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Online Free Article Directories
and Content Syndicators

This page features the top 101 online free article directories and free article websites. You can submit your free articles to all of these websites. They will, in turn, make them available to other websites to post on their blogs or website pages. All of your articles should include a credit line at the end of the article that includes your book offer, website link, and anything else that you feel is important.

If you'd like to nominate other free article services, email John Kremer. I know that I have missed some services. Your website might be one of those. - John Kremer, author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books

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NewsReleaseCritiques.com - I see dozens of news releases every day. Few make the grade. Most are uninteresting, unnewsworthy, and product-oriented. What does it take to sell books with a good news release? In a 15-minute phone call, I can give you feedback on your news release to help you make it one that sells books. - John Kremer

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Free Article Distribution Services

Note: The number after a listing is the Alexa # for Publishing and Printing websites only. If you want to limit your work, focus on the large bolded sites.

AffSphere: http://www.affsphere.com - Syndicate your articles and earn money at the same time.

Alumbo: http://www.alumbo.com

Amazines: http://www.amazines.com #43

Article 99: http://www.article99.com #47

Article Alley: http://www.articlealley.com. Alexa rank: 3,602 in July 2011. #22

Article Avenue: http://www.articleavenue.com #78

Article Bin: http://www.articlebin.com #56

Article Biz: http://www.articlebiz.com #63

Article Blast: http://www.articleblast.com #34

Article Blizzard: http://www.articleblizzard.com

Article Buzz: http://www.article-buzz.com #44

Article Cat: http://www.articlecat.com #42

Article City: http://www.articlecity.com #59

Article Click: http://www.articleclick.com - 289,352 published free articles by 110,596 authors. Alexa rank: 7,471 in July 2011.

Article Codex: http://www.articlecodex.com #49 - Shares revenue with writers.

Article Content King: http://www.article-content-king.com

Article Cube: http://www.articlecube.com #90

Article Dashboard: http://www.articledashboard.com - Alexa rank: 4,611 in March 2011. #25

Article Depot: http://www.articledepot.co.uk

Article Feeder: http://www.articlefeeder.com - Alexa rank: 14,439 in July 2011.

Article Geek: http://www.articlegeek.com #79

Article Gold: http://www.articlegold.com #41

Article Nexus: http://www. articlenexus.com #36

Article On Ramp: http://www. articleonramp.com #93

Article Playground: http://www.articleplayground.com

Article Pool: http://www. articlepool.com #54

Article Set: http://www. articleset.com #68

Article Trader: http://www.articletrader.com - Also offers distribution to 276 other article directories for only $14 per article. Alexa rank: 8,340 in March 2011.

Article Zone: http://www.articlezones.com #150

Articler: http://www.articler.com #72

Articles Base: http://www.articlesbase.com. Alexa rank: 292 in March 2011. #5

Articles Factory: http://www.articlesfactory.com #40

Articles Land: http://www.articlesland.com #151

Articles Submit: http://www.articles-submit.com

Articles to Reprint: http://www.articlestoreprint.com

Artipot: http://www.artipot.com. Alexa rank: 18,830 in February 2012. 1,143,900 articles by 188,300 authors.

Associated Content: http://www.associatedcontent.com - Now owned by Yahoo!, this site commissions freelance writers and video producers to create content on different topics. 2.27 million articles and videos from 350,000+ contributors. Motto: Get published, reach millions, get paid. Alexa rank: 552 in August 2010.

BiblioScribe: http://www.biblioscribe.com - Provides free article and book press release submissions for authors and publishers. “We feature the contributors current and past works on their submitted article with direct links to their book on several online bookstores. A portion of the earnings from book sales are donated to First Book.”

