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Lisa recently responded to our call for Expert Author case studies and has landed the honor of being the first chosen from over 250 respondents! Read her responses and I'm sure you'll understand why she stood out from the crowd. When it comes to doing right things right, Lisa definitely appears to have the right idea about article writing and marketing. Please review ALL of the Editorial Guidelines prior to submission, not just the first 2. Have somebody proofread your article ... especially if you are not a native English speaker.
If your article cannot get past the submit form's auto-checking features, then we can't push it through for you. The new submit form is designed to catch errors before you submit your article. Author Names must be just that, names. Not places, companies, things, or any other wacky words the author can think of. Do not create multiple accounts! Often members will create another account rather than simply contacting us to fix a problem. Then they wonder why they are getting flagged for duplicate content. Your author photo is designed to help you promote your author brand and create credibility for you. So please don't upload a photo of a cartoon, your cat, or a random body part. Keep material original. Don't re-write the same basic content into multiple articles. Ensure your EzineArticles author name matches the author name on articles posted on other sites. An author name mismatch will flag the article for ripped or suspect content. Product reviews should be unbiased and not have an overly negative or promotional feel.
Read the blog every day. Almost everything you need to know can be found in there: Links to training, announcements, news, article templates, videos, interviews and a lot more. (Did you know that the Search field under Chris' picture searches only the blog? It's a great way to find answers in a hurry!)
I would love to say that I was familiar with all ten of these tips, but I have to admit there were a couple that were brand new to me. I'm sure the same is true for almost all of our members. However, if you're one of those article marketing veterans who knew all of these, tell the rest of us by adding a tip or two of your own to the list here: