Comments on: Write 100 Articles – Waste of Time? http://jayjennings.com/internet-marketing/write-100-articles-waste-of-time/ Internet Marketing Tools and Tutorials Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:25:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tim Sidden http://jayjennings.com/internet-marketing/write-100-articles-waste-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-238 Tim Sidden Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:37:30 +0000 http://jayjennings.com/internet-marketing/write-100-articles-waste-of-time/#comment-238 <p>This is a great "article" with valid points...Keep up the great work...</p> This is a great “article” with valid points…Keep up the great work…

]]> By: Tony Murphy http://jayjennings.com/internet-marketing/write-100-articles-waste-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Tony Murphy Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:24:40 +0000 http://jayjennings.com/internet-marketing/write-100-articles-waste-of-time/#comment-234 <p>you will be able to write articles really fast if you use a template and semi-automate it so that you can can concentrate on adding value to the article.</p> <p>Check out <a href="http://www.articleboxer.com" rel="nofollow">Article Boxer</a> and you will see what I mean</p> <p>cheers Tony</p> you will be able to write articles really fast if you use a template and semi-automate it so that you can can concentrate on adding value to the article.

Check out Article Boxer and you will see what I mean

cheers
Tony

]]> By: Karen Miller http://jayjennings.com/internet-marketing/write-100-articles-waste-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Karen Miller Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:08:50 +0000 http://jayjennings.com/internet-marketing/write-100-articles-waste-of-time/#comment-233 <p>Update... it's Jan 6 and I have published 10 articles and one in the hopper. Google searches are starting to heat up on my topics.</p> Update… it’s Jan 6 and I have published 10 articles and one in the hopper. Google searches are starting to heat up on my topics.

]]> By: Jill Carpenter http://jayjennings.com/internet-marketing/write-100-articles-waste-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-230 Jill Carpenter Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:03:29 +0000 http://jayjennings.com/internet-marketing/write-100-articles-waste-of-time/#comment-230 <p>I think this is a very obtainable goal, and really should be a part of anyone's marketing plan who is half serious. What I am really excited about is I have just started playing with Jay's Article Architect, and I am floored at how it is really allowing me to organize my article marketing efforts. If you spend a few days just researching and coming up with the article titles/objectives, I dare say the Architect can enable one to complete this 100 articles in far less time.</p> <p>Anyway, thank you for spending the time on the software! My personal goal will exceed the 100 for the contest, and I think it would be a lot harder without this tool. I'll be happy just to get a mug. ;)</p> I think this is a very obtainable goal, and really should be a part of anyone’s marketing plan who is half serious. What I am really excited about is I have just started playing with Jay’s Article Architect, and I am floored at how it is really allowing me to organize my article marketing efforts. If you spend a few days just researching and coming up with the article titles/objectives, I dare say the Architect can enable one to complete this 100 articles in far less time.

Anyway, thank you for spending the time on the software! My personal goal will exceed the 100 for the contest, and I think it would be a lot harder without this tool. I’ll be happy just to get a mug. ;)

]]> By: Jay Jennings http://jayjennings.com/internet-marketing/write-100-articles-waste-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Jay Jennings Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:40:28 +0000 http://jayjennings.com/internet-marketing/write-100-articles-waste-of-time/#comment-229 <p>Exactly! Look at the "total failure" who only writes 30 articles -- most people aren't going to take the time to write ANY unless there's some motivation. If the contest can be the motivator, that's great!</p> <p>You, me, and Darrell must have been separated at birth, because I did the same thing -- I was so consumed by writing my article marketing software that I only did a tiny bit of it myself. Until recently, and what I've done has shown me that more is always better!</p> <p>Jay</p> Exactly! Look at the “total failure” who only writes 30 articles — most people aren’t going to take the time to write ANY unless there’s some motivation. If the contest can be the motivator, that’s great!

You, me, and Darrell must have been separated at birth, because I did the same thing — I was so consumed by writing my article marketing software that I only did a tiny bit of it myself. Until recently, and what I’ve done has shown me that more is always better!

Jay

]]> By: Mr Bearly http://jayjennings.com/internet-marketing/write-100-articles-waste-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Mr Bearly Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:14:22 +0000 http://jayjennings.com/internet-marketing/write-100-articles-waste-of-time/#comment-228 <p>What a simple plan, even if you don't write a 100 articles and only manage 50 you're still way in front of the person who still hasn't written any articles in the 100 days.</p> <p>I confess to being like Darrell and am guilty of writing a few articles and then looking for results rather than sticking it out and writing lots of articles, press releases etc.</p> <p>Fragmented efforts result in fragmented results.</p> What a simple plan, even if you don’t write a 100 articles and only manage 50 you’re still way in front of the person who still hasn’t written any articles in the 100 days.