Brand New Content: http://www.brandnewcontent.com

Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com

Connection Team: http://www.connectionteam.com

Content for Reprint: http://www.content4reprint.com

Content Syndication: http://www.content-syndication.org #123

Discovery Articles: http://www.discoveryarticles.com #75

Easy Articles: http://www.easyarticles.com #67

E-Articles: http://www.e-articles.info #46

Ebooks N Bytes: http://www.ebooksnbytes.com

1888 Articles: http://www.1888articles.com #50

Everyday Articles: http://www.everydayarticles.com #64

Expert Articles: http://www.expertarticles.com #80

Ezine Articles: http://www.ezinearticles.com - 377,500 authors have posted articles here. The site gets about 2 million visits per month. You cannot use their articles in a resale product. Probably the most important online article site. Alexa rank: 98 in March 2011. #1

Ezine Articles.Biz: http://ww.ezinearticles.biz #102

Ezine Writer: http://www.ezine-writer.com.au #122

Free Articles: http://www.freearticles.co.za #81

Free Articles & Content: http://www.freearticlesandcontent.com #133

Free Articles Zone: http://ww.free-articles-zone.com #52

Global Prosperity: http://www.globalprosperity.info

Go Articles: http://www.goarticles.com #21

Helium: http://www.helium.com - Features 300,000 articles on 44,000 subjects and 12 million page views per month. Users contribute articles and then rate each other's articles on a random basis (so users can't game the system). Via this website, you can get paid to share your knowledge. If you are looking for people to write articles for your website or a book, check out the Helium Marketplace. Alexa rank: 1,166 in October 2010.

How to Do Things: http://www.howtodothings.com - This site features how-to articles written by their registered contributors. They are actively looking for more contributors. You can register and contribute easily. They share 50% of the Google AdSense advertising revenues your articles earn with you. To find how more go to: http://www.howtodothings.com/ start.htm?cid=writing. Liz Smith is their editor-in-chief: liz@howtodothings.com. Alexa rank: 4,598 in October 2010.

HubPages: http://www.hubpages.com/_bookexpert - A place to post content and have it read by others. Including articles, poems, reports, etc. HubPages gives you 60% of all the revenues you generate from having people read your articles. You can also create sidebars to feature photos or sales info. Allows you to build a flagship page on a subject. Such a page requires at least 1,500 words, 3 or more videos, some photos, 10 or more helpful links to other sources (with your description why the link is valuable), an RSS feed or news capsule, and lots of tags. For more on creating a flagship page, see http://www.hubpages.com/help/flagship _hubs_more. Also, you can check the following page to see what sort of pages people would like to see: http://www.hubpages.com/requests/latest. Alexa rank: 180 in October 2010.

Idea Marketers: http://www.ideamarketers.com #24

Infobase Articles: http://www.infobasearticles.com

ISnare.com: http://www.isnare.com/distribution.php - Unlimited articles for $719.40 per year. #33

Instant Article Submitter - This PC software tool by Rod Beckwith and Jeff Alderson allows you to submit to over 200 online article directories in one easy click. You can submit your articles without having to visit each article directory manually. Article submissions allow you to get more free website traffic, improve your search engine ranking, and make more sales. Each time you open the software, it updates with the latest directories. You can also suggest new directories for the service. Also includes Instant Article Creator, which walks you through writing great articles, and Speed Article Writing, a 21-page guide to writing articles fast. Cost: $97 with no recurring charges.

“I just started using a software [note that she didn't say which software or service she was using] that distributes articles one has written and I've had really good results hitting 35 of the top 50 slots for my keywords on Google.... It's all one big experiment and I won't know for about 3-6 weeks what the real results are like, because I'm not sure how long those articles will stay at the top of Google or how many will be reprinted on blogs about adoption or scrapbooking.” - Lisa Copen, author, Adoption Scrapbook Album

Instant Article Wizard: http://bookexpert.instantaw.hop.clickbank.net - Write useful articles in minutes to place on your website or other sites via these online article sites.

Jogena: http://www.jogena.com/articles/content.htm - Also includes an ezine directory and ebook directory.

Knowledge Finder: http://www.knowledge-finder.com

Learniacs: http://www.learniacs.com - Make money while sharing your articles online.

