Review: How NOT to wrote good articles!
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 01 28, 2012
I am quite grateful that I read this book while it was free. My only regret is that I'll never get that time back. To begin with, since retirement I've been a free lance writer and I actually know how to research and write content articles and can maximize keyword usage without producing drivel. I also blog on how to effectively use and promote websites so books like this one are of interest for more than one reason. The sad truth is that Mr. Plank's book is not really worth a price of $0 and his advice could actually be very damaging to your site or your reputation as a writer.To begin with, I would expect an "expert" on writing to proofread their work and produce English copy that was free of spelling and grammatical errors and typos but such is not the case with this book. Given his brag that he churns out 300 word articles in three minutes, I guess that shouldn't be surprising but it is disappointing as well as a red flag for the quality and utility of his advice.Should you choose to read this rather than some valid and knowledgeable work on writing, note this warning. Plank claims essentially that articles need not be unique and that it's a great idea to post the same one all over the place. This indicates a severe deficiency in his knowledge of how search engine algorithms work and could even get your site penalized.I also find the chapter "teaching" you how to touch type to be laughable, but since he recommends farming out dictation rather than typing out your own copy, again I guess we shouldn't take him too seriously. I find the idea of dictating articles and then outsourcing the typing to be absurd unless you are physically unable to type your own work. I also find his quantity over all else, quality be danged, as unethical and more than lazy.Using this book to learn how to write articles is about as wise as choosing a surgeon who has lost his medical license. Do so at your own risk.