I confess to being like Darrell and am guilty of writing a few articles and then looking for results rather than sticking it out and writing lots of articles, press releases etc.

Fragmented efforts result in fragmented results.

]]> By: Darrell http://jayjennings.com/internet-marketing/write-100-articles-waste-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Darrell Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:15:42 +0000 http://jayjennings.com/internet-marketing/write-100-articles-waste-of-time/#comment-227 <p>Dear Jay, Right on the button, as usual. I think the biggest plus for this promotion is the discipline it will impose on people like me, as I tend to chase too many projects at the same time. As for EA, 100 articles could have a huge impact. I launched a new site recently and after 8 articles on EA and 8 on GoArticles, now in number 4 for the main keyword. I am definitely going to enter.</p> Dear Jay,
Right on the button, as usual.
I think the biggest plus for this promotion is the discipline it will impose on people like me, as I tend to chase too many projects at the same time.
As for EA, 100 articles could have a huge impact. I launched a new site recently and after 8 articles on EA and 8 on GoArticles, now in number 4 for the main keyword.
I am definitely going to enter.

]]> By: Josh Trist http://jayjennings.com/internet-marketing/write-100-articles-waste-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-225 Josh Trist Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:59:11 +0000 http://jayjennings.com/internet-marketing/write-100-articles-waste-of-time/#comment-225 <p>Jay, there's a few points that you've touched on here for me that I agree with -</p> <p>1) "You can publish the articles on YOUR site first and then submit to EzineArticles" is a fundamental point that is missed by so many - it is a myth that your content has to be put on ezine first.</p> <p>2) Creating your own original content is never a waste of time</p> <p>3) By having a target of 100 articles, it actually forces people to FOCUS and ACT. This can only help in all other areas of your business.</p> <p>All the best for 2010.</p> Jay, there’s a few points that you’ve touched on here for me that I agree with -

1) “You can publish the articles on YOUR site first and then submit to EzineArticles” is a fundamental point that is missed by so many – it is a myth that your content has to be put on ezine first.

2) Creating your own original content is never a waste of time

3) By having a target of 100 articles, it actually forces people to FOCUS and ACT. This can only help in all other areas of your business.

All the best for 2010.

]]> By: Karen Miller http://jayjennings.com/internet-marketing/write-100-articles-waste-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Karen Miller Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:41:59 +0000 http://jayjennings.com/internet-marketing/write-100-articles-waste-of-time/#comment-223 <p>I am participating in the HAHD event starting January 1, 2010. I have found that eZine Articles is very effective in getting me motivated to publish articles as well as boost my website ratings organically in Google, Yahoo and Bing.</p> <p>I like the idea of re-purposing the articles into posts on my website blog and then using them as the narratives for audio and video posts.</p> <p>Bottom line: Creating meaningful content is important to small business survival on the web.</p> I am participating in the HAHD event starting January 1, 2010. I have found that eZine Articles is very effective in getting me motivated to publish articles as well as boost my website ratings organically in Google, Yahoo and Bing.

I like the idea of re-purposing the articles into posts on my website blog and then using them as the narratives for audio and video posts.

Bottom line: Creating meaningful content is important to small business survival on the web.

]]> By: Dean Esmay http://jayjennings.com/internet-marketing/write-100-articles-waste-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Dean Esmay Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:25:12 +0000 http://jayjennings.com/internet-marketing/write-100-articles-waste-of-time/#comment-222 <p>I'm afraid I agree with you 100%. Now, mind you, if you find writing 400 words difficult and laborious, maybe he has some level of a point, but even not much of that. You should still put it up on your site and another site that can help you build traffic. Eventually you may get to a point where you have content on your own site that's exclusively on YOUR site, but you have to build enough of a readership to even make that a consideration--and even once you have enough readers that your own exclusive content is a draw, you should STILL be taking advantage of opportunities to promote your work on other sites, and yes that will include sometimes writing for those other sites!</p> <p>Really, I just plain agree with you Jay.</p> I’m afraid I agree with you 100%. Now, mind you, if you find writing 400 words difficult and laborious, maybe he has some level of a point, but even not much of that. You should still put it up on your site and another site that can help you build traffic. Eventually you may get to a point where you have content on your own site that’s exclusively on YOUR site, but you have to build enough of a readership to even make that a consideration–and even once you have enough readers that your own exclusive content is a draw, you should STILL be taking advantage of opportunities to promote your work on other sites, and yes that will include sometimes writing for those other sites!

Really, I just plain agree with you Jay.

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