Why articles submitted to squidoo not indexed by google
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Hi,
I have written a few articles and uploaded to squidoo/hubpage last month and they have been accepted and I can see the links in the articles. But they dont appear in the latest link report from Google Webmaster Tools.
Is it because it's delay or Google simply wont treat them as valid links?
Thanks
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Articles should reside on your own blog / site or in specialist sites. For example, it's perfectly acceptable to write an article and become a contributing author on SEOmoz, but if you start adding links to your site, expect to get a slap from Mr RandFish
Best way to get your articles out is to share them via Google+, LinkedIn Groups, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Collaborate with others, ask their views and if they would like to contribute to the article.
No quick wins any more I'm afraid.
Andy
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I think I get your point which I did not realise before Thanks
so this is what I understand:
[good content] + [wrong site/wrong place] = bad/low value link => not good seo effort.
to be honestly the important reason I wrote the article is to get someone to read it then possibily they would share it with others and have the readers to realise our expertise. and hoping them click thru to our site. Getting back link came second...
If I post the article to my own blog rather than squidoo does it make any different? At the beginning I thought squidoo can make bigger effect
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But don't forget, the reason you wrote the article is to get links back from it, not to benefit people of squidoo, and because of where it's posted, Google will realise this too.
An article that would be beneficial should be posted on websites related to that industry, not to sites like squidoo & hubpages (which have both had their day).
Spend a little time researching sites that are related to this topic and you will get real benefit then.
Can't remember the last time I saw a squidoo page appear anywhere for a search term.
Andy
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So articles sites wont work in general is that right? And Am I right in thinking that by seeing it's not appearing in report of Google webmaster tool?
On the other hand How do they decide if an article 'deserve a place on a website.' Lots of share/likes?If that's the case should I wait until many people share/like the article before it apear in the report of Google webmaster tool? At that point would I be comfortable to say they become good links?
I believe The article I wrote is useful to the user on that topic/area though.
Thanks for your answer
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Hi Stephen,
Matt cutts recently said they don't want to see links in articles on article marketing sites. They see these as thin attempts to try and get links back to a website.
The only links they want, outside of +1's and social shares, are those that deserve a place on a website.
Article marketing is pretty much dead in the water these days, the same with footer / widget / blogroll links.
Here is a blog post and video from Matt Cutts on the subject.
Andy
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