hey simplyg, regarding the ezine main body link. I just use anchor text close to the end that links to a lens. Haven't had any problems so far with approval.

[rosa41]

Just an update to see if anyone has had the same problem. My last two submissions were the same as far as links (one anchor at end of main body and one straight to site in bio). I also wanted to try the shorter body (270 or so) and longer bio (200-250) and the answer was NOOOOO!
Don't know if the bio was too salesy or not. They emphatically said that the bio needs to be only %15 of the main body.

Here's my thought. People read these...and people are different.
My very first article, way back when, went through with no problems. And because I was worried about getting approved, my second was very similar (other than content) but I got an email saying that the links were wrong and something else that I cannot recall right now.
I responed with something like....I really don't understand because the links were the same and the body and bio were very similar in structure and format to the first article...can someone please explain.

Ezine responded that it was an error on their part and that my article was approved. No other explanation.

People read these and we all have our own definition of the rules, including them. Now whether my last two submissions were read by the same person that rejected my second article...I don't know.
I'll keep submitting and if I see a pattern, I will ask them to explain, but until then...keep writing.

[Forum Admin 2]

You will actually get a different reader. If your article is not approved and you know that it is correct, just resubmit. 9/10x it will be approved. Ezine can be picky sometimes :)

As far as your bio, this is your sales portion, not in the body, so I am sure it was not to salsey. It could be because they do not want the bio to have as many words as the body. I have never tried that before so its a new one on me. I normally keep by bio down to a parargraph of 5-6 sentences. :)

[Moderator 1]

I agree. You can resubmit it and/or ask them why and most of the time it will be approved. There are different people reading them all the time. They make mistakes too. :)