Hi, I just took delivery of 20 articles and I intend to build a site around this niche. I would also like to submit them to article directories but will the content on my site show up as duplicate and affect my rankings and SEO I'm trying to apply to the site? Or should I get another set of articles written just to submit to the directories and leave my site alone? Thanks for any advice
Definitely - unique content makes your site more valuable in Search Engine's eyes. So if you can, better get more articles for submitting to the directories.
These articles are unique and relevant, just wondering if I should use them purely for web content or submit them to article directories as well.