I have been submitting content to various article directories for about 90 days. I have submitted 80+ articles and variations to 20 or more directories.
One thing I have noticed from other boards is that it can be difficult to determine how effective all your work is. Some sites have lousy stats, others have decent stats but result in little traffic.
Obviously, if you are posting junk, you will get little traffic. However, I have taken the same article, re-written it several times, posted it to the various directories and had big differences in views and site visits.
Factors I am considering when reviewing an article directory:
| Directory: |
Directory name and url |
| Interface: |
Can you switch between WYSIWYG and text mode? |
| Internal stats: |
At a minimum there should be number of article views. # of time article emailed or that the reader clicked the backlink are also good. |
| External stats: |
Since there are no definitive stats for rating these sites, I am using a loose combination of page rank, Alexa and the number of pages in Google (site:url). |
| Review time: |
If there are less than five approved articles, review time should be one week or less. |
| Communication: |
If articles are not approved, is the violation reason clearly described? |
| Account required: |
Do you need to create an account to post articles? |
| Automation: |
Is it allowed and, if so, how complex to implement? |
| Overall Rating: |
Combination of all above factors |
| Personal Results: |
Separate from overall rating. This is my personal experience with the site. |
If you are just looking to blast articles, this probably won’t be of much interest. There are plenty of spinners and auto submit services out there.