Article Submission Websites

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ChrisBD

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    I wonder if anyone has any experience of such websites, and has any recomendations?

    I have authored over a dozzen articles in the last year that have been published in trade magazines; they have worked well as a tool for increasing traffic to my website and increasing service / knowledge credability in key areas - as a result I have also been asked to co-author sections within two widely distributed industry books / guides.

    Having serious dificulty moving my work into a wider market, to include more recognised generic business magazines.

    I have seen online submission tools such as Submityourarticle.com that host and use your article to filter into other online publications; what would eb a very time consuming task for an individual. Thus also generating web traffic similar to SEO.

    Does anyone have any experience of using such tools?
     
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    Gooroo

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    It's time consuming and IMO not worth the effort getting your articles on the free submission sites as most of them don't allow backlinks and have a poor google ranking anyway.

    I haven't tried the paid submission sites but for my marketing I'm concentrating on social media as it is becoming more important to SEO and is a better way of engaging people, I would stick like, retweet and +1 buttons on your site and promote your articles on relevant forums
     
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    Put the articles on your own site. You get the traffic, the inbound links (referrals) and a good chance to convert the visitor into a customer.
     
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    Gooroo said:
    It's time consuming and IMO not worth the effort getting your articles on the free submission sites as most of them don't allow backlinks and have a poor google ranking anyway.

    I haven't tried the paid submission sites but for my marketing I'm concentrating on social media as it is becoming more important to SEO and is a better way of engaging people, I would stick like, retweet and +1 buttons on your site and promote your articles on relevant forums
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    Well the point of article directories isnt for backlinks or SEO purposes at all, so thats irrelevant. The purpose of article directories is to get your content syndicated and put infront of relevant traffic. All article directories will allow a link in your author bio that is usually displayed at the end of an article.

    For example: Company name are specialists in etc... For more information on them or their services, you can visit them here

    Publish the articles on your own site, wait for them to be indexed and then submit them to some well known directories, forums etc... But the best way to get your content syndicated is what you have already been doing, guest writing and approaching the market/niche you're targetting.
     
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    The purpose of article directories is to get your content syndicated and put infront of relevant traffic. All article directories will allow a link in your author bio
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    Sounds very expert-like and most will swallow that advice without question, problem is that article directories are spam magnets and are used by desperate link chasers and ego maniacs.

    Article banks attract link droppers like flies mate!
     
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    TitanWebsites

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    You may find that you can find Forums and Blogs that relate to your articles, you can frequently get them post on these sites if you are writing good content.

    It's worth a try anyway.

    BUT make sure they are good sites in the first place, and you are getting credited for your work.

    If you articles are full of links, there is less chance of them posting them (they will look like spam).

    Make sure your content is unique.

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    Not only is this pretty much a waste of time as our fellow members have intimated above, but the new algorythms, it is said, actually have begun identifying such sites and docking the users for using them as they are somewhat black hat link building due to the way they are set up to embed links in relatively benign articles that are spun to change the wording over and over and used by others to put "fresh" content on their sites for SEO purposes. A better idea would be to take your knowledge and create a solid informative article and get it actually submitted in a specialty journal within your niche. You might also participate in blog sites that are within your niche as well. Also, sharing your thoughts on a social network like facebook in an area of like minded folks might be powerful. We here at our Seo firm, First Up SEO, try to stress to all of our customers to begin their proper SEO strategy before they even launch their business by including proper design plans and features at the onset. You must consider your relative search engine ranking more than ever now as your customers are finding you on a little 5 inch screen on their smart phones! Written Yellow pages and directories are of little use to you and even the on line directoies are avoided by most clients as, in essence, it leads to another search in that directory which the searcher will avoid as most of them are incomplete and only list people who pay to be there. We specialize in SEO for professionals such as doctors, lawyers, engineers, dentists, and the like and we love to be involved from the beginning but in most cases we are not. So, we have developed recovery strategies that fully compensate over time for a less than perfect initial seo strategy.
     
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    eventdomain said:
    Sounds very expert-like and most will swallow that advice without question, problem is that article directories are spam magnets and are used by desperate link chasers and ego maniacs.

    Article banks attract link droppers like flies mate!
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    Im aware. Links are literally worthless from directories, I'd go so much to say a PR n/a link from a directory, is worth less than a standard n/a. Thats how worthless. But what has that got to do with it? Whether people drop links in their directory articles or not is irrelevant to your article. If you write or have written up a good piece of content that appeals to a market and is worth using, and isnt stuffed with links or appears spammy, you stand a good chance it would get syndicated. Google cracked down on directories a long time ago and sites such as Ezine have actually become proper article directories with manually reviewed submissions and a lot of guidelines in place.

    But you seem to have forgotten what I have said in the quote below:

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    But the best way to get your content syndicated is what you have already been doing, guest writing and approaching the market/niche you're targetting.
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    Gooroo said:
    Do you read articles on article submission sites? Anyone?

    I know I don't
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    Not myself personally no, but why would I? I have no need for them. I dont run any type of publication or need to find content or articles for said publication. Do you? But I have had articles syndicated from Ezine.
     
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    Links are literally worthless from directories,
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    No actual weblink is worthless, as all a weblink is, is a route to another place, as long the link is clickable, it will work. Its the actual website as a whole that determines value and if its popular or sends the right visitor - if it doesn't or can't, then its a pointless link.

    I should have used the word 'article bank' rather than directory, as article databases are very different to directories, an article bank isnt a B2b info place, its actually a collection of published subject text (for lack of a better description), where the quality is very debatable.

    People are far more willing to search directories, as pure business info is more desirable where purchases are concerned. Article banks are just a collection of opinion, and although interesting at times, this wont ever provide 'lists of companies' needed for purchases of products/services.

    People WILL search anything to get their info, the amount of page requests my directory gets is huge, its one of the best in the UK, formally recognised, award winning etc - and although a 'cut above' the norm, its merely an example of one of the many outstanding search tools available, and you dont need Google anymore to find services.

    Besides directories, you have 'portals' which are just vast info type sites really, but they kick Google's behind based on content depth. The problem with the web is about locating the best websites, many great ones out there, but if their tough to find, then how can anyone benefit from them, either as advertiser, promoter or consumer?

    If you write or have written up a good piece of content that appeals to a market and is worth using,
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    If you have such an oustanding article, then dont use article dumps. These places have a reputation of being used by spammers and kiddies, and aren't used/visited by consumers. I should know - I used to own an article bank a few year ago, so you're talking to an expert in publishing, and I know what quality is and isnt.

    Its rare articles have an unbiased viewpoint, as their always geared towards flogging the writer's product. So why should I trust it, seeing as I know what its purpose is.
     
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