Internet offers you a bunch of useful and free Article submission sites where you can kick start the web promotion initiatives for your website through article marketing in no time. So how do you do that? its relatively simple, write articles and make them available for republishing on these sites under categories relevant to your own niche. This provides you with opportunities for more exposure, at the same time increasing your credibility, and widening your marketing reach with new, highly targeted traffic to your website. People reading (or borrowing) your content, are exposed to your brand, and perceive you as an expert in your particular niche. Obviously the best way to do all this effectively will be guest blogging but unfortunately when you are just starting out, it will be pretty difficult for you to get such opportunities which really payback for the time you are investing.
Article Submission Sites Do’s and Dont’s
There are a few do’s and dont’s that you should keep in mind when you are looking forward to use these free article submission sites listed below, especially after the penguin and panda.
Please Do Not Mix it With Link Building
Article directories are no longer a good way (may be never been) to build a safe and quality back-link . Google’s algorithm changes have made it sure that the links from article directories have no or very limited value and also note that the kind of ”link juice” that you can expect from an article directories are in fact very minimal.
Please Do Not Use Automated Submission Tools
The days of Automated Submission Tools are over and if you are still wondering about using one of those “handy” tools for your article promotion imitative , then all i can say is you are digging your own grave. So stay away , or be prepared to get killed by a panda or a penguin sooner or later.
Please Submit Unique and Original Content
Do you think you can send a substandard,non value adding content to an authoritative blog in your niche and get featured? Obviously no right , same applies to article directories. Though they may sound like a free publishing and promotion platform , almost all of them have varying levels of content scrutinisation and cu-ration mechanisms mostly handled by human moderators and editors. So make sure you giveaway your best and obviously something that will add value to your brand.
Free Article Submission Sites
Anything which is free on internet has always had a market and always will be, after all who can say “No” to some valuable service or product they get by paying nothing! So here is Flip Flop Byte’s list of of the best article directories that if effectively used can still help you build a notable brand…right now.
Squidoo is an open, free article directory that gives people a simple way to organize their interests online. They make it easy for content contributors of all types to create portfolios of beautiful webpages, each one about a single thing or story or opinion that they know and love.
The Free Library is an invaluable article directory and the fastest, easiest way to locate useful information on virtually any topic.
Ezine Articles contains hundreds of thousands of quality original articles, posted by Expert Authors & Writers and obviously webmasters like you and me and allows email newsletter publishers who are hungry for fresh content to find articles to include in their next newsletter.
Another happening article submission site where you can be part of an open community of passionate people—writers, explorers, knowledge seekers, conversation starters. Interacting and informing. Sharing words, pictures and videos. Asking questions. Finding answers.
A reliable article directory where you can get some quality article for republishing on your website and also to post a few to promote your website.
Brighthub is one of those valuable article submission sites which showcases articles from various categories like computing, electronics, multimedia, business, internet, mobile, science, engineering, education and finance.
Triond is a complete publishing platform that enables users to easily publish quality content of any type, in any media format.
Whether you need content to add to your web site? Or articles for use on your opt-in newsletters and e-zines? Article City maintains a huge collection of articles on a wide variety subjects.
This is another free article submission and distribution service which you can use to promote your content effectively.
This article directory is specifically cater to the needs of all kind of entrepreneurs out there.If you are submitting something here please make sure that you submit something really really value adding.
Similar to article city.Offers paid article distribution services also.
More than an article submission site Apsense is a business social network which offers you services which will help you start networking with like minded entrepreneurs from around the world.
Sooper Articles is another free article submission site where thousands of authors submit articles for free. It covers almost all the major niches.
Ones registered Amazines allows you to sbumit articles, free web content and feeds which will be exposed its userbase.
EzineMark is a professional article directory which allows everyone to contribute their knowledge, viewpoints, reviews or criticism, and other valuable information to millions of users worldwide.
InfoBarrel is a community of writers who spend their time creating amazing content geared towards helping readers either educate themselves or solve a problem. Obviously no one is stopping you from being one of the authors here and use it as an article marketing platform.
Pubarticles website offers 2 different services PubArticles where you can submit articles and PubAnswers which works almost like yahoo answers.
Article Rich is another free article submission site where thousands of authors submit articles for free.
Another good one. The Alexa rank (15414) and Page rank (4) looks promising.
Article click maintains more than .5 million articles in various niches.
Snipsly considers itself as a crowd sourcing website. But obviously it is an article directory which helps you earn from your content in the similar lines of Squidoo and Hubpages.
Hope you like this handy list of free article submission sites. As usual please help me spread the word by sharing it with your friends and colleagues.
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Awesome site you have here but I was wanting to know if you knew of any community forums that cover the same topics
talked about in this article? I’d really like to be a part of community where I can get responses from other experienced people that share the same interest. If you have any recommendations, please let me know. Thanks!
Thank you for coming by Ophelia..you might want to check out WarriorForum or DigitalPoint.