Part of the guide: Blog Traffic
1. Post the article on your own domain first!
Always post your original article on your own website before submitting it anywhere else. This way, Google recognizes you as the original author, giving you authority and helping your SEO efforts.
2. Submit to top article directories.
After posting on your site, rewrite the article and submit it to top directories like EzineArticles.com. Use their domain authority to help rank your content, and remember to add a link back to your original article for extra traffic.
3. Spin your article for mass distribution.
Spin the article to make it at least 30% unique, then submit to thousands of directories using submission tools. This generates massive backlinks.
4. Submit to mass directories.
Submit your spun articles to various directories using submission tools. This can build a large number of backlinks, boosting your SEO rankings.
5. Write a compelling author resource box.
Craft an engaging author box to encourage readers to click through to your website. This is critical for driving traffic from article directories.
6. Build links to your articles.
Generate backlinks for the articles you’ve posted on directories. This boosts their rankings and increases traffic.
In Prosperity,
David Wood
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Comments
Anna
Great tips, David! I’ve started implementing your first tip on posting articles on my own domain, and I’m already seeing better SEO results.
Michael
I’m a bit skeptical about the “spinning” tip. Does it really work in 2024? I’ve read that Google penalizes spun content.
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Sarah
This is really helpful! Can you explain more about how you optimize your articles for specific keywords?
Tom
I’m not sure I agree with the approach of submitting to mass directories. Doesn’t this hurt your site’s authority?
Emily
Thanks for sharing this! By the way, it’s been a while since we caught up. How have you been? Maybe we could meet sometime soon.
Lucas
Funny story: I started spinning my articles like you suggested and it actually saved me a ton of time! I didn’t think it would work, but it did.
Rachel
Hey David, there’s a tool I’ve been using called SpinRewriter that does article spinning pretty well. Maybe worth checking out if you haven’t already.
Oliver
This was such a useful post. I learned a lot about article marketing, especially the part about building links to articles. Thanks!
Charlotte
Amazing tips! I’ll definitely try these techniques, especially the one about submitting to directories. Thanks a lot, David!
Jacob
I really appreciate these tips, David! It’s refreshing to see someone sharing practical advice on article marketing. I’ll definitely try these techniques on my own blog!
Olivia
Are you sure spinning content still works today? I thought Google was smarter at catching these tricks. Do you have any case studies to prove it still works?
James
I’m curious, how long does it usually take to see traffic improvements after submitting articles to directories? Should I focus on any particular directories?
Sophia
While I agree with most of your points, I’m not convinced that spinning articles provides long-term value. Quality over quantity seems like the better approach.
Benjamin
Hey David, awesome post! By the way, how’s life treating you? It’s been a while since we last talked. Let’s grab coffee sometime soon.
Isabella
I’ve had a similar experience with article marketing. I used it to drive traffic to my e-commerce site, and it made a big difference in my SEO rankings!
Alexander
There’s a new tool called ArticleForge that automates article writing in a more natural way. I’ve been using it with great results for SEO.
Ava
Thank you so much, David! Your post really helped me understand the importance of backlinks and how to use article directories effectively. I’m excited to implement these strategies!
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Does “spin to 30% unique” still avoid duplicate content penalties, or is that number as outdated as the directories it’s meant for?
One correction: “spinning” and simply rewriting for a directory aren’t the same technique, the post conflates them in tips two and three. Directory syndication with a genuine rewrite is a defensible tactic even now. Automated spinning for mass submission, tip three specifically, is the part search engines have spent over a decade building detection for. Worth keeping those separate before deciding either works.
Fine, the terminology distinction is fair. Doesn’t rescue the strategy though. Look, six tips and four of them are about generating backlinks through directories and spinning. That’s the whole plan? Build content whose entire purpose is linking back to other content. At some point somebody has to write something a person actually wants to read, and this post gets to that almost as an afterthought, tip five, the author box.