Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 7, 2011

» EzineArticles Says Keyword Density Is Important If you’ve been paying attention to the Google Panda update, you’ve noticed that EzineArticles – the largest article directory online – was hit and suffered a huge traffic loss. You must be logged in to post a comment. That’s a doggone shame.

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 26, 2012

You could buy links, pay for directory listings, and even pay to have people promote you through social media. Directories - there are still a few quality directories that Google respects. How much benefit you gain from a link from one of these directories is up to debate, however, every little bit helps.

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Small Business Mavericks

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

You relied on article directories and bad business directories. You thought blog comment spam would help you. Here’s why: You paid for links. You engaged in reciprocal link building. You tried tricking Google with link wheels. You sent out low-quality press releases.

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Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 7, 2014

article directories are considered least effective. paid links and article directories tied in most votes for harmful tactics. As always, the comments section is the place that gives the most insights. overall, 81% have increased their spending on link building.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 4, 2011

The True Meaning Of Content » Why Article Marketing Will Never Die A couple of days ago I wrote about Google’s recent algorithm change and how it is beating down the article directories. I’m not willing to say that article directories are dead. You must be logged in to post a comment.

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Small Business Mavericks

JULY 8, 2011

Your own blog’s comments – What questions are people asking? Article directories – Which articles are most popular? The news – Keep up with current events. E-mail newsletters you subscribe to. Forums you’re a member of – What questions are people asking? Keyword research tool. Google or Yahoo!

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 19, 2011

Google slapped the article directories hard, so hard that you might not want to keep putting your articles there. You must be logged in to post a comment. But recently, article marketing has taken a huge turn – for better and for the worse. They may work and they may not.

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