There is no doubt that article directories are taking a more aggressive position when it comes to ads and revenue. Gone are the days where you submitted your work and you could expect a 40% CTR without too much trouble. Today, you are lucky if you break 20% after your reader navigates through the barrage of ads designed to attract their attention, sell them something, or get credit for an ad click. It is too obvious the last thing the directory owner wants is for the reader to click the link in  your resource box.

I miss the good old days when there was a little respect for the author. Sure, you had ads, but they were also fair about it and they gave you a fighting chance to persuade your reader to click on your link. Today, just about every article directory throws whatever they can in front of the reader before they hit the resource box. Read the rest of this entry