{{Submitting articles to the article directories|Submitting articles to directories} is a {time honored|much
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{strategy|technique|tactic|method|approach} for {generating|getting|improving|boosting|enhancing}
traffic|Article {marketing|submission} is a {time honored|much used|frequently used|very
popular|popular|effective|very effective|often used|oft used|commonly used}
{strategy|technique|tactic|method|approach} for{generating|getting|improving|boosting|enhancing} traffic}.
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Internet|Internet marketing} and {is still an effective traffic generation
{strategy|technique|tactic|method|approach} even in our {Web 2.0|modern|high tech} times|even {now|in
our modern times|in our high technology times|today} is an
{effective|efficient|effectual|successful|valuable} traffic generation
{strategy|technique|tactic|method|approach}}.
{There are {a lot of|many|a number of|frequently|often} questions over the {best|most
effective|quickest|easiest|simplest} {strategy|technique|tactic|method|approach} of submitting articles for
maximum traffic and effectiveness|{People|Everyone|Marketers} are always {wondering|thinking|asking
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{strategy|technique|tactic|method|approach} of submitting articles for the {best|most
effective|quickest|easiest|simplest} results|{People|Everyone|Marketers} always {want to know|ask
about|question|query} the {best|most effective|quickest|easiest|simplest}
{strategies|techniques|tactics|methods|approaches} to submitting articles for the {best|most
effective|quickest|easiest|simplest} results}. {What are the {best|most effective|quickest|easiest|simplest}
{strategies|techniques|tactics|methods|approaches} and which are the most effective|Which
{strategies|techniques|tactics|methods|approaches} are the {best|most effective|quickest|easiest|simplest} and
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{The {first|primary|foremost} {strategy|technique|tactic|method|approach} is to submit your article to the
{biggest|granddaddy|mother} of all article directories, EzineArticles|{Firstly|First of all|To begin with|To
start with|Initially}, you can submit your articles to the {biggest|granddaddy|mother} of all article
directories, EzineArticles|{Firstly|First of all|To begin with|To start with|Initially}, you can submit your
articles to the {biggest|best known|most popular|most effective|most powerful} article directory,
EzineArticles}. {{This site|It} has {built|created|got} a {reputation|status} of being the
{best|greatest|preeminent|finest|top} article directory in town|{This site|It} has built a well
{deserved|earned} reputation of being the best in town|{This site|It} has a well {deserved|earned} reputation
of being the {best|greatest|preeminent|finest|top} {in town|online|on the Internet|in the world}|It has
{built|set} itself up as being the {best|greatest|preeminent|finest|top} article directory {in town|online|on the
Internet|in the world}}. {It is loved by marketers and by readers and most importantly, by Google|Because
of this marketers love it, as does Google|Both Google and marketers love it for this very reason|Both Google
and markters love it because of this|For this very reason, marketers and Google love it|It has won the hearts
of marketers and Google because of this|It has won over marketers and Google because of this|It has won
over marketers and Google for this very reason}.
{It is a source of {frustration|irritation|annoyance|aggravation|nuisance} to many {marketers|people} who
find it {hard|difficult|tricky|awkward|problematical|tough|challenging} to meet the submission guidelines or
{cope with the timescales for articles to be approved|deal with the approval timescales|manage the approval
timescales}|{Many|A lot|Some} marketers {get {frustated|annoyed|irritated|angry}|find themselves getting
{frustated|annoyed|irritated|angry}|get very {frustated|annoyed|irritated|angry}|get
{frustated|annoyed|irritated|angry}} {because of|due to} the {submission guidelines|overly complex
submission guidelines|strict submissions guidelines|very strict submission guidelines} and long {timescales
for approval|approval times|time it can take for approval}}.
{However, if you {read|understand|look at|understand} their {rules|guidelines|policies} and
{stick|adhere|follow} to them, your articles will get through without a {hitch|problem}|If you read the
submission {rules|guidelines|policies} and {stick|adhere|follow} to them, then it isn't {a problem|an
issue}|It's not {a problem|an issue}| if you {stick|adhere|follow} to their {rules|guidelines|policies}|It's only
{a problem|an issue} if you {ignore|disregard|pay no heed to|take no notice of|pay no attention to|do not take
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{rules|guidelines|policies}, it is {easy|simple|straightforward} to get your articles {approved|accepted}|You
can easily get your articles {approved|accepted} by {sticking|following|adhering} to their
{rules|guidelines|policies}}.
{Once|As soon as|When} {they|your articles|your article} are {in|accepted by|listed in} EzineArticles you
{instantly|immediately} {receive|get|obtain} benefits from it. Articles {in|submitted to|accepted by} {this
directory|EzineArticles} {tend to|usually|frequently|often} rank {very well|highly|well|high} in Google,
even without {backlinks|any backlinks pointing} {to|at} them.
{Add in a few backlinks|Throw in a few backlinks|Create a few backlinks|Get a few backlinks|Gather some
backlinks} and {suddenly you find your articles are {ranking|listed} in the top ten for {moderately
competitive keywords|chosen keywords|keywords}|your articles will rank well for {moderately competitive
keywords|chosen keywords|keywords}|you will find your articles ranking well for {moderately competitive
keywords|chosen keywords|keywords}}. {In fact, even without backlinks they can
{often|frequently|repeatedly} rank well just because they are on Ezinearticles|{Often|Frequently|Repeatedly}
you don't even need backlinks to rank well|{Quite often|Frequently|Often} you don't even need any
backlinks for your articles to rank well|{Often|Frequently|Repeatedly} your articles will rank well
{simply|just|purely} for being on EzineArticles|You will {often|frequently|repeatedly} find your articles
ranking well without any backlinks simply {because|as|for the reason that} they are on EzineArticles}.
