The 7 Best Places To Get Traffic From Your Articles

Probably the best way to market your site with articles is by submitting those articles to article directories.

• 1.   Sometimes publishers pick them up and reprint them, meaning you get an influx of traffic.
• 2.   Other times submitting to these directories is beneficial for search engine traffic.

If you plan on using your articles for these purposes, then you should definitely be creating articles around your “long tail keywords.”

Many of these directories are viewed favorably by the search engines, so you may rank well for those keywords simply by submitting to these sites.

In addition to pulling in search engine traffic indirectly, submitting to article directories is an easy way for you to get one-way incoming links from reputable sites.

How Should You Submit Articles? Some people focus on a handful of the best directories, as they’ve found these sites get them the best traffic and the most benefit in terms of links. In this case, it doesn’t take but a few minutes to submit your articles to the directories.

Other people outsource their article writing to ghostwriters who are willing to include article submission as part of their fee. Even if you’re writing your own articles, you can still hire someone to submit them for you if you find it a time-consuming task.

Finally, those who mass submit to many directories sometimes choose to use software designed for this purpose. Simply search for “article submission software” to uncover a few options. Most of this software offers free trials or partial submissions for free just so you can try the service first before buying.

Here are several of the more well-known sites. If you venture out on your own to uncover other article directories, do your due diligence first to ensure it is, indeed, considered a reputable directory.

Here are seven of the more well-known article directories – in alphabetical order:

ArticleCity.com
ArticleSnatch.com
Buzzle.com
ExpertArticles.com
EzineArticles.com
GoArticles.com
IdeaMarketers.com

If you get started with these seven you’ll likely find your site getting plenty of traffic – and your newsletter getting plenty of new subscribers!

For loads more, simply run a search in your favorite search engine for “article directory.” Also try searching for niche-specific article directories in Google.

Quick Tip:
If your time is so limited on any particular day that you can only submit to one directory, start with EzineArticles.com.

As you begin submitting to directories more often, you’ll get a sense for which ones provide you the most benefits – then you can focus on those that are best for your niche and your traffic.

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This article was created by Tim Dodd, Head Trainer at 3dInternetMarketing.com. 3dInternetMarketing are fast building an excellent reputation showing online business owners where they can quickly & easily earn additional profits from their existing client base and how they can literally tap into an unending source of well qualified, eager to buy, new customers. To learn more visit www.3dInternetMarketing.com today.

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