There are hundreds of articles banks where you can submit an article. Articles banks are supposed to be visited by webmasters looking for content, and if you get lucky, you can get published. However, as a webmaster, I have never picked-up any such article so far. Furthermore, data bank articles are primarily published by web scrapers. I also noticed that articles published in content websites are seldom published in article banks. Overall, I doubt article banks is the best approach. What is your strategy? A - Submit all your articles in article banks (including the very best one)? B - Publish only your mediocre articles in article banks (e.g. those that did not generate much interest on your web site), and keep the best one only for you. (The logic is: mediocre articles are good enough for scrapers)? C - Publish all your articles only in the top 3-5 article banks? (some of them have a system to avoid too mediocre articles such as platinum status) D - Submit great articles to content websites only? (It is time consuming, but there is a big reward if you get picked-up) E - Other solutions?
You can also make a ebook if you have some articles on the same subject. An ebook has more precieved value than a article.
I have been contacted on several occasions to write articles for webmasters I have also helped alot of people set up and market blogs. Now what I like to do is rather than charge for an article is to offer the article free of charge for a link back. The people that I help set up and begin marketing a blog the only thing I request is a link on the main page pointing to my site. I have recieved hundreds and slowly turning into thousands of backlinks this way.
kbeus21, I am curious to know how you 'market' your free articles. I guess an ad on a totally new site (free article in return for a link) would not work very well. Do you have a mailing list ? did you build it yourself ? do you make offers in forums ? have used this strategy outside IM (eg: cooking) ? In addition to article directories, I have found it pretty easy to publish articles in forums, free blogs (eg:wordpress.com), press release directories and more generally when the site has implemented a submission form (or when they invite submitters). Remy
hi, Well my strategy would be to Publish all your articles only in the top 20 article directories and Submit all articles to content websites only. and then create an ebook and sell it .