Article Marketing Strategy for 2010
Recently here at StartRankingNow we have been running a test to see what exactly are the best article directories to submit articles to. There are many sites that will provide a list of the top 10 article directories to submit articles to based on Page Rank, but just because a site has a PR of 4 on their home page, does not mean that it will be valuable or profitable for you to submit your articles there. As we literally submit hundreds of articles per month to the article directories, we have run a test to find out which article directories get indexed by Google the fastest without having to do any external link building.
What we did:
We submitted 100 articles to each of the article directories over a 3 month period. Within 30 days of submitting the articles and the articles being published, we checked all of the submissions to determine if the urls generated by the article submissions were indexed in Google. We gathered the data and determined what percentage of the urls were indexed.
Here are the results:
- Ezinearticles.com 100%
- Buzzle.com 100%
- Goarticles.com 89%
- Articlebase.com 91%
- A1articles.com 100%
- Articleblast.com 90%
- Articlefeeder.com 96%
- Articlerich.com 83%
- Thefreelibrary.com 89%
- Amazines.com 32%
- Articlemonkey.com 30%
- Articlecube.com 35%
- Articlesfreedirectory.com 5%
- Articlesnatch.com 35%
- Articlepool.com 0%
- Ideamarketers 22%
- Ehow.com 40%
- Associatedcontent.com 40%
- Helium.com 40%
- Isnare.com 21%
Always remember to TEST your SEO activities and be sure it works. If your SEO company is submitting to hundreds of article directories but your articles are not getting indexed, then those links don’t count!
Do you know of another article directory we can test? Please let us know!
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Tips for Outsourcing Your Squidoo Articles
Many internet businesses are utilizing article sites such as Squidoo, Ezine and Hubpages to build their online presence and lead consumers to their website. The most important thing to remember when writing these articles is that they need to be creative, informative and interesting enough to online readers. They should contain relevant information that can educate a reader about your product or service. While article writing is a very important part in your SEO strategy, it can be a time consuming task. This makes it a great candidate for outsourcing.
If you are thinking of outsourcing your Squidoo article writing you should start by compiling a list of keywords for the person that will be writing your articles. There is definitely some technique that is required when writing Squidoo articles. You would want to outline a few requirements for your writer so that you are getting what you expect. Taking the time to do this will ensure that you are getting a final product that will get exposure on Squidoo. Defining the keywords that you want in your articles is the best place to start.
The next thing you should do is create the titles of the articles for the freelancer. This is an easy way to make sure that they are writing about things that relate well to your product or service. This step will cut out a lot of time down the road if you find that the person you hire is not writing about topics that you feel are most important to your business. It will also cut down on any frustration your freelancer may feel if they spend their time writing an article only to find that it was not what you were hoping for. The clearer you can be with the task, the easier you will find working with a freelancer.
Also, you will need to know if the person you are working with has experience writing Squidoo lenses and adding the different modules that will help your lens rank on Squidoo. They will need to know how to add links, videos and pictures. You may even want to provide them this information so you can be sure that the Squidoo lens is being built in the best way possible. Once again, by providing the writer with all the information they will need at the beginning of the project is sure to save you time and frustration later.
When outsourcing tasks it is always important to choose writers that have already completed similar projects. This way, you will not have to spend time teaching them the right way to complete the task. Just give them all the information and requirements you can at the beginning of the project to avoid any guessing. Another option is just to have them write the Squidoo content and then you can have an in-house employee actually post the article with the pertinent links and videos. Whichever way you choose to go with your Squidoo outsourcing, keep your tasks small and clearly outline your requirements. These simple steps can make all the difference and keep frustration levels down on both sides. <–>
