Does This Really Annoy You

[ClaireH-184886]

I write a lot of articles to promote my site but even though i am happy that my articles get picked up and appear all over the net what really annoys me is when people use silly programes to change the words which do not make any sense.

Here is an example:http://weightlosstipsnow.info/2011/08/weight-loss-secrets-are-inside-you-claims-weight-loss-hypnosis-expert.html

feel that when people use this silly programes to change the wording to make the article look unique, it makes my writing look stupid and i feel it could damage my reputation.

Does anyone use these programes or are you like me and think they are annoying and do you think they will damage my reputation.

[ronnyg28]

I can't really see how this an SEO issue as nothing links back to your website from that website.(that i can see)

If you are just asking does it damage your reputation as a writer, then my answer would be "Yes"

[ClaireH-184886]

What i have had trouble with is finding article sites to write articles for and get links back. I have tried lots of different article sites and we get lots of our articles republished but without any links back which is not good.

I feel that I am writing lots of articles with no benefits as we are not getting any links back. All we seem to be doing is having our articles reprinted around the web which does not make much sense because of these wording programes that people are using.

If anyone can recommend article sites where we will get a link back then that would be great. I am writing around eight articles a week and i am on the verge of giving up on writing articles for links and seo

[john4math]

I'd be more concerned with writing quality content and getting a following as opposed to trying to post your articles on article websites with links back to your site.  Get a good following on Twitter, Facebook, and an RSS feed, and promote your content that way.

Writing 8 articles is a lot in one week.  You would be better off focusing on quality vs. quantity.  Google is looking for amazing content to promote at the top of its SERPs.  Rand said it best in this Whiteboard Friday:

Will: Good content is . . .

Rand: Mediocre at this point in terms of value.

In the post-Panda world we're living in, you really have to provide exceptional content that people will find value in, enjoy, and link to.  Ask yourself, would you expect to see this article in print? (also from that Whiteboard Friday)

[EGOL]

We spend all of our effort writing articles for our own site.  We never give them away.  Far too valuable to give them away - and as we see here the promise of links is hollow.

[JamesNorquay]

I would not worry too much that is just a .info spam website, what the do is they use content spinners to generate very low quality articles then they keep churning them out on their websites.

It is all a ploy to gather more revenue from existing ad units. The thing is they probably do not even rank.