What are the different membership statuses?

There are three levels of membership at EzineArticles.com - Basic, Basic Plus & Platinum. All new members start at the Basic level with 10 initial article submission credits. Once these initial 10 have been submitted, our staff will then review the account for possible upgrade to Basic Plus or Platinum Level. The decision to upgrade is based primarily on whether or not the initial 10 articles submitted have adhered to our Editorial Guidelines and the general content of the articles.

Basic PLUS membership level is given to authors whose initial articles have not consistently adhered to our Editorial Guidelines but the articles still have good quality content. This membership level allows for an additional 25 more submissions. Once these 25 submissions have been used, we will review the account for further upgrade.

Platinum Status allows for unlimited article submission. This membership level is given to Basic members whose initial 10 articles have adhered to our Editorial Guidelines and to Basic PLUS members whose 25 additional submissions have kept to those guidelines.

The best way to reach Platinum level right away is to review our Editorial Guidelines BEFORE you start submitting articles and then adhere to them with your articles.

Expert Author is given to an author once they have had an article accepted into the EzineArticles.com Directory. It also means that we deem you an expert in the topic matter of your article.

What you want to aim for next is Platinum Status. Once you have submitted your initial 10 articles we will review your account for possible to Platinum Status. We base this decision primarily on whether or not your articles consistently adhere to our Editorial Guidelines:

http://ezinearticles.com/editorial-guidelines.html

...and the content of your articles. Benefits of Platinum Status include unlimited submissions and quicker apporval times.