How useful are article submissions?

[bluweb]

Hi All !!

As we know that writing articles for websites have become more trendy now a days. But certain questions arise in my mind like:

Suppose we are submitting keyword rich articles to article directories or to other website which are providing article submission facilities. Next day those websites where in we had submitted articles are up in Google with our article link. That means in indirect way we are promoting those article websites, right. No doubt this is one of the important way for promoting websites but I would like to ask, isn't there any other way out which help to promote a website? I mean something new..

Regards

[timmathews.com]

Sure!
The UFO Submission is gaining popularity... I would give that a shot.

[ADAM Web Design]

The question that comes immediately to mind is: why do the articles have to be keyword-rich in the first place?

Articles (good ones, that is) are sources of information, opinions and ideas that very few others have thought of.

As far as promoting the article on other article sites, they're doing their own search engine promotion and you're piggybacking off of it, not the other way around. The only way it works in reverse is if you start linking to their stuff. That's why your article shows up within 24 hours on Google; they did their work so that you can take advantage of it.

You're nothing more than a content provider to them.

As far as new ideas, you're not likely to find any these days. If it's "new", it either dies on the vine or gets copied a million times over in six months.

[aaron2005]

keyword rich is a bad word, I think it now gives a negative result. i also believe it is not about feeding engines garbage anymore.

[bluweb]

Hi all !!

Thanks for quick response of my post. Yeah, I know keyword rich is a bad word. I have seen many people putting keyword stuffs in their articles. That is why I used this word "Keyword Rich" word in my post. But I agree with ADAM that "Articles (good ones, that is) are sources of information, opinions and ideas that very few others have thought of."

[timmathews.com]

I think Article submission is good. You can write articles and have your url in the article. This will bring you traffic. I have written a few articles and seen instant traffic when the article is published.
Good luck,
Tim

[bluweb]

Thanks Tim

Now I would like to ask, where should I put my website URL in the article? I mean below my article or any where in the article.

One more thing, Are blogs good for website presence or website ranking? How can I make my website blog popular?

[Ellio]

Does anybody have any recommendations for good places to submit articles that are not in any way spammy?

[mgillis]

If you want to build recognition, buzz for your company or organization, appropriately placed articles are an excellent tool.

I am the public voice of my company and I write all the Press Releases as well as monthly syndicated articles in my fields.

Publishing these is very simple, but took some time and research on my part. Ask yourself one simple question, what industries to I write for? Then do the research and compile a list. I went so far as to call major publications that I was interested in and have created relationships with staff writers - I feed them content and in return they post my URL on their websites.

Now, my URL is linked to constantly from every major and most minor publications in my industry.

Excellent information, excellent exposure, and hey, I'll take the improve IBL count as well.

[ADAM Web Design]

I agree with mgillis to a certain extent, but I've found finding the major article sites offers a better alternative simply because of the syndication factor.

I've got articles in all sorts of places I've never submitted to.

I'm not home right now, but I've got a list there and I'll post it as soon as I'm back tomorrow.

Here are a couple of the better ones, though;

http://www.ideamarketers.com
http://www.ezine-articles.com
http://www.articlewarehouse.com (they loved my iKobo review).

bluweb: most article submission sites have an Author Bio blank specifically for your bio and backlink. Much like a newspaper, you can include info about yourself and your company at the bottom/end of the article. Don't bother putting it into the body.