Article directories are websites which categorize and archive your articles… and promote them to editors and publishers. Most are free… but some are fee based. They all provide a submission system for you to provide your articles to them. In addition, most have their own internal list of editors and publishers that they announce your new article to. Article directories serve as the prime resource for article marketers. Your articles are archived and are available online for anyone to read and download 24/7. Search engines love article directories. They provide the engines a steady flow of meaningful content and they are spidered aggressively by all major search engines.
Editors find directories particularly useful when researching articles for publication in their ezines, print newsletters, magazines, etc… and rely on directories as their prime-source for materials. The best article directories also provide RSS feeds for all their article categories. This allows editors to keep up-to-date on new articles that become available in their primary interest areas. In addition, top flight directories usually maintain forums and blogs to support their authors and publishers. Some even provide optional marketing programs for specific articles.
TIP: The simple act of listing your articles in the directory archives will provide you instant incoming links to your website… which could increase your site traffic and page ranks. Simply do a search for “article directories” in any major search engine and you will be amazed at the number and variety of article directory sites available. You will generally get the best quality traffic flow from article directories that are “niched” to a specific genre of articles. For example, Marketing Article Library™ specializes in publishing high quality articles in the sales & marketing arena. This makes it simple and easy for editors, looking for articles in that niche, to access the best content quickly.
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