| What is Article Marketing? | | | | however, I must totally disagree. The articles, if |
| In its simplest form, article marketing is a type of | | | | successful, will be published identical on a number of |
| advertising through which a business writes short | | | | sites. Submitting to more directories only helps |
| articles related to its respective industry. Once | | | | publishers find them, search engines are not going to |
| written, the business makes these articles freely | | | | ban the content any more than otherwise. Besides, I |
| available for distribution and publication in the | | | | see backlinks as the most important use of articles, |
| marketplace. Each article contains a 'bio box' and | | | | and submitting to directories always gives at least |
| 'by-line' which include references and contact | | | | one link. Secondary traffic through articles coming up |
| information for the author's business. Well written | | | | in search engines is only a bonus. |
| content articles released for free distribution have | | | | Where to Submit Them? |
| the potential of gaining the author business credibility | | | | 1. They send your article out to publishers on their list. |
| within his or her market, as well as new clients.* | | | | Submission to the complete publisher list is a paid |
| It is easy to see the value of article marketing, if | | | | service, but you can submit to the partial list with a |
| you understand that each time the article is published, | | | | free account. The only problem I have with Article |
| you get free backlinks from your author box. The | | | | Marketer is that they do not show the exposure |
| articles are not likely to get published on PR 9 sites, | | | | information to free publishers. |
| but a hundred links from PR 0-5 sites can build your | | | | 2. The largest directory with the most authors. You |
| PageRank. The more articles you publish, the more | | | | can get a free account with 10 submissions. Submit |
| links you get. | | | | good articles and you may get a platinum account |
| How to Publish Your Articles? | | | | with unlimited submissions. |
| There are some, who think you should only submit | | | | 3. A newer and smaller directory, but Article Codex |
| your articles to a few of the best article directories. | | | | offers Revenue Sharing. You enter your AdSense |
| They usually argue that 1. doing otherwise is only a | | | | publisher id, and your ads are shown on 50% of page |
| waste of time, or 2. submitting the same article to | | | | loads on your articles. Profit while marketing your |
| more directories increases the amount of duplicate | | | | website. Articles are quickly accepted, unless they fail |
| content, and makes your article rank even worse in | | | | some formatting test. |
| search engines. | | | | 4. Not very different from all the other article |
| Now, on 1. I agree: you should not waste your time | | | | directories out there, but submission is easy, and |
| with low traffic article indexes, but submit to any | | | | articles get accepted easily. They have accepted all |
| that you think will benefit you. I have compiled a list | | | | my articles without modification, and in just a couple |
| of the most important ones for you below. On 2. | | | | of days. |