Dealing with Draft Articles

In an effort to dissipate some of the confusion around the Draft Article process, we have updated the “Draft Article” article status bar to “Draft Not Live, Not Submitted.”

EzineArticles Draft Article defined: An EzineArticles Draft Article is any article that has been saved within the article submission interface.

A Draft Article is…

1. Saved within the EzineArticles article submission interface by:
• The EzineArticles Auto Save Option which will automatically save your article as a draft every 2 minutes
• A Member clicking on Save Changes at the bottom of the article submission interface
2. NOT live on EzineArticles.com.
3. NOT submitted for EzineArticles editorial review.

Types of Draft Articles:

1. Never Submitted - An article that has been produced and saved, but never submitted
2. Modified Article - A live or in-review status article that has been edited or modified and saved, but never re-submitted.

This means that any article you produce or edit that is then saved within the article submission interface will be placed in Draft Not Live, Not Submitted article status.

KEY POINT: Once your article is in this status, you must “Submit This Article” or “Re-Submit this Article” in order to have it reviewed and posted live on EzineArticles.com.

Critical Point To Also Keep In Mind: Draft Not Live, Not Submitted status articles are *purged* after 30 days if they are not submitted or re-submitted.

Auto Save Option:

• You may be creating drafts unknowingly with the article Auto Save function (default is to yes, Auto-Save).
• The Auto-Save function is optional and can be turned off within the article submission interface by clicking “Turn OFF Auto Save.”
• You can also turn OFF Auto-Save in ACCOUNT MANAGER, ACCOUNT PREFERENCES, ARTICLE EDITING and click “NO” for Auto-Save.
• With the Auto Save function turned OFF, you may make yourself vulnerable to losing article content if you produce content within the interface.

Note: If you produce an article with the Auto Save function turned off and you do not Save Changes before you Submit This Article, a draft will not be created.
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Posted by Christopher M. Knight on August 19, 2008 at 10:12 am

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Article Inventory Focus

I was reading an interview with comments from Olympian swimmer Michael Phelps and his coach Bob Bowman:

“Putting money in the bank,” Phelps said. “When we train every day, sometimes there are workouts you don’t like, don’t want to do. Bob says you’re putting money in the bank.

I guess I put a lot of money in the bank over the last four years, and we withdrew pretty much every penny in the bank. After Bob and I both grab a little break, it’ll be time to start depositing.”

Writing & submitting quality original articles is very similar to the training investment Phelps made to build to his achievements this past week.

There are days when you’re inspired to write and other days when you write just to meet your goals; but in both cases, you’re investing in building your article inventory with expectations to bring home traffic gold for many years to come.

Tribute to Olympian Michael Phelps - Top 7 EzineArticles:

1. Michael Phelps Olympic Medals - The Real Value of His Eight Gold Medals
2. Michael Phelps Olympics Swimming - 12,000 Calories a Day For an Olympic Champion
3. Olympic Facts - Mark Spitz & Michael Phelps
4. Michael Phelps Swimming in the Olympics - The Eighth Wonder of the World
5. Choosing Performance Swimwear to Make the Difference Speedo LZR Racer
6. Micheal Phelps Facts - Top 10 Must Know Facts About Michael Phelps
7. Michael Phelps Becomes Greatest Olympian in History

Find more articles on the Olympics in our Recreation and Sports:Olympics article category.
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Posted by Christopher M. Knight on August 19, 2008 at 9:24 am

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CAPTCHA Branding

We use CAPTCHA’s in various sections of EzineArticles in order to prevent non-humans from doing various activities within the site.

Rather than show random useless numbers, words or phrases… we decided to integrate components of the EzineArticles article writing & marketing brands into the various words and phrases that will now show up.

[Example of it in use here.]

You can click on the CAPTCHA scroll thing on the upper left of the CAPTCHA to check out the various words and phrases we dreamed up that relate to EzineArticles in some way.
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Posted by Christopher M. Knight on August 18, 2008 at 9:42 am

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India Independence Day

Today, India observes the day when the country became free from British rule in the year 1947. India’s Independence Day is celebrated as a national holiday with flag hoisting, cultural programs, and the Prime Minister’s speech in the state capital.

