The Effectiveness of Article Submissions on SEO in 2011

There are a few methods of search engine optimization that never seem to go out of style.  These are the basic methods like directory submissions, article submissions, blog commenting, social bookmarking, press release distribution and forum links. We will look at one of these today: article submissions.

How effective is article marketing in terms of seo? That depends on how many articles we are talking about and how many article directories we are submitting to.  I use Article Demon to do my “article runs”.  I have 600 directories loaded in the database, but based on categories, it usually only submits successfully to about 60 directories.  That’ll give you an idea of how many directories I am talking about in this post.

Before we get into the exact results of my latest article run, let’s talk about why article submissions still work as an effective seo tactic.  If we write our articles correctly, and that means  Continue reading “The Effectiveness of Article Submissions on SEO in 2011”