Share your knowledge with the world! Any subject you like! The more articles you have, the better you'll see results! Add your AdSense code and earn money from all your articles and, also, from the people you bring to your network, 10 levels deep.

OpEd News: http://www.opednews.com -  A liberal/progressive news and opinion website. “We have a very powerful article submission user interface. It's the way we want to see your article submissions. … Send your article to us first and give us a 72 hour exclusive and if we think it's good enough, we'll forward it to our large list (380+) of other web and print news sites and newsletter emailers.”

PubArticles: http://www.pubarticles.com - Alexa rank: 5,252 in March 2011.

The Red Carpet Broadcast: http://www.trcb.com - Allows writers to get exposure traffic back to their website plus 50% revenue share in exchange for the submission of their original articles. Also features free ebooks.

Rysite Article Directory: http://www.rysite.com - Articles are curated. The site also automatically tweets each article to a targeted audience.

SearchWarp.com: http://www.searchwarp.com - Features 128,000 articles from over 7,000 authors. Alexa rank: 10,114 in July 2011.

Submit Your Article: http://www.submityourarticle.com - 48 articles for $444 per year.

The Ultimate Article Directory: http://www.ultimatearticledirectory.com

Web Articles: http://www.webarticles.com - Alexa rank: 281,764 in July 2011, Page Rank 5.

Web Pro News: http://www.webpronews.com - Focus on Internet news and marketing. Alexa rank: 2,453 in July 2011.

Wonder How-To: http://www.wonderhowto.com - How-to videos rated by the community as fresh, gems, and hot. Indexes and ranks how-to videos from hundreds of other sites. You can upload how-to videos to earn money as well. Also how-to articles. Alexa rank: 2,167 in March 2011.

The World Wide Information Outlet: http://certificate.net/wwio

World Village: http://www.worldvillage.com - Allows you to post articles and earn 50% of any Google AdSense income from views of your article. Alexa rank: 27,165 in March 2011.

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Article Syndication Advice

• More is not better. Focus on quality over quantity.
• Hand-submit to the top directories even if you bulk submit to others.
• Maintain normal growth rate on articles. Do one article a day or week, not dozens at once.
• Vary your anchor text from article to article.
• Don't focus on you in the author block. Focus on your topic and keyword anchor text.

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Complete A-Z Article System - This downloadable e-book by Eric Gruber is a do-it-yourself guide to working with article directories, ezines, and others to publish free articles that will bring your website and book free publicity, more traffic, and increased sales. $97.

Fast and Simple Guide to Article Marketing - A free ebook download. Lots of important points on all aspects of writing and marketing articles.

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Writing and Promoting Online Articles

The following article, reprinted with permission of the author, Kathleen Gage, answers the following question: “I personally don't know anyone who has gotten increased business from this tactic [writing and distributing articles online as a way of building an opt-in list] and none of my clients have either. Who is getting more business from this and what are they doing differently?”

Thank you for your message. The process of article writing and distribution is a tool for credibility and positioning. There are several elements involved that determine if you will be successful.

1. How well written is the article and is it specific to a market?

2. Do you have a title that grabs people's attention?

3. Do you have a resource box at the end of the article?

4. Is there a compelling offer you are making in the resource box that would encourage the reader to visit your website, blog or a landing page?

5. Is your website set up to optimize those people who will visit your website with a visible opt-in opportunity that is of high value to the visitor?

6. What is your follow up plan to market to the people who visited your site and opted into your database?

7. Are you creating high value to those who receive messages from you?

8. Are you a resource before you are a vendor?

I often find that when one of these elements is not in place article writing and distribution can be completely ineffective. I also find that people are impatient and don't put effective systems in place, nor do they view the process in the long term of building their business and increasing their revenues.

I have made money from article distribution in that it is a part of my overall marketing strategy. I do not expect to necessarily make money simply because I have posted an article. It is in the building of an opt-in database and creating ongoing value for the reader that some readers turn into buyers.

As someone who makes a very good living from the Internet, I can vouch for the effectiveness of this strategy. Many of my associates who also make their income directly from the Internet use this method because it is in fact very effective.

