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Submit To A List Of Free Article Directories To Build Links But Observe The Rules

By: Gen Wright Home | Business | Marketing


Marketing on the Internet is all about building links. There are many ways to build links, and one of the most effective method for building links is to submit useful articles to article directories - for free. But there are some rules to observe. Observe these rules, and you will be building lots of quality back links for free. Ignore them, and you'll just be wasting everyone's time. Here are some basic rules:

1) Submit only useful articles.

This is obvious but many Internet marketers are so obsessed with links that they forget to think about the value of their articles. So they start submitting crappy articles with few words, of little value, and are poorly organized. Some even resort to using software to rewrite articles. That's alright if the software works properly, but unfortunately, most don't. The rewritten articles often spit back nonsensical articles. Never submit these articles to article directories - or risk getting your account banned or deleted.

2) Articles are too short.

Some article directories are kind enough to accept articles with only 300 words. Those are the compassionate article directories. Most article directories will not consider accepting articles with 300 words or less. So be prepared to write articles with 450 words and above. At least that will make it look like the article is written by an expert, not a twelve year old writing composition.

3) Too many links or links are in the wrong places.

Most article directories do not accept links in the article body, so leave them in the author resource boxes. Also, don't be greedy and try to include more than two links. If a web visitor wants to visit your website, two links will be more than enough. Keep the number of links in your author box to two and you will see a higher acceptance rate.

4) Use of affiliate links.

Many article directories do not allow direct linking to affiliate websites. If you really want to promote products as an affiliate, set up review pages, and link to these pages. This way, you have full control over your own affiliate links, and the article directories will be more inclined to approve your articles.

5) Too many spelling or grammar errors.

Most article directories can overlook or forgive a few errors here and there. After all, articles are written by human beings, and human writers do make mistakes. If your articles are useful, they will still approve the articles. But if your articles are full of spelling and grammar mistakes, making the article painful for anyone to read, your article will be rejected. So read the articles yourself, several times if possible. If you can't stand the errors yourself, don't submit them to the article directories. Proof read several times over and correct the mistakes before submission.

The above are five basic rules. If you observe the rules above, you will stand a very good chance of being accepted. And once your articles are published, you will gain back links. That is the whole point of article marketing - building links. This is a time tested method that has continued to work for years. Successful article marketers have been able to make five figures per month based on this single traffic generation method alone. Give it a go if you haven't done so.



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