Which Are The Main Article Marketing Directories?

There are an ever increasing number of article directories springing up, attempting to take advantage of the popularity that has become of writing articles as a form of web promotion. What people can be unsure of however, is which of these sites to post their article to. In this article I write about the article directories which I use.

EzineArticles

Ezinearticles was where I posted my very first article. It seems so long ago now, where in truth it was probably only around ten months ago. This directory was recommended to me by a friend who is a jobs in foster care expert and he also offers leaflet printing. In my opinion itis certainly one of the best. Each article is reviewed before being accepted, this is not true of many of the other directories, especially the newer sites.

When you search for the title of your article a few days after it has been accepted in for example the search engine google, you are normally able to see it highly placed in the results. One of the first articles I submitted was called stuttering and its effects, this article is still ranked in the top 10 of google after many 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. This would have to be one of the main reasons why I always publish my articles on this article marketing website.

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. This is without you needing to do any extra work. Any extra exposure can only be a good thing of course.

Articledashboard

I have been advised that this directory is becoming increasingly popular and is one I should be posting my article to.

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 link building 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.