Problems with writing articles

[port8894]

Hi,

I was wondering if someone could help give me some pointers on how to write articles and make them keyword targeted. I am still new to the whole internet marketing and one of the things I really need to improve on is writing good keyword targeting articles.

Thanks in advance for your help

[Forum Admin 2]

Here is a great tip posted by one of our members that might help you:

http://www.make-money-online-forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95&highlight=writing+tips

Let us know if you need further help :)

[port8894]

thank you for the tips and this will help a lot

[Forum Admin 2]

Here is another link within the forum that will provide you with some great information. Let us know if you have more questions once you read through these:)

http://www.make-money-online-forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=475&highlight=write+articles

[KitKat]

I myself am not big on writing articles anymore. I do because I have to... cuz we all do... but I also outsource them... :D

[Moderator 1]

That is certainly another route to take KitKat. :)

[Jeff19711tampa]

I've written a few articles on some sites but I'm still awaiting approval on the articles I wrote on Article Alley and Ezine Articles to make sure I have followed the strict rules posting articles on those sites. I'll keep you posted.

[Moderator 1]

Keep us posted on your progress. :)

[Andy3568]

I've written a few articles on some sites but I'm still awaiting approval on the articles I wrote on Article Alley and Ezine Articles to make sure I have followed the strict rules posting articles on those sites. I'll keep you posted.
Ezine Articles is taking a long time to approve articles, especially from newbies like me. I have two articles in the pipeline, with none published. Others are having this problem as well, so we need to be patient.

[Moderator 1]

It can take up to 7 days for them to approve them. Until you have been submitting for a while and they all get approved, they will bump up your status and they should get approved a lot faster.

Ezine is an authority site with Google and the other search engines, so well worth sticking with them. :)

[Forum Admin 2]

How long has it been since you have submitted your articles?

This happened to me when I first started also. So I would just keep adding articles to them so that I was continously ready to promote my products. If they did not get approved the first time, I had fixed the errors and resubmitted. The best part of doing this is that ezine will pick up your article again where it left off the first time after you have fixed your errors and resubmitted. You will not have to wait added days for it to be approved. :)

[Andy3568]

Actually, I've seen reports from people waiting as long as two weeks to get an article published at Ezine Articles. I have heard they are getting innundated with articles so it's taking longer. My first article has been there longer than a week.

[Forum Admin 2]

Oh wow!! They are extremely backed up. They are normally not like that. I wonder if they have lost a few people in proof reading the articles.

Have you submitted any to goarticles yet? You may want to hit the submission sites that are approved instantely just to get the traffic flowing.

You might also want to try the Ads too while you are waiting for ezine.:)

[Moderator 1]

There are so many sites to choose from to submit your articles to, but it is really worth the wait for Ezine. Using Ezine, Squidoo lenses, WordPress Blogs, and Blogger blogs, HubPages, etc. - rank really well in the search engines. :)

[Andy3568]

I have articles published at Go Articles and Aritcle Alley instantly. I still intend to publish at Ezine. Based on everyone's comments, the search engines love them. As long as I have two or three articles in the pipeline, it should not be a problem once they start popping out the other end.

[Moderator 1]

Very true. It is a process and as long as you have others out there, things will fall into place very soon. :)

[Forum Admin 2]

Also keep in mind with the articles that are approved instantely, you are able to see where they land within the search engines within a few days. This will provide an idea if your keywords are strong enough it be placed on the first few pages of Google, MSN and Yahoo :)

[Andy3568]

Update: My first article was published at Ezine yesterday. I was worried that they might reject it for some reason, and then I'd have to change it and wait another two weeks. :)

I don't think any of my articles rank too high in the search engines. I never see them up there. Hopefully I'll get better at this as time goes on.

[Moderator 1]

Just make sure that your keywords are highly targeted, lower competition, and that you now Ping your article that has been published. This will help. They don't always show up in the search engines or at the top right away, but it will get there. Just keep writing! :)

[Andy3568]

Are there any resources out there for generating highly targeted keywords that also have lower competition? It's usually a Catch 22. If everyone's searching for a keyword, it will usually get gazillions of returns on a Google search. If you have one that has just a few hits on Google, then usually no one is searching for it.

[Moderator 1]

You can use the Google Keyword Tool (https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal) and I also like to use SeoBook (http://tools.seobook.com/#). They are both free. I tend to use anywhere from 1,000 to 3,500. Makes it easier to get on the front page this way. Also, Google gives other suggestions so you can see how many are searching as well.

[Andy3568]

I have used Google Keyword Tool. I always thought the more the better, but then more usually equals more competition. I'll try to remember the 1,000 to 3,500 numbers.

