I have submitted a lot of articles to directories because it is still one of the most effective ways to get inbound links and traffic to your site, but many people are overlooking this marketing technique for different reasons.
Here is 10 great reasons why you should write and [Tag-Tec]submit articles to directories[/Tag-Tec] as soon as possible.
1.You will become an expert in your niche.People who read your articles will come to your website for more information and perhaps sign up for your mailing list and buy some of your products because they trust you.
2.You build your credibility for every article you write and submit, if your information is well researched and make sense.
3.By submitting great articles to directories, you will make a brand out of your name.People can search for your name to find great information on the topic you write about.
4.Ezine publishers are known to visit article directories to find great content to publish in their ezine.If you have given permission to distribute your articles, then your article may get published in one of these ezines and you will get a lot of highly targeted traffic to your website.
5.Blogging is a big deal these days.You can publish a post on your blog and then re-write it and submit it to article directories.
6.RSS feeds are offered on many article directories.Many new blogs are looking for quality content, so the owner may sign up for the RSS feed and your content will get posted on many blogs as well.
7.Magazines, tabloids and other mainstream publications are always looking for great content for their readers.It may happen that a magazine likes your article and offers you payment if you write articles just for them in the future.
8.Article directories are great archives.Every article you write will stay there as long as the directory exists.It is easy for people to find your content by using the search function offered on every article directory.
9.You will get website exposure for every article you write.Every article has a “resource box” at the end of the article that contains more information about you as the author and your website address.When someone publishes your article they must include the resource box.
10.Submitting articles to directories is a great search engine marketing strategy.Article directories are high traffic sites that search engine spiders crawl often when they look for fresh content.
When it comes to submitting your articles to directories you cannot just submit to a few directories because you will not get enough reach for the kind of results you are looking for.Many people submit articles manually which is very time consuming, it can take days to submit your article to hundreds of directories which is needed to get a lot of traffic.The secret is to use an article submission service that makes unique copies of each of your articles and submits them to hundreds of directories in minutes.
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Creating original articles contributes to the overall quality of the web, unlike some other promotion schemes.
It’s best to avoid duplicate content at first, though eventually, with luck numerous blogs will be showing copies of your article, the first copy should be submitted to the highest ranked directory (ezinearticles) posting it to other directories and finally your own blog after the first copy is indexed, Rewriting variations of the article with different tites helps reduce the duplicate content penalty, some advice it nothing else, vary the anchor text of the link to the authors site.
Good points Tom. When you submit to as many directories as you can your branding your website. If your articles are placed on the publishers home page, then this will give your business some of the extra exposure that is hard to get online today.
Do you have a list fo places you reccomend submitting articles to? That would really be helpful. -will
Hi Will, here is a list of the top 10 article directories. http://www.tlmarketing.net/5239/top-10-article-directories/
This is the finest way to attract and create back links for your webpage…?
great post keep rocking
Great work you have here Tom as always, I hope next time you can post something about the difference between paid and free web directories, and advantage and disadvantage of each.That would be another big help to us your readers. Thanks in advance Tom
Not only you will get exposure, you will definitely become an authority in the niche. Imagine someone searching on a specific topic sees your name on most articles they read. Another way you can use is to interlink those articles, instead of pointing them back to your own website, you can point a link to the articles and have a web2.0 property such as Hubpages directing the traffic back to your own website. Instead of waiting for the visitor to search, lead the way and tell them that you know your stuff.
With so many article directories in existence, it is important to concentrate your efforts on the high value directories, ie: directories with high PR and dofollow links.
Article directories are a great way to provide great backlinks for your site or blog but also be a primary traffic driver to your site as well. There are the usual brand of directories every one uses, such as Ezine Articles but at times I have seen the search engines place more emphasis on other directories such as ArticlesBase. So it is wise to submit articles to around 10 directories to get the most benefit.
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Article marketing is not only an excellent source to derive traffic from the directories and sometimes even from natural search engine results pages but also a great platform to establish your personal brand. When you provide valuable information and tips, you establish an expert’s opinion. This will help build your credentials and thereafter you can lead the way.
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You have given a nice article marketing strategy but I personally know some people who are selling products through articles. Even they don’t have their own website. Just redirect the traffic to the product site.
Nice insight. Article marketing is one of the main and consistent way to make money. Some use them to directly sell the product or service while others uses articles for list building. Rewriting the same article and submitting to directories is a good idea. I really appreciate your article.
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