There are an ever increasing number of article directories springing up, attemting to take advantage of the popularity that has become of writing articles as a form of website promotion. I have seen many people on various article marketing forums asking as to how many article directories they should be submitting their articles to and which ones. In this article I write about the article directories which I use.

EzineArticles

The first directory that I ever posted an article to was the ever popular ezinearticles. It has only been around a year but I have to say that it seems like about five years. This directory was recommended to me by a friend who offers online guitar lessons such as the drifting guitar lesson and in my opinion is certainly one of the best. Prior to being published on their site they conduct a review of the article to ensure that it meets their editorial guidelines – this is what makes this article marketing directory stand out from the crowd – well it is one of the things.

I have noticed many of my own articles appearing in the main search engines, some after only a few days of being published. One of the first articles I submitted was called stuttering and its effects, this article is still placed in the top ten of google after many months.

If you are only planning on submitting your article to one directory this is the one I would advise that you use.

Goarticles

Many people, including a business contact who writes articles about obtaining cheap calls, have told me that they prefer to use goarticles when looking for an article to add to their site. For this reason alone, I always ensure that I submit my article to this directory.

Articlealley

One of the main things that impresses me about article alley is the fact that they also publish your articles on a couple of their other websites. What is more you do not even have to do any additional work. Additional exposure is always good.

Articledasboard

I been reading on some of the SEO forums that this particular directory could be the next “big thing”; I will keep my eye on its progress. The site has a page rank of six which is always a good sign.

Ideamarketers

This directory is my fifth choice in order of merit and has many interesting articles.

It is hard to know how many of these directories people should be submitting their article to. I have been given lots of different advice on this subject and have decided to come up with my own conclusion. I personally normally submit my articles to around twenty of these sites but always the five above.

While there are so many different ways to market these days, they are all in competition with one another. You want something that people will see. You want something that is different. You also need something that will capture a person’s interest and show them why they need your product. These reasons are why article marketing has taken over in the marketing industry.

Some wonder where they can exactly post their articles in order to impliment a solid and effective article marketing strategy. The way this works is you can place it on a blog. You can also place this on a website. Others register this with search engines so that when people search for what you might be trying to sell this article will pop up when they are searching. This seems to be worth people’s times as they get many hits on their website or their article wherever that article might be placed.

If you find that is worth your while you might need some tips. These tips can increase your chances of getting people to stop and read your information. That is the whole purpose after all of article marketing. Let’s look at some.

All of your articles must be absolutely unique and original. They have what is called article spinning software, but this is a crock. It’s not original and in many case, you end up plagiarizing the content. This can get you in some serious trouble.

With article marketing, you don’t have to watch your time. You can make them as long or as short as you want. Long as you can get your point across, you are well on your way to getting people to understand why they should get your item or invest in your product.

Next, and pretty much last, is to remember to make them easy to read. The average reader to below average reader will be reading these. They don’t want to have to take out a dictionary. They don’t want something to sound as though they are stupid. They want the basic facts and they also want you to win them over.  Professional writers with experience, such as those you would find in an article marketing service are usually quite good at accomplishing these tasks.

With all of the pros we have listed above for article marketing, it’s no wonder why people like this system. So if you are new to business, check this out. It’s the new way to spread the word since word of mouth is the way most people get people to buy their products.