What I meant regarding writing articles is to read a couple of articles on the topic, then write one in your own words. I also take PLR (public label rights) articles and change them by substituting synonyms etc. That’s a quick way to make an article different, and the right way to use PLR articles (rather than publishing them unchanged). Hope this makes sense!

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I think I have misunderstood the situation with regards articles? I have just looked at Ezine Articles and it is clear that these articles are not to be edited without consent.

Denise

Thank you for the advice. Everything I’ve read so far (bearing in mind that I am very new to all of this) seemed to be saying never copy these ariticles, re-write them before using them. I shall now look for a couple of good articles, as you suggest, and add some original content of my own. I also want to submit my own articles to directories – my problem is finding the time for all of this! There is still so much to learn and I need to do things faster!!!

Denise

Duplicate content in the form of article syndication is okay with Google. That’s why it’s important to leave the links there, to show it’s a syndicated article. You still want to have original articles in addition, though, so you have original content. The combination seems to work well – you can bulk up your articles but not be penalized.

When you do write original articles, add them to Zimbio as syndicated content (credit your web site) – you’ll be amazed at how well they rank and how it will help your site.

Kay

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Thank you for your suggestions – I shall certainly have a look at Paint Shop Pro and the free photos site looks like a fantastic resource. You’ve made a wonderful job of the header on your horses website. I also recently discovered Gimp, but have not yet had time to check it out.

With regards your suggestion about the articles; does this not raise the issue of duplicate content, if I use an article “as is”?

Denise

I go to http://www.sxc.hu, download free photos, and use portions of them for most of my headers. An example is http://spurs.horsesofcourse.net. They turn out really good. Sometimes I pay $1 for a stock photo if I can’t find just what I’m looking for.

Most of the article writers aren’t very good. One way to get good articles is to use the ones from article directories – you can get away with using a couple on your site as is – just be sure to leave the links. (I’m an SEO specialist and do this on my own BANS sites.) Another easy way is to read an article about your topic, then write it in your own words.

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Thank you!

I just sent you an email regarding your question on custom templates.

I’d love for you to share your opinion of Instant Article Wizard if you get it and use it. Let me know if you’d like to guest blog about it if you do purchase it.

Rochelle