| You've understood how important article writing | | | | have their merits. Two of my favourites are and . |
| is, got a few articles ready, now you want to | | | | The kinds of article directories tend to appeal to |
| start submitting them to article directories. So | | | | different audiences as well. There are several |
| what's the best way to do this? | | | | directories that supply articles for the multiple |
| * Prepare your articles: Make sure that your | | | | Adsense web sites that now proliferate the |
| article is useful, interesting and informative. Ensure | | | | internet. These are great if you want a lot of links |
| that it obeys the standard guidelines on link | | | | to your web site but not so good if you want |
| availability and resource box usage and is also spell | | | | your article read and your web site visited. Other |
| and grammar checked. Very few article | | | | directories appeal to ezine publishers and yet |
| directories will allow you to use affiliate links or | | | | others provide web site content. |
| more than three links in the resource box - two | | | | * Submit: Whilst it might be tempting to submit to |
| being more usual. | | | | hundreds of article web sites and indeed there are |
| * Publish on your own web sites first: The major | | | | article submitters that allow you to do this, be |
| search engines are now penalizing duplicate | | | | careful. The ego in us might go for vanity |
| content. It makes sense therefore, to be the first | | | | publishing, but many of the article directories |
| publisher of your article. I usually include my | | | | provide you with little viewing or uptake of your |
| articles in my ezines as well. | | | | article. Remember the reason for writing articles is |
| * Choose your directories: Firstly, if you want | | | | to get them read, your links clicked on and your |
| your article marketing to be really effective, then | | | | web site visited - not to be the only one to see |
| write the articles that publishers want in their | | | | your name! Submission is hard work as well - so |
| publications. This means chose your directories | | | | pick your directories well. |
| very carefully. Decide if you want to choose a | | | | Lastly good luck. |
| general directory or a specialist directory - both | | | | |