March 23, 2007 18:55
Category: Writing
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If you search for the term 'article directory' say in Google, you'll be avalanched with hot destinations for the term. There are more sponsored links than the first page can accommodate. This means that not only there are many resources for article directory, it is also a hotly sought-after term for bidding at Google's AdWords.
Truth be told, there is no dearth of article directory. In fact if you click on any link in the search results, you're not likely to be disappointed so far the relevance of destination website is concerned.
Moreover, if you check the Alexa ranking and PageRank (PR) of the directory sites, you'll find that most of them do quite well on both counts. This indicates a growing awareness for writing and sourcing quality contents that can only be had from such directories.
Hundreds of thousands of websites and web publications are debuting, re-issuing and re-launching every moment. For most of them the only real fodder is contents and lots of it. It is here that a well-stocked directory of aticles plays a big role.
For example, if I'm to start a website on nutrition, where would I find quality content? Article directory of course. I'll sift through the huge mass of contents available in order to select only those that appear 'relevant' for my site. Note the emphasis on the word 'relevant'.
Content writers have a big chance to prove their worth by submitting their articles to the directories. A common perception holds that articles are only meant to provide incoming links originating from author bylines. While that may indeed be true to a certain extent, the importance of articles lies elsewhere.
When you write a well-modulated article and send it to a directory, you attract attention of the others and stand a good chance of getting high-paying assignments from among your readers.
On the other hand, if your website is in need of fresh content often, which it should be, there is no great place than to source it from a directory. Since articles are grouped according to content-type in almost all directories, it becomes easier to fish out the most relevant content for your website.
If necessary, you can subscribe to one or more article directories to receive an unhindered supply of targeted fresh contents which you may then use unchanged in your website. You may even re-structure and alter the contents as per necessity.
Your Writing Quality Counts
If you are an author and wish to make the most from a directory, the first step ought to be to write well. This doesn't mean that your writing must be totally free from any grammatical error. Many contents do have grammar-related errors in them. Yet they click. How?
It's because successful articles are in most cases focused as well as well-balanced. They carry clear message which is easily understandable and they are not too emphatic. Though I do not advocate writing error-ridden articles, I wish to point out that even good articles may at times contain errors that are ignored by readers.
If you write well, nothing like it. If you feel you need to develop and improve your writing skill, there is no good resource than the e-book, 'Make Your Content Pre-sell'.
List Of Article Directories
As mentioned in the beginning, getting hold of a list of directories sites is not a difficult proposition. Do a search in your favorite search engine and you'll immediately come across several options to choose from.
But not all of them may be to your liking. Here then is a list of top article directory sites that can be considered, given below (opens in new window). Also, for better evaluation, Alexa Rank (AR) and PageRank (PR) of individual sites as of this writing are provided.
- Articles Factory [AR: 15840, PR: 5]
- Business Know-How [AR: 10487, PR: 5]
- Content Desk [AR: 5436, PR: 4]
- Ezine Articles [AR: 614, PR: 7]
- Evolt [AR: 5127, PR: 8]
- GoArticles [AR: 2041, PR: 6]
- IdeaMarketers [AR: 7210, PR: 4]
- Promotion World [AR: 15638, PR: 7]
- Site Reference [AR: 3353, PR: 6]
- SearchWarp [AR: 2786, PR: 5]
- Threadwatch [AR: 8799, PR: 7]
- WebProNews [AR: 3534, PR: 7]
Summing Up
Article directory is ideal for both submitting your article and sourcing others' articles. There are quite a few niche directories that may meet your need, even though big directory sites like EzineArticles and GoArticles offer many categories to choose from.
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