Article Submission - introduction

So once we write our article we need to do is to submit it to articles directories. Pretty obvious isn’t ? Well, before you write your article do a quick proofread and be sure your article has to do with the keyword you are trying to promote in your resource box.

In plain English: do not send an article about Carrot Cakes if your website is about Credit Cards.

So once your article is ready you want to send your article to Article Directories.

My personal, Jedi Strategy is to send your article too as many articles directories as possible.

Many wanna-be Article marketing Jedi masters out there, will tell you you about “duplicate content” being penalize . I’m not going to get into that topic here (this is an article for people seeking basic info about Article marketing) - but my advice is to don’t complicate your life with “extra fears” and just send the article too as many resources as possible. Remember: you want to get the maximum return for your investment .

A few tips when doing your Article Submission.

1.  Your article should be placed under the right category when submitting it.

2. Read the Terms and Conditions of the Article Directory where you are submitting your article. Understand the conditions for approval of your Article

3. Usually Articles Directory will require that your article contains 500 words. Other Articles can request more words.

4. Articles directories usually accept between 2 to 3 anchor links in the Article Resource box. Be sure you know what are the limit of anchor links you can add. If a directory does not accept anchor links anywhere in the article (not even in the resource box), just forget about that directory, and don’t waste your time submitting.

5. Do not add HTML code in your Article Body area. The best way to guarantee your article will have the proper format is to write your article in Notepad, in that way when you do a copy and paste you will not be adding any unwanted HTML code.

Article Submission can always be automated by using different submission software or services. If you have a clear understanding about the Basics of Article Marketing, you can check the Article Marketing Products section, where I review many products and services.

Article Submission is not rocket science, but there are a few things to learn to increase it’s efficiency. Not everyone follows the same strategy and my advice is to”mix” a bit your linking strategy.

In the latest months there have been a new trend of article marketing, where you can submit your articles to different blogs. This system has been prooven very successfull in creating 1 way links.  For more info you can some of my articles here:

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