I have always read that an Ezine article should be around 500 words for best results. Theory is if you provide good content you will have more time to bond with the reader. At first this seemed to be a proper line of thought to me and it worked well with FTS and iSnare since they require 450 � 500 words per article. However my experience is teaching me otherwise. I have notice a higher CTR with articles around 300 - 350 words. 30 to almost 50% compared to 10 to 20% for the larger articles. I think the smaller articles have a higher CTR because the resource box with my links is above the fold. I will be experimenting with this more. Just something to think about.

The above are the article sites I use. I also like Buzzle and use it at times with good results but they are just as fussy as Ezine and can be aggravating at times. They do let you put an image with your article. Street Articles is also a great addition to your link wheel and if they keep going they may wind up nudging out Ezine in Google popularity.

If you are a member (and you should be) of Wealthy Affiliate, BWH1 has posted a complete list of resources here: WA Forum Thread plus he as a great free resource that gives various link wheel strategies.

There is always room for improvement and greater rewards. That is what I enjoy about affiliate marketing. As you get better and become more efficient you make more money. Not like a regular job where the faster and better you are is no guarantee of more money but you can bet you will be expected to accomplish more.