[Moderator 1]

You will also find that there is a blue bar that shows the competition of the people using paid advertising for that keyword or phrase. The more bar the harder it might be. The paid advertising you will notice when doing a search in the search engine and it will be under Sponsored Results or Sponsered Ads. :)

[Moderator 1]

As you choose your keywords, if you are using free and or paid methods it is all about the number of people searching and your competition. If your competition in quotes is too high, you will be like a lone fish in a sea of sharks, especially if you are just starting out in this business.

With the paid advertising your quality score will play a major factor in what position you are in even within the sponsored results. :)

[Forum Admin 2]

Keep in mind Andy that this method is very vital in affiliate marketing. Test drive your keywords with a couple of articles and ads, see what page they land on. If they are on the first few pages of Google, I would go gung-ho on marketing those keywords. :)

[Moderator 1]

You can write articles, ads, create more lenses, press releases, blogs, etc. Flood the search engines with those keywords and you should see it rank very well. :)

[Andy3568]

I don't think any of my articles, lenses or blogs rank very high in Google. I have not found any keywords yet that have a high search quantity and low competition.

[Forum Admin 2]

Type in your keywords with qoutes and see where you are. This will tell you if you need to rethink your keyword phrases or not.

Think from the perspective of the consumers. Start asking questions about that product, and while doing that, type them in the search with quotes around. Also ask yourself is this a product you would purchase.

Examples: make candles, making candles, making scented candles, easy scented candles, etc. If you come up with a good search range, then you can add to these if needed for your title. "How to make candles, Making candles is easy!, Making scented candles from home. Easy scented candles to make."

I used these from you website to show you more examples:

"scent-sations gourmet candle business" = Results 1 - 4 of 4 for "scent-sations gourmet candle business
"scent-sations gourmet candles" = Results 1 - 10 of about 24,700 for "scent-sations gourmet candles".

Play around with them as you come us with questions someone might ask to find this product:)

[Andy3568]

Thanks for the suggestions. I guess that's the key to any business: putting yourself in the mind of your potential customers.

[Moderator 1]

That is really what you have to do. Putting yourself in the mindset of being the customer, this will help you. :)

[Forum Admin 2]

I gave you some added tips under another one of yoru posts Andy. Let us know if you need further explanations on keywords. This is the key to marketing, so ask as many questions as you can until you can get a better understanding of how it works. :)

[Paul]

As mentioned above by forum admin 2, Gridellas writing tips are great.

I bought an article spinner called Artifact that can take text and produce multiple versions of articles that make perfect sense.

There is a lot of work initially since you need to break the text down into sentences and create multiple variations of the sentences yourself. However, once this is done, the sentences are stored in a database for future use so your resources build for the future.

It took me a good few hours to complete my first article as I did not find it intuitive and I was also learning the software using the videos.

I used someone else's article as a template, modified it to include the freewebsitesystem and ended up with 30 versions of the article.

It's a different way of writing as you're focused on the sentence structure and not the content but when you've finished and read the completed output, the content reads fresh and inspires new ideas for tweaking the article.

Paul
http://paulshepherd.com/NowStartMakingMoney.htm

[Moderator 1]

Actually Paul, content is extremely important. It is how you are going to keep the attention of your visitor, also what the search engines will be searching for, as well as the submission sites.

You want to have quality content, as well as original. :)

[Forum Admin 2]

Writing articles can be a fairly difficult task at first. Once over the hurdle, your creativity will flow as you continue to write. :)

[Andy3568]

I have never had writer's block when it comes to writing articles. I think I'm getting a little better using keywords, but I still have a lot to learn.

[Moderator 1]

I think you must be doing well if you are on the first page of Google! :)

[Andy3568]

Well, my lens made it there. None of my articles have. I'm not consistent. :)

[Moderator 1]

It is a start Andy! Squidoo is also an authority site with Google - they tend to rank well if they are good lenses. :)

[Forum Admin 2]

That is great news Andy. Are you using the same keywords as you used with your lens in your articles?:)

[Andy3568]

I try to use the same keywords. I notice that my articles on Ezine rank higher than all the other sites, but that's to be expected. I still have two articles waiting to be published by Ezine. I can't wait until I'm at the 10 article point so they can upgrade me and I won't have to wait so long.

[Forum Admin 2]

Just keep at it Andy. Even if your other articles are not ranking as high as ezine, they are still getting reviewed by the search engine spiders. This can still raise your ranking and keep your site on front page. Have you also been pinging your lens and articles each time you add new content? :)