which will add more value to a website search engine ranking.. whether it is Directory submission or Article Submission? please post your views
Article submission I would say, unles you mean the high-PR older directories with some sort of PR already present on the page on which your directory entry is posted.
I would recommend you go for article submission rather than directory submission. It will help your website to achieve higher SEO Rankings on Google.
From SEO point of view the source which has good quality and high PR always good for SEO and search engine regardless it is directory submissions or article submissions.
Basically , I would do both, but articles are considered a bit more effective, since article has related text around the link, which gives the link "relevancy" bonus.
Due to Google cracking down on content farms (i.e. article libraries), article submission may be a waste of time. Just as wasteful as posting to FFA sites (remember those?). I have no idea what Google plans to do with site directories, if anything at all.
Both of them are same for Searchn engine but article definitely have more value on generating targeted traffic
I would rate directory submission 1/5 and article submission 5/5. Directory submission sites has a bad name for link farming. Stick with Article submission even if no directory submission is made. . Just my opinion
I prefer for both of them. Both are useful to make do follow quality links which helps to boost up search engines ranking. So both has its own ethical value in their own field.
Article submission is much more helpful than directory submission as Google gives more importance to it.But directory listing from reputed sites like Yahoo directory, ODP etc is also very very effective.
Directory submission defiantly helps much more than article submission, but sending to high quality directories is the key, specially due to the recent Google algorithm changes. Google actually likes high quality human edited directories simply because, it uses directory categories to help Google algorithms figure out which site is in which niche and improve its SERP.
Both have their own merits and should be used as part of your marketing plan. Directory submissions are more of a long term strategy as sometimes it can take up to 3 months for your site to be listed. So if you are looking for a quick source of traffic then articles would be the way to go first. Regards Kim
Both have equal weight as long as you use both. If you use only one method then it may look unnatural to google.
I prefer using both, though it still depends on you on how it affects your rankings. For me web directories is a good way to make your website crawl faster and article is a good source for traffic, it's based on my experience.
Articles definitely give more traffic short term. In terms of link juice, I would think article submissions have a slight edge. However if you are outsourcing, directory submissions may be cheaper.
Article submission is better because the pages where your links are coming from have content related to your site and less outbound links. As for website directories, pages have nothing but links. Of course, don't just depend on a single method. A variety in your link profile is important.