It is my belief that the plethora of article submitters out there are a waste of your time, energy, and money. The biggest thing to do when submitting articles is to get them in the proper category. Many of the article submitters in use today just do not have this capability.

it all goes back to people’s inherent laziness. To quote The Chemical Brothers, ‘MY finger is on the button. Push the button’ This is what people want, and ulimately, their efforts fail.

As a freelancer, I use automated software. I use Article Announcer, which allows me to automate a lot of the submission process. But I have to go into the directory and choose the category and tweak the article a bit until it meets my needs. I can submit an article to over 100 directories in about an hour and a half, depending on the speed of my DSL line. And it is well worth it, knowing my articles are in the proper category.

This article goes into more depth about article submission…

Peace,


Charlie~



Brian Shoemaker

There are both advantages and disadvantages to using article submitters.

Advantages:

- You can submit one article to hundreds or thousands of article directories with just one submission depending on what article submitter you are using. Submitting an article to this many directories, by hand, will take you a long time.

- With the extra time saved using an article submitter, you can develop your website and or write more articles.

Disadvantages:

- With article submitters, selecting the right category can be difficult, because not all article directories have the same categories. This can be a problem, because some directories will delete your article if it isnt submitted to the correct category.

- Another problem with article submitters is that some will not allow you to place hyperlinks in the article body. This is inconvenient, because not all article directories disallow hyperlinks within the article body and these links are often useful to the readers of the article.

I personally do not use an article submitter. I submit my web hosting articles and other articles by hand using RoboForm PRO. The only reasons are as follows: I have not found one that can select the correct category every time for every directory and I like to place hyperlinks within the article body when allowed.

Brian Shoemaker is the owner of the web hosting directory Find-A-Web-Host.com. Find a web host for your articles.