Submitting
articles to Article directories on the internet is an effective
way to get more traffic to your websites. There are a few problems
with this system that I will point out so that you can become
more proficient in this strategy.
The
weakness of the article submitting techniques is that it is very
time consuming. I have submitted articles in three different ways:
by Hand, and with Article Submitter and Article Submitter Pro
software. Many directories require a login (ID and password) so
each directory must be visited and a login established before
submissions are accepted.
When
submitting by hand, you have to cut and paste each section of
the article into the individual directories. There are a lot of
sections; first the Title, then the Category (very important –
I’ll get into this later), Author, Author email, Website
Address, Keywords, Article Summary, Article Body, and About Author
box. That is nine cut and pastes to submit to ONE article directory.
If you wish to submit to 150-200 directories, a good part of your
time is spent doing grunt work which does not allow you to pursue
other avenues of traffic generation.
Now
we come to the “semi-automated” submission software
programs. Yes, they are easier, some more than others, but you
still must go to each directory individually. It is crucial that
you select a Category for your article. If this is not done the
article directories will know you are using automatic submitting
software and will treat your article as SPAM. Many directories
especially frown on the “Automated Article Distribution
Services” like iSnare, and Article Automater, for just that
reason. Therefore you will not be published and not only have
you wasted your time writing your article but you may be classified
as a spammer.
Within
the “Article Submitter” Software, they have 138 auto
fill and 25 manual fill directories listed. A visit to a majority
of the directories must be done first in order to establish a
login. You have the option of adding other article directories
on your own, which is a nice touch.
The
software will open to a page that is a form for “User Information”.
Typical information requirements you would find in any sign up
sheet like, name, company, email, website, etc. Then hit the tab
for “Articles” where you will place the article for
submission. You will fill in the Title Section, Article Body (including
About Author), Summary and Keywords. Then choose the “Websites”
tab. You can “select all” or pick and choose. Click
on “Auto Fill” and it will take you to your first
directory. A flaw here is that you can only have one article posted
in the article section at a time.
Sounds
easy, right? Well with “Article Submitter” you must
be very careful. Once you have chosen your Category check each
section. This software does not always put the right information
in the right box and leaves some boxes blank. Again, if the directories
feel you are using software carelessly they will delete your article.
The manual sites are just that, manual top to bottom. It took
me a full day for each article so it is still a time consuming
process.
Then
my partner found “Article Submitter Pro” which I just
finished testing yesterday. It is by far the easiest and quickest
available at this time. Set up is still a bit tedious, once again
you have to establish your logins, but only once. And I found
them much more accurate in filling in the necessary submission
forms. Yes, you still must choose your Category but there is no
getting away from that.
They
have 780 Article Directories listed but there is a tab where you
can mark your “Favorites”. At first I was a little
intimated but it is easy to follow and saves you a lot of time.
I submitted to over 150 directories in about 4 hours and that
was my first time using the software so I was on the learning
curve.
A
plus on this program is that they have a pop up window that warns
you if you have already submitted that particular article to a
directory. The directories consider multiple submissions SPAM
and you will be deleted. Be careful not to hit the “Next
Site Button” until after you have the confirmation that
your article has been acknowledged. If you accidentally push the
“Next Site Button” the program will record that site
as having received your article.
So
that has been my experience with these three systems for submitting
articles to the Article Directories. I do not recommend hand posting
– it is much too difficult. I also don’t recommend
the “Automated Article Distribution Services”. A lot
of directories refuse their articles.
For
me the most convenient and least cumbersome was Article Submitter
Pro for getting my articles out there to many Article Directories
in the least amount of time. For more information on Article Submitter
Pro please go to: FastArticleSubmit.com
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About the Author Mary Hanna writes eBooks, Software Reviews (for
people who are technically challenged like her) and Practical
Articles on Internet Marketing, Cruising, Gardening and Cooking.
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