In honor of this day of celebration, EzineArticles expert author from India Murtuza Abbas is today’s Author Spotlight.

Murtuza Abbas is an aspiring internet entrepreneur who has helped hundreds of newbies one on one to get started with their internet business quickly and easily.

In his article, Content is King - 5 Steps to Make Your Content Worth its Weight in Gold, Murtuza promises on his article title by executing a simply formatted listing of each step and creating a paragraph for each step to expand on each concept. He introduces the main theme of his article in the opening paragraph and each step is a subheading, making his key points easy to identify. Murtuza wraps up his article with a short call to action, free offer, business URL link and short bio line.

Murtuza Abbas - 5 Ideal Author Credentials

1. Article Lengths in the 350-500 word range.
2. Simple article body formatting with subheadings, numbered and/or bulleted lists, etc. make his articles easy to read.
3. Consistently delivers on his article title promise.
4. Extended Author Bio and Photo uploaded.
5. Consistently writes and submits sets of 5-7 articles at a time.

An EzineArticles Platinum Member since June 2005, Murtuza has 273 active articles with over 34,000 views. His articles can primarily be found in Internet Marketing and Home Based Business subcategories. Murtuza furthers his credibility as an EzineArticles Expert Author with his extended author bio and photo.

Thanks Murtuza for being an EzineArticles Expert Author and to all 4,469 authors from India…enjoy your national day of celebration!

Posted by Christopher M. Knight on August 15, 2008 at 8:08 am

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Olympiads All Have A Plan

If you’ve been watching some of the Olympics, it’s easy to get swept away in the ‘magical’ athletic powers each Olympiad displays… as if it just comes ‘easy’ for them.

We know consciously that each of them have many years of training, practice, coaching, and most of all… a game plan; yet we are quick to forget about all of their preparation as we mentally put them on a world pedestal of almost super-human abilities. DNA or genetics alone is never enough to win on a world stage.

If you’re like the masses, you approach Article writing & marketing with a hit or miss fashion, no plans and you just throw a few article darts at an article submission wall… as if you’ll stumble upon traffic attraction success by accident.

Today, I encourage you to consider approaching a *multi-year perspective* when thinking about what you want to contribute and get out of your article writing & marketing activities.

• Set written goals for how many unique visitors you want to attract to your website.
• Set written goals for how many unique high quality articles you want to produce each week or month.
• Identify which sub-topics within your niche of expertise you want to absolutely own with content.
• Do research to benchmark where you’re at in relation to where the rest of the content suppliers/producers are in your niche.
• Take one small step of action before you go to bed tonight to put your article writing plan wheels in motion.

It’s not a time to dabble. It’s time to absolutely own the most content in your field of expertise. If you want celebrity status, a cult following, or your traffic hit meter to spin uncontrollably… you must have a plan, work the plan, go deep, be consistent, have high standards to only produce unique high quality content that no one else produces and continue to find ways to be innovative in your personal article content writing systems. You can do it! :)

Posted by Christopher M. Knight on August 14, 2008 at 7:35 pm

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How Can I Get My Article In The Most Viewed?

“W” writes us:

How can I land my article to the “most viewed EzineArticles in particular category (90 days)?

Many of our more experienced members know that if their article lands in the top 15 most viewed article in their category (over the past 90 days) that they get a lot of ancillary traffic & exposure.

There are some right ways and wrong ways to go about trying to achieve this… and even when you do everything right, there is no guarantee it’ll happen due to market forces beyond our and your control.

First, the **wrong way** to go about this goal (that could lead to your account being terminated & banned):

• Email spamming of any kind.
• Spam every social media site you belong to with multiple fake accounts.
• Any kind of automated content spamming or splogging (spam blogging) tools.
• Trying to abuse our site with bots that artificially try to run your numbers up.

The right way to attract a top most viewed position:

1. Write high quality unique articles and submit them to EzineArticles before anywhere else.
2. Make sure your article titles are keyword rich in a natural language way & don’t abuse keyword density metrics.
3. Produce a high volume of high quality unique original articles because the odds are more in your favor if you write 100-250+ articles vs. 10. You never know when you’ll get a home run.
4. Promote your newest articles to your house permission-based email newsletter list or client list. This is only a wise thing to do if your lists are double confirm opt-in. Single opt in is not good enough; plus always provide a 1-click method for your email newsletter members to get off your list instantly.
5. Install the free EzineArticles widget on your website to showcase your articles to your audience.

