Where Did My Article Go?
Posted by Editing StaffWe get asked this question a good bit by authors who suddenly notice one or more of their articles which were published on our site are no longer available.
There are several reasons this can happen, and our system sends an email notification containing the specifics in each case, however we thought this was a good time to give a general overview of our processes so you can better understand them.
The first and most obvious reason is when it’s found that an article which slipped passed our editorial reviews is in violation of any of our submission guidelines, including if the content violates another person’s copyright.
Beyond that, getting an article published with Content Caboodle requires that it pass through 2 manual reviews. It used to be a single review, but we have been able to expand our editing and review staff to the point where each article is now given a general review, and then a final review by a senior editor prior to publishing.
However, passing these two reviews simply means that your article has met the minimum requirements for publication as per our submission guidelines.
Once live on our site, your article is constantly monitored in a number of ways to see if it is passing the “reader sniff test”, and when an article appears to be failing this test, it may be pulled from circulation.
Basically, what we look for and try to measure is whether or not readers who visit your article find it valuable, entertaining, or insightful. That’s the “reader sniff test”.
We have a very intricate system in place for measuring this, which encompasses everything from direct and active user engagement (article reporting, comments, social mentions) to involved calculations that are made against the article traffic data, using factors like incoming links, average time readers spend on the article page and much more.
The bottom line is, we strive to provide an excellent service to both readers and authors here at Content Caboodle, and while our submission guidelines are the minimum requirements for publishing with us, they shouldn’t be viewed as the end goals by authors when creating their articles.
We would rather encourage all of our authors to focus on building trust and authority with the readers who will view their articles by creating high quality, valuable content. It will server you better in your endeavors, and help to keep Content Caboodle a valuable service for all.
One final note, if one of your articles is pulled from circulation you may edit it and resubmit it for publication. However, we suggest you first review that article and try to understand why it wasn’t connecting with readers, maybe you can correct the problem or perhaps writing a new piece instead will be a better use of your time.
