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How to be Rejected
by the Article Directories
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By: Nicole Dean
Article writing is one of the best ways to increase your traffic and
get more affiliate sales. You've heard it a million times so you
decide to finally just do it. You write an article and submit it to
the article directories, eagerly anticipating the flow of traffic.
Instead you receive the dreaded rejection letter.
What did you do wrong?
1. Did you proof-read your article before you submitted it?
Popular article directory sites receive hundreds of submissions each
day. It's much easier for the owner to click "decline" than to edit
your typo-filled or unformatted article. Before submitting, proof the
article and proof it again. If grammar and spelling make you sweat,
then hire a Copywriter or ask a friend to help you before you click
that submit button.
2. Is it an Advertisement or an Article?
Article directory sites are looking for informative, useful content,
not press releases or ads. If your submission reads like an ad, it
will not be accepted. And, think about it -- even if was approved on a
fluke, do you think that website owners will be clamoring to publish
your 500 word advertisement? Not a chance.
If your goal is to write and submit a press release, then check out
places like prweb.com.
3. Did you read the Submission Guidelines?
Each article directory has a different culture. Glance through the
Submission Guidelines before setting up an account to make sure your
article will be welcome before you submit it. If an article directory
is based around a niche like gardening, then please resist the urge to
submit your Mesothelioma articles. There are plenty of article
directories that want your articles. It’s not an effective use of your
time to submit unwanted articles to a niche site.
4. Is your article PG-rated?
Don't submit sex-related articles, profanity, or general nastiness.
Article directories are businesses and, therefore, exist to make
money. This means they generally receive income through affiliate
sales or advertising. So, if your article includes sex or contains
words stronger than "darn", don't be surprised if your article is
rejected. Of course, if your article contains nastiness or anything
illegal -- don't even bother.
5. Is your Article original and written by you?
Submit only original articles. Please do not copy someone else's
article, edit it, and submit it. That's stealing and you will be
caught. And, do not submit articles from shared content sites. Article
directories want original, unique content. Public domain is 'public'
but think how ineffective article directories would become if there
were 500 versions of the same public domain piece. Instead of wasting
your time figuring out how to reinvent other people's content, just
write your own.
6. Do you link to a quality site?
The article directories are getting pickier about who they want to
link to. So, even if your article is decent, if you're linking to a
"yucky" site OR including your affiliate link, they may not publish
your article. There are, three ways to get around the affiliate link
issue -- all of which you should be doing anyway.
1. Purchase your own domain.
2. Set up an ecourse or autoresponder sequence on that page,
promoting the affiliate program.
3. Link to *that* page rather than sending your traffic directly to
the affiliate link.
This helps you in two ways. First, your article will get approved
(assuming it meets all the other criteria above. And, second, you'll
be building a LONG-term business through your traffic, rather than a
short-term one. You won't be dependent upon one affiliate program for
all your income. If they go belly-up, you've still got your ecourse
and your leads and you can just plug in another recommendation.
Now that you know what not to do, start writing the kind of articles
that article directories dream of -- and watch your business grow.
Article by:
Nicole Dean is published all over the web, under numerous pen names.
She welcomes you to visit
www.EasyArticleMarketing.com to get started using article
marketing to boost your business today.
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