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Posted by Christopher M. Knight on August 13, 2008 at 11:22 am

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Automatic Updates to Twitter

Now EzineArticles can automatically syndicate your new articles into your Twitter account so every time we accept a new article submission of yours, it’s automatically updated on your Twitter profile.

Here’s How You Do It:

1. Log in to your EzineArticles Account
2. Select Profile Manager from the Author’s Area navigation bar
3. Select Edit Author Bio from the Profile Manager drop down menu
4. Select the “Author Name” for the bio you want to edit (ie: Your name)
5. Enter your Twitter Username and Password
6. Click Save Changes

The automatic update to your Twitter page will look like this:
Article Title: EzineArticles URL

Be sure to Follow EzineArticles on Twitter as we often give micro-status-updates often.

Posted by Christopher M. Knight on August 12, 2008 at 1:53 pm

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The Media Is Definitely Watching

Every day I’m reminded that traditional media people are constantly using EzineArticles to find experts for various reasons ranging from looking for story angles, looking for support references to complete a story or show a diverse opinion on a particular topic.

It also works the other way when EzineArticles expert authors mention their articles during interviews:

Check out this mention of Joan Perry, CEO of Take Charge Financial from the Los Gatos division of the Mercury News.

Joan said,

“It’s wonderful. We were in Japan for five weeks, staying with Rotarian families as a professional and cultural exchange. Every year the trip goes to a different country. . . . I was very fortunate, it’s a very plum [thing] to be picked for. I wrote every day and put the articles on EzineArticles.com.”

If you’d like to read Joan’s articles, you can find them here.

Posted by Christopher M. Knight on August 11, 2008 at 5:55 pm

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The Olympics on EzineArticles

This is a great time to remind everyone that we have over a hundred expert authors in the EzineArticles Olympics category.

In honor of the spirit of the Olympic games going on this week, any articles submitted with the words “Olympic” or “Olympics” in the article title will receive priority article review.

Did you see the Opening Ceremony on Friday? Wow…that’ll be a tough act to follow for the London Olympics in 2012!

Posted by Christopher M. Knight on August 11, 2008 at 8:46 am

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Singapore National Day

Today, Singapore observes the day it withdrew from the Federation of Malaysia in 1965 and became a republic. The National Day of Singapore is celebrated with parades, fireworks, stunt displays by the Singapore Armed Forces parachutists, cultural demonstrations, music and dance.

In honor of this day of celebration, EzineArticles Singaporean Expert Author Vern How Chan is today’s Author Spotlight.

Vern is a professional affiliate marketer who enjoys helping others take control of their financial life by using simple, proven marketing methods. He believes in successful affiliate marketing by having a clear focus and vision, taking calculated risks and being an honest marketer.

In his article, Best Online Marketing - 3 Top Secrets For Marketing Online Like a Pro, Vern uses the Q&A article format perfectly to deliver on his article title promise of giving 3 secrets to market online like a pro. He first asks the question:

“What Are The Best Online Marketing Secrets?”

He then uses subheadings for each of the 3 secrets and expands on each secret with 2 short paragraphs. His article concludes with a final tip that can be applied to these 3 secrets and his resource box has a simple call to action with his URL and short bio.

An EzineArticles Platinum Member since July 2006, Vern has 509 active articles with over 235,000 views. His articles can primarily be found in Internet Marketing and Traffic Building subcategories. Vern furthers his credibility as an EzineArticles Expert Author with his extended author bio and photo.

Vern How Chan - 5 Ideal Author Credentials

1. Article Lengths in the 350-500 word range.
2. Simple article body formatting with subheadings, numbered and/or bulleted lists, etc. make his articles easy to read.
3. Consistently delivers on his article title promise.
4. Extended Author Bio and Photo uploaded.
5. Consistently writes and submits sets of 4-6 articles at a time.

Thanks Vern How Chan for being an EzineArticles Expert Author and to all 1,936 members from Singapore…enjoy your national day of celebration!

Posted by Christopher M. Knight on August 9, 2008 at 8:01 am

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