Friday, August 05, 2005
Article Announcer Software Review
I received a copy of the ArticleAnnouncer software and tried it out. (I didn’t order the package because there’s no guarantee of the CDs getting thru the customs here - I’ve had stuff disappear down that hole before).
The software is not completely automated, but neither is Jason’s Ezine Announcer software (which I also own).
You need to submit articles to each directory manually, but it will fill the forms for you automatically and it did save me loads of time that I would have otherwise spent just copying and pasting the article into the form.
I actually see the manual thing as a benefit because each directory or submission site has its own rules (for instance some accept HTML submissions, some don’t) so you can check if your article is being submitted the right way.
I like the software - would not pay so much for just a piece of software, but since it comes with a bunch of article marketing CDs and tutorials, it might be worth it.
You have to create a log for each article, enter all the artice information and save it.
The software then fills in this information (like the TypeItIn or other form-filling software) into the form everytime you click to a new submission site.
All you do is check the information to see if it meets the submission guidelines, modify it if it doesnt, and click submit.
ArticleAnnouncer also has an automailer function that mails out your article (using a template) to article announcement lists and ezine editors.
There’s information about what sort of articles each announcement list and ezine accepts so you can select the ones appropriate to your article and mail it out.
The downside is that you may be accused of spam complaints and get a lot of bounces from lists. So far I haven’t experienced the former, but the latter does occur from time to time.
In terms of the time and effort it saved me when submitting articles, ArticleAnnouncer is very efficient - definitely one of the most useful pieces of software I’ve used in recent times. I’m going to be using it a lot.
Wishlist: The software doesn’t always fill in the resource box correctly. It would be nice if we could choose whether we want to submit a text or HTML version of the resource box. Right now the default seems to be HTML, which all sites don’t accept.
I also think Jason should consider offering the software by itself, because someone is bound to create a similar software and for much less.
If you prefer to do submit articles manually, check out my big list of article submission sites.
more...
http://www.sebura.com
Originally Posted on 8/5/2005 7:40:28 PMContent source: http://marketingslave.com/2005/07/15/article-announcer-software-review/
The software is not completely automated, but neither is Jason’s Ezine Announcer software (which I also own).
You need to submit articles to each directory manually, but it will fill the forms for you automatically and it did save me loads of time that I would have otherwise spent just copying and pasting the article into the form.
I actually see the manual thing as a benefit because each directory or submission site has its own rules (for instance some accept HTML submissions, some don’t) so you can check if your article is being submitted the right way.
I like the software - would not pay so much for just a piece of software, but since it comes with a bunch of article marketing CDs and tutorials, it might be worth it.
You have to create a log for each article, enter all the artice information and save it.
The software then fills in this information (like the TypeItIn or other form-filling software) into the form everytime you click to a new submission site.
All you do is check the information to see if it meets the submission guidelines, modify it if it doesnt, and click submit.
ArticleAnnouncer also has an automailer function that mails out your article (using a template) to article announcement lists and ezine editors.
There’s information about what sort of articles each announcement list and ezine accepts so you can select the ones appropriate to your article and mail it out.
The downside is that you may be accused of spam complaints and get a lot of bounces from lists. So far I haven’t experienced the former, but the latter does occur from time to time.
In terms of the time and effort it saved me when submitting articles, ArticleAnnouncer is very efficient - definitely one of the most useful pieces of software I’ve used in recent times. I’m going to be using it a lot.
Wishlist: The software doesn’t always fill in the resource box correctly. It would be nice if we could choose whether we want to submit a text or HTML version of the resource box. Right now the default seems to be HTML, which all sites don’t accept.
I also think Jason should consider offering the software by itself, because someone is bound to create a similar software and for much less.
If you prefer to do submit articles manually, check out my big list of article submission sites.
more...
http://www.sebura.com
Originally Posted on 8/5/2005 7:40:28 PMContent source: http://marketingslave.com/2005/07/15/article-announcer-software-review/
