Article Directories: Are They For You?

If you're interested in increasing your online income you may want to consider listing your website, blog, or service with an article directory. After all, increasing your views is the way to increase your online income! While most article directories charge a fee, some offer free trial offers to become a member. Some offer basic packages and once your viewership grows you may want to invest in a package that offer more features to increase your views even more!

What are article directories? Article directories are websites that promote your product, website, blogs or service all over the web. The topics listed include everything from soup to nuts! With quality articles your work will gain more exposure. Your article may rank higher with Google and you may see your articles listed on page one. The competition is stiff so writing quality articles is important.

Build credibility with article directories and viewers by submitting quality articles. Articles of 400 to 700 words are the best, as are grammatically correct articles. Be sure to use spell check and correct punctuation as you write your articles, and try to be sure your article is clear and concise without stuffing them with key words (use keywords in the first, middle and last paragraph or even sentence of each article). From what I've read, article directories and viewers like articles with short sentences and short paragraphs for easier reading. You can use bullet points or lists to make for easier reading.

What a great way to promote your article! Use article directories to promote your affiliate marketing products or your own product. Use them to promote your blog or even your online forum. You can sell advertising space or increase sales for your email newsletter too.

I've checked out a couple different article directories and Ezine and SubmitYourArticle are two worth noting. Ezine has free membership for those who are just starting out, then as your viewership grows you may choose something other than a starter package, adding features that will give you even more views. There are many Ezine directories to choose from once you've submitted an application. They will ask for a description of your article, then after receiving a confirmation by email you can submit it, or even more than one if you like. Check out some of the articles that have been submitted so you can see the quality of the articles. Top Ezine article directories include EzineUniverse, EzineSearch, Best Ezines.com, Suite101.com, Zinos.com and many others. Click on the link under the Ezine logo to learn more about Ezine.

SubmitYourArticle has only one article directory, unlike Ezine that has many. SubmitYourArticle offers new customers a 7 day trial for $1.00, then their monthly subscription fee is $47.00 or $67.00 depending on the package you select. They have many interesting features. They offer you the opportunity to use more than one pen name and a management suite to effortlessly manage multiple articles. They also have easy publishing technology to retrieve previously written articles so they can be revised and submitted to other websites. SubmitYourArticle is listed as one of the top article directories for additional features and great viewership. They have excellent customer support and rate right up there with the best!