Why submit 100's or even 1000's of articles to article directories when you can add them to your own site? Let's say you have 500 or more articles on the internet on article sites, they would be better on YOUR website as your web property is worth something (especially if you write 100s of articles) - it's a valuable asset! You might not get great rankings, but long term you will get good rankings and traffic. But if you're submitting your articles anywhere other than your website then you're building someone else's assets. Is that what you really want?
Writing quality articles are one thing however if you cannot give the articles traffic due to your site being new or unpopular in the search engines, depending on the niche your website covers there are not many other ways other than relevant forums to market your site. Yes, i know a lot of people will say well social networking sites, social bookmarking sites but these sorts of sites work well with specific markets such as news sites, entertainment sites and other such fads or temporary news. Therefore sometimes the only way you can drive traffic to your website for free is through article directories, these not only give you traffic they also allow you to gain and build backlinks to your website. Usually these backlinks (dependant on the article directory) are strong links from respected sites therefore they mean more than an odd couple of backlinks from a forum. I agree that giving article directories your own unique quality content seems stupid however if you quickly rewrite or summarise the article you have written in to a small eye catching, interesting and entertaining article the readers will definitely want to come to your site and find out more. Article directories offer targeted traffic to your site through the means of submitting one or two articles.
The way I look at it, I have a gardening site. There are a myriad of subjects I can write on. I choose not to write on all of them, so the others, I can write directory articles on and get some traffic and backlinks, plus establish myself as an expert. Not a bad deal for things you weren't planning on putting on your site anyway.
I'm making $200+ daily for about an hours work writing articles. So yeah, it's worth it. As for "building someone else's business" - Google LOVES article sites. Posting to those sites = guaranteed traffic. I'll make that trade and give the article sites some of my content.
I didn't say making money, I said rich. You say $200 / day with an hour of work but how long have you been doing this? Also, how well do you know the market you are in and all of the other basic things required to make money online? Suggesting article writing to noobs is not going to help them, it's going to make them find a job (which most end up doing).
Aren't you quite the little snob. I think most DP members would be happy with $75,000 per year for an hour of work a day. It's not Warren Buffet rich, but it's a pretty damn comfortable lifestyle. Article marketing is one of the simplest ways to get started making money online. It's not easy, but you can make solid money without any expenses with a little knowledge/experience. Just because you can't figure out article marketing, don't discourage others from doing it.
Sorry, I spend my time making websites that require no work. I'm way too lazy. So how many years of 1 hours did you spend to get to $200 per day? Asked in the first post, guess you missed it.
Telling noobs that don't know up from down to not waste their time is not half-assed advice. Or did you mean you'll teach them how to write a good article, exactly where to submit it, how to put their links in properly, how to market the product they are selling and how to pick a good sponsor? I know the economy is bad but man are some of you guys in an especially bad mood today. Don't worry, sales will pick back up after the summer is over and Bush is out of office.
Actually, my sales are going very well - thanks for being so considerate. Thinking you are too smart for most of the other members here makes you look like a jerk. And giving such moronic advice makes you like...well...like a moron. It's really pretty simple - submit articles to EzineArticles.com, ArticlesBase.com and GoArticles.com - try out different strategies for selling different products and if you have a shred of intelligence, you'll probably find a winning solution. Then you can work to make your writing and marketing more efficient. Or you can take the asshole's advice (get a real job because you will fail at internet marketing anyway). The choice is really up to you.
Doesn't that pretty much describe you, kid? dlm, you say you make that much money? Care to show the sites that have your articles? I'm not saying I don't believe you, but I'm an old pro at this, and that figure does seem high from article marketing. Unless you are a regular writer for a slew of big sites, like online magazines. I do know volume works. So perhaps you are thinking the same way I am. Um, to get more readers, perhaps? But one should submit only a dozen, or so. If you don't get any good traffic and sales by then, drop that site. How so? No offense, but you are another noob who believes in everything he reads. The webmaster who is making sales at the same time will say yes. A webmaster with experience and who has a brain, knows it's a win-win situation this way.
Still avoiding the question, it's been fun but you're obviously hiding behind your 4000 wasted hours and countless other promos you've done on the same sites that make you $200 / day. Why falsify? It helps nobody.
LOL. Don't be too jealous now. It's been 1 hour a day over the past year. Period. No more than 1 hour (in total) setting up the site in the first place. Why would I post links here? I'm making the money I claim to make. I have no reason to lie. I'm not trying to brag about how amazing I am (there are many who make more than me) - I'm just saying article marketing can be very effective. Sorry you don't believe me. I just don't give a rats ass about morons such as yourself.
All I asked was how long, you know as well as I do that 99% of people don't have the time (or won't spend the time) to build a site for a year or even 6 months. For them to survive they need faster money, that is all. As for bragging, I never once suggested you didn't make $200 per day. I suggested you made it sound much easier than it is. Go read your original post, the noobs here will assume they can jump into articles and "get rich" instantly.