{Once|As soon as|When|After} your article has been published you {need to|can|must|should} do some
{simple|quick|easy|straightforward} backlinking to it {just to give it that extra boost in the search engines|to
give it a boost up the search engines|to {help|assist|aid} it up the search engines|to help it rank {well|highly}
in the search engines}.
{Firstly,|The first step is to|First of all,|To begin with,|To start with,|Initially,} {take your EzineArticle
author RSS feed and submit it to RSS directories|submit your EzineArticle author RSS feed to the RSS
directories}. {You can either use a tool or do it {by hand|manually}|You can do it {by hand|manually} or
use a tool|You can {purchase|buy|pay for|acquire|procure} a tool to do this or do it {by
hand|manually}|There are tools {that will|to} do this for you, or you can do it {by hand|manually}|You can
do it {by hand|manually} or {purchase|buy|pay for|acquire|procure} a tool to do it for you}. {If you are
doing it {by hand|manually}, just {pick|choose|select} the top ten directories in a Google search and that
will be good enough for now|Just {pick|choose|select} the top ten directories in Google for now if you are
doing it {by hand|manually}}. {You can always submit to more later on, so make sure you keep track of
which ones you have added your feed to|You can always submit to other directories later on|Keep track of
the ones you have submitted to so you can easily add other directories later on}.
{You can also use one of the many ping sites to ping your article|There are {many|a lot
of|numerous|several|various} sites you can use to ping your article|You can ping your article at one of the
many ping sites|You can notify {many|numerous|a lot of} sites about your new article using one of the many
available ping services}. {This does give Ezinearticles a {lift|boost}, but it also gets your article
noticed|This gives EzineArticles itself a {lift|boost} as well as getting your article noticed|You will give
EzineArticles some benefit, but {it also benefits|it will also benefit|it will also help} your article}.
{Finally, social bookmark your article|You {can|could} also social bookmark your article}. {Again, you
can either use a tool or do it {manually|by hand|yourself}|This can also be done {manually|by
hand|yourself} or with a tool|This too can be done either {manually|by hand|yourself} or with a tool|You can
either use a tool or do it {manually|by hand|yourself}|There are many tools that will do this or you can do it
{manually|by hand|yourself}}. {If your article is newsworthy and well written then you can look at adding
it to sites such as Digg or Stumbleupon to get {additional|extra|further|added} links and traffic|A well
written article could be submitted to Digg or Stumbleupon to get {additional|extra|further|added} links and
traffic}.
{Of course, there are {other|numerous|many} article directories {out there|on the Internet}, but none of them
{carry the weight of|rank as well as|have as much authority as|have the authority of|are as respect as}
EzineArticles|There are {many|numerous|loads of|countless|scores of|lots of|a lot of} other article directories
you {could|may|might|possibly will} use, but none of them are {as respected|carry as much weight|are as
authoritative|have as much authority|as effective|as good for ranking} as EzineArticles}. {Google Knoll is a
current contender and is very popular with marketers who are using it to submit their articles too|The biggest
contender on the block is Google Knoll|Google Knoll is doing very well with gathering favor from
marketers|Google Knoll is currently very popular with marketers}. {So far though|However|So far|At the
moment though|As the present moment though|Presently|At present}, these {don't seem|don't appear|are not
appearing} to be ranking as well as Ezinearticles, but it is a {good|excellent|fine}
{way|method|technique|means|manner|approach} to get the {Big G|Google} to {notice|index|take note
of|look at|pay attention to} your {sites|web sites}.
{For the other article directories it {is not|isn't} worth submitting articles {manually|by hand} to them,
except maybe the top {half a dozen|few|ten|dozen} {big|major|significant|best known} directories|You
should probably only submit {manually|by hand} to ther other {few|half a dozen|ten|dozen} or so
{big|major|significant|best known} article directories|It {isn't|is not} {really worth|worth your while|worth
while|worth it} submitting articles {manually|by hand} to any more directories except the top {few|half a
dozen|ten|dozen} {big|major|significant|best known} ones}. {{Many|Most} of the rest get {minimal|a tiny
amount of|very little|so little|such a small amount of} traffic it is not worthwhile, except for the
backlink|{Many|Most} of the rest get {minimal|a tiny amount of|very little|so little|such a small amount of}
traffic and are only worth it for the backlink}. {Therefore|So|Consequently|For that reason|Hence} you
{should either outsource or automate these submissions to free up your time to concentrate on building your
business|should outsource or automate these submissions|should make sure these submissions are
outsourced or automated|should outsource or automate all submissions to these directories}.
If you are {submitting articles|article marketing|marketing with articles|using articles} then you need to
{make sure|ensure} they are on Ezinearticles for {maximum|the best} {traffic|visitors}. {Do some
simple|With a bit of|With a little bit of|With some|Do a little|Add in some} backlinking to your article and
you {will easily find your articles ranking well for their keywords and bringing you good traffic|will be
ranking well and getting traffic|you will get traffic from you good rankings|you will get traffic as your
article ranks in the search engines}.
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