I’ve Got An Article To Submit, Now What Do I Do
With It? (6 Tips)
Jason DeVelvis
You submit it, that’s what you do! And submit it to as many
article directories as you can. (More submissions = more
exposure) But if you’re not up for submitting your article
manually to over 100 sites, you should pick up a copy of
ArticleAnnouncer. (http://www.GetArticleAnnouncer.com) It will
submit your site to a ton of article directories, and you won’t
have to do much work at all! If you plan on writing articles to
increase your traffic, you NEED ArticleAnnouncer. It’s worth
every penny. Or, you can submit to the top 5 sites: (I want to
stress that you should submit your articles to as many sites as
possible in order to get the most traffic and publicity)
http://www.EzineArticles.com
http://www.Content-Articles.com
http://www.ArticleDepot.co.uk
http://www.ArticlesFactory.com
http://www.GoArticles.com.
If you want to submit by hand, and want to submit to more than
the 5 sites listed above, head to
http://www.arcanaweb.com/resources/article-directories.html and
there’s a list of 100 (as of the date this article was
submitted). However, not all article sites are created equally.
Here are my 6 tips of things to look for when you’re choosing
which directories to submit to.
Tip #1 – Make sure the site allows for SEO
- Do they allow you to choose your own keywords? If the
directory doesn’t allow you to choose keywords, you could
possibly lose some SE traffic because of untargeted or
less-targeted results. Entering your own keywords also helps
with searches within the site, if the search operates on
keywords.
- Do they put your keywords and article summary into meta tags?
Yet again, this ability is great for SEO. It allows the search
engines to index your article more effectively, giving you the
best traffic you can get to your article.
- Do the major search engines index the site regularly? If a
site isn’t indexed regularly, your article will take awhile to
show up in search results. Not a huge deal, but it could delay
some traffic.
Tip #2 – Make sure the site offers RSS feeds
- Do they allow your article's content to be syndicated? RSS
Syndication is a big thing right now, because it makes it very
easy for another site to feature your article’s title, body,
and author. If a site doesn’t offer RSS, you may not want to
waste your time posting there, as you probably won’t get as
much traffic from them.
- Is syndication by category only, or can more parameters be
submitted? Some sites allow the RSS feeds to be customized by
category only. Others allow syndication by any combination of
category, submission date, and author. This is very beneficial
to you, because 1) your article could remain on a syndicated
“archives” page, where the site gets the specific date RSS
feed, and 2) you can have all of your work syndicated – sites
can choose to be fed only your articles!
Tip #3 – Make sure the site is easy to use
- Can visitors to the site find articles quickly, or do they
have to dig around? I’m sure you’ve been to sites that have
horrible navigation. The same is true for some article
submission sites. When you get there, make sure the articles
are easy to find. If they’re not, don’t waste your time.
- Does the site have a category list and search function? Make
sure the site has both, as some users will want to use the
categories, others will search, and still others will do both.
Tip #4 – Make sure it’s easy to submit your article
- Can you submit articles quickly and easily? Some require you
to login, which is okay, because then you'll probably have an
"author page" where you can add a bit more information about
yourself, and people can find a list of all of your articles.
However, if the site makes you enter very much personal
information, confirm more than once (most will require you to
confirm your email address) or scan your fingerprint (haha,
that’ll be the day), you can probably skip them. You don’t want
to do that every time you want to submit an article, especially
if you’re submitting to more than 5 directories.
- If they proofread your article, how long does it take? Some
sites proof-read your articles, which is okay, as long as it
doesn't take more than 24 hours for your article to be approved
and made active on their site.
Tip #5 – Is the site popular?
- Have many articles been posted in the past few weeks? If the
site hasn’t has submissions for a few weeks, or they’re
trickling in, chances are that’s because it’s dead. Do keep in
mind, though, that submitting to a brand new site is always
great, because chances are the owner is promoting it as much as
possible, which means great exposure for your articles.
Tip #6 – Do they offer a large list of categories?
- How many categories do they have? Most sites have quite a few
categories, or they’re targeted to one area (like Internet
Marketing). That’s perfect. But if you come across a directory
that isn’t targeted, and doesn’t have many categories, skip it.
Publishers probably won’t pay it much attention because less
categories means less targeting, and more articles to sift
through to find what they want.
Congratulations you on choosing article writing to boost your
online exposure! It’s an easy technique that, if done
correctly, will more than pay for the time you spent writing
the articles. Ok, now go out there and start submitting!
About The Author: Jason is an Internet marketer and owner of
Premier MicroSolutions, LLC. Submit your articles right now to
http://www.Content-Articles.com
- The Free Web Site Content
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