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Article Marketing: Quality Vs Quantity

QUESTION: (Anonymous) How do you differentiate a quality article from a quantity article?

This is an interesting question because how do you define a “good quality” article and why would you strive to create a bad one?

When I think of “Quality Article”, I am referring to an article that its purpose is to entice readers, create followers, and provide the reader unbelievable content.  I usually personally write these articles or I may pay a well-established (usually pricey) writer to do it for me.  These types of articles I usually put on my own websites as well as places where my name and my authority may be recognized (like eZineArticles, Twitter, Facebook, etc.).

Now the “Quantity Article” is usually done for the sole purpose of creating backlinks.   These DO need to be readible and usually the quality is not too bad.  Still, I usually would pay a lower priced author to write these types of articles and I may even go the extra step of “spinning” the article.  The can produce a lot of unique articles (and hopefully good backlinks) without the cost.

In fact, I usually have the “Quantity Articles” linking back to the “Quality Articles”, among other things.  It is just good SEO and Social Media Practice.

cheers…matt

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Selling products online is one of the most profitable ventures. But what do you sell? Should I sell physical products or what we call “information products”? This is the start of a 4 part series on “What to Sell Online”. I should not be missed!

Today I start a 4-part series about selling products online.

I’ve been watching Eben Pagan’s Guru Mastermind videos over the past few days and it made me think about the current businesses I run online, the businesses I have had and of course, the products that I sell.

What to sell online?!  That is a big question!

As an affiliate marketer for a few years now, the question of what to sell was usually not that big.  (I sold what was selling!)  But I realized that there was more opportunities in making money from selling products.

I remember when I first joined Stompernet back in October 2006 (BTW, Stomping the Search Engines 2 is back on Sale! Be sure to check that out!), the big thing was eCommerce.  Brad Fallon had his wedding favors website and Andy Jenkins had his armory and tapestry websites.  So naturally, I thought it was the direction I wanted to go, too.

And I did it…for awhile.  I was selling garden adornments.  It was working, but at this time I was still working a 9-5 job and was struggling to manage the business (and I wasn’t making as much as I was as an affilate marketer at the time).  So I scrapped it, but I learned a lot.  I could have grown if I focused on this, but chose to stick with affiliate marketing at the time.

I now do sell products again, but mostly information products.  In the first video, though, I want to talk about physical products (including the pros and the cons).  For some of you, this is a natural fit.  For others (like myself), I prefer information products.

Eben Pagan does, too.  In fact, he was a major reason why I chose the information products path (and I have really never looked back!).  First, check out my part 1 of Selling Products 101 (video above) and secondly, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you also start watching some of Eben’s Guru Home Study Course Videos, too (right now, they are free and well worth the opt-in!):

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2 Responses to “Selling Products 101: Physical Products”

  1. You’re starting to look REAL professional, Matt! Quite a step up from the good ol’ white board!

    Maybe TV weather man next?? ;)

    Cheers,
    Norena


  2. Weatherman, huh? All I need is a bow-tie and I’m almost there!

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