Submitting articles to Article directories on the internet
is an effective way to get more traffic to your websites. There are a
few problems with this system that I will point out so that you can become
more proficient in this strategy.
The weakness of the article submitting techniques is
that it is very time consuming. I have submitted articles in three different
ways: by Hand, and with Article Submitter and Article Submitter Pro software.
Many directories require a login (ID and password) so each directory must
be visited and a login established before submissions are accepted.
When submitting by hand, you have to cut and paste each
section of the article into the individual directories. There are a lot
of sections; first the Title, then the Category (very important – I’ll
get into this later), Author, Author email, Website Address, Keywords,
Article Summary, Article Body, and About Author box. That is nine cut
and pastes to submit to ONE article directory. If you wish to submit to
150-200 directories, a good part of your time is spent doing grunt work
which does not allow you to pursue other avenues of traffic generation.
Now we come to the “semi-automated” submission software
programs. Yes, they are easier, some more than others, but you still must
go to each directory individually. It is crucial that you select a Category
for your article. If this is not done the article directories will know
you are using automatic submitting software and will treat your article
as SPAM. Many directories especially frown on the “Automated Article Distribution
Services” like iSnare, and Article Automater, for just that reason. Therefore
you will not be published and not only have you wasted your time writing
your article but you may be classified as a spammer.
Within the “Article Submitter” Software, they have 138
auto fill and 25 manual fill directories listed. A visit to a majority
of the directories must be done first in order to establish a login. You
have the option of adding other article directories on your own, which
is a nice touch.
The software will open to a page that is a form for “User
Information”. Typical information requirements you would find in any sign
up sheet like, name, company, email, website, etc. Then hit the tab for
“Articles” where you will place the article for submission. You will fill
in the Title Section, Article Body (including About Author), Summary and
Keywords. Then choose the “Websites” tab. You can “select all” or pick
and choose. Click on “Auto Fill” and it will take you to your first directory.
A flaw here is that you can only have one article posted in the article
section at a time.
Sounds easy, right? Well with “Article Submitter” you
must be very careful. Once you have chosen your Category check each section.
This software does not always put the right information in the right box
and leaves some boxes blank. Again, if the directories feel you are using
software carelessly they will delete your article. The manual sites are
just that, manual top to bottom. It took me a full day for each article
so it is still a time consuming process.
Then my partner found “Article Submitter Pro” which I
just finished testing yesterday. It is by far the easiest and quickest
available at this time. Set up is still a bit tedious, once again you
have to establish your logins, but only once. And I found them much more
accurate in filling in the necessary submission forms. Yes, you still
must choose your Category but there is no getting away from that.
They have 780 Article Directories listed but there is
a tab where you can mark your “Favorites”. At first I was a little intimated
but it is easy to follow and saves you a lot of time. I submitted to over
150 directories in about 4 hours and that was my first time using the
software so I was on the learning curve.
A plus on this program is that they have a pop up window
that warns you if you have already submitted that particular article to
a directory. The directories consider multiple submissions SPAM and you
will be deleted. Be careful not to hit the “Next Site Button” until after
you have the confirmation that your article has been acknowledged. If
you accidentally push the “Next Site Button” the program will record that
site as having received your article.
So that has been my experience with these three systems
for submitting articles to the Article Directories. I do not recommend
hand posting – it is much too difficult. I also don’t recommend the “Automated
Article Distribution Services”. A lot of directories refuse their articles.
For me the most convenient and least cumbersome was Article
Submitter Pro for getting my articles out there to many Article Directories
in the least amount of time.
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