How do you ensure that quality of your content remains high? The only way possible which is human intervention. Each article is read and reviewed to be sure it has quality we expect at Article Depot. Most webmasters have a lot of pride for what is being distributed in their name so for most part majority of articles are approved within two hours.

Of all articles that have been submitted to ArticleDepot, which one sticks out as your favourite?

In general some of my favourite articles are those where people show a passion. Recently we had an article where someone basically meant to vent out their frustration with returning something in a store. What followed was one of funniest and well written pieces I have seen in a long time. If that person applied that passion to all of their writing, they would probably be quite successful.

What are your tips for writing a good article?

Write on what you know or have a passion for. This comes out in article and gives it a quality you just can't fake. An authoritative article is better than a rehash every time.

Are backlinks from your site SEO friendly?

Absolutely. This was a major issue I saw with other articles sites. Most of them either limit location of links to areas that do not make sense or pass them through their own site in an effort to stop any benefit going to webmaster. This goes against ideals of a world wide web and at Article Depot we are very sensitive about importance of links from both a SEO perspective and a visitor one.

Why should someone submit their article to your site first?

They should submit an article to us first because of quickness in which our articles are spidered (Currently between 2-5 days), SEO friendliness of our outbound links which are all static, and fact that we have more and more webmasters coming to Article Depot to get content for their sites.

Most people submit articles to gain links to their sites. What, if any, other benefits do you see from posting articles to your site?

Its also about exposure. Many times in peoples' rush to just get links they forget about benefit of having control over content that surrounds those links. Most of our submitters see a signifigant rise in conversions (whether that's a sale or a signup) because people are more likely to click on a link when it is surrounded by content they are interested in. Footer links will never go away but real power has always been in above fold natural links.

Also new in Rex is “Facet” control. A facet is a field that is configured to be searchable in Sitellite Application Framework and allows you to quickly perform compound search queries on large collections in seconds and with unparalleled simplicity. For example, say you want to search for products in Sports section between $10 and $20 in price, with a status of "Archived". This would be a matter of just a few clicks. This can make need for reporting also less important, since it can practically double as a reporting utility. And best part about it is, more content more useful you'll find this idea of facets. Finally, Rex boasts tight integration with Sitellite, including Scheduler, and SiteSearch, via simple INI-formatted configuration files.

Another new feature in Sitellite 4.2 is ability to dynamically generate a series of objects and their relationships based on saf.Database.Generic package and its capabilities. What this means is that you can perform dynamic object-relational mapping, including proper management of relationships between objects/tables, with code generated automatically for you.

Generic makes it very easy to create applications quickly and with very little code. Plus, code based on Generic has following additional benefits: code is highly readable: Generic makes your code transparent and obvious in its purpose. It’s highly object-oriented: Generic makes MVC-structured applications norm. The code is highly reusable: API's based on Generic all provide a standard set of methods, and being object-oriented and based on Sitellite, are easily reused anywhere in Sitellite or outside of it via SAF. All in all, Generic makes already advanced Sitellite Framework truly revolutionary, and even more flexible.

In short, Sitellite 4.2 is a dream come true for managers, content writers, and developers alike. The Sitellite 4.2 Content Management System can handle any website - from small NPO projects to large corporate or governmental institutions, Sitellite 4.2 has ease-of-use, and application interface for any project.

Contact Simian systems today for more information at www.simian.ca.

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