Making money on the Internet can be like baking a cake. If you don't have all the right ingredients in the correct order you could have a total flop on your hands. On the other hand, when your systems are in place you can be extremely successful and have a very tasty outcome.

Does article writing and distribution work? Yes. However, it should be a part of an overall marketing strategy and will be most effective when viewed this way.

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Get More Website Traffic: How to Get More Prospects Guaranteed When You Write Articles

by Eric Gruber

Want to get more website traffic and more prospects now?

When you write articles, you will attract more attention and get more website traffic, online publicity and profits.

BUT, if you want to write articles that get read and keep your audience coming back for more, you must follow my basic rules of writing for an online audience. If you are used to writing articles for print publications, be sure to read these rules. The online consumer is different than the print consumer.

7 Article Writing Tips to Ensure Your Targeted Audience Reads What You Write & Buys What You Are Selling:

1. Use conversational copy. Talk to your readers. Use words that people know. Absolutely, do not use jargon. It is boring. You will lose your audience's attention immediately. So, use words that people are familiar with and can connect to. Write like you talk and let your personality and experience shine through. You will make a better connection with your readers.

2.Go active. Words have power. Find specific active verbs to paint your copy. This will make your article exciting and lively. Action verbs are more engaging and will move the reader along. And, by using action verbs, you will automatically reduce the number of words it will take to get your message across. For example, "John loves Mary" is stronger than "Mary is loved by John."

3. Make your copy benefit oriented. Honestly, your readers don't care how many awards you have won. They don't care how many degrees you have or how many books you have written. All they care about is how you can help them solve their problems. So include a strong benefit in your article title. Include benefits in your article. And add benefits to your About the Author section.

4. Connect with your readers' emotions. We all want to feel smarter, richer, happier and thinner. Use these emotions to connect with your reader. For example, “Do you feel paralyzed every time you have to go shopping? Do you hate trying on clothes? Does stepping in front of that three way mirror strike fear inside you? Here are my 7 top tips to help you lose weight now...”

5. Keep sentences and paragraphs short. When your readers see articles with long sentences, long paragraphs and no bullet points or sub-headings, they will automatically skip that article. Here's why:

- Large chunks of information scare them.
- It overwhelms them.
- It takes too much time and effort to read that article.

And that's the psychology of most readers online. So make your sentences and paragraphs short. If your sentences are longer than 20 words, cut them up into two sentences. You can also add lists and bullet points. And, use subheadings that will attract readers when they scan articles, just like I have done with this article.

6. Front-load your point. When you make readers wade through paragraph after paragraph of unrelated anecdotes before you get to your point, you've lost your audience's attention. Yes, Mark Twain pulled that stunt all the time. But, your name is not Mark Twain. You want to tease your readers with bits of information they need to know. This way they'll stick around to the end. They'll then want to click on the link in your About the Author section and buy your products or services.

7. Simplify. Worried you're not using the right words? Use simpler words. Worried that your sentences are not clear? Make simpler sentences. Worried that people won't see your point? Make your point simpler. Make things simpler and your writing problems will vanish. That's why every newspaper in the world is written so a sixth grader can understand.

I'm not telling you to boil everything down to see Spot run simplicity. But, if you can't make people understand what you write, it's not because the world is filled with morons. It's because your messages are not clear.

These are just some of the tips found in my Complete A to Z Article Marketing System. This easy system has helped hundreds of people just like you get articles get read from top to bottom. Follow my article writing advice and you will get more online publicity, website traffic and profits!

By revealing his top secrets to writing articles that sell fast, Article Marketing Expert Eric Gruber has helped of thousands of experts just like you boost traffic, get more leads and increase sales.

Complete A-Z Article System - This downloadable e-book by Eric Gruber is a do-it-yourself guide to working with article directories, ezines, and others to publish free articles that will bring your website and book free publicity, more traffic, and increased sales. Cost: $97.

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Top 7 Tips to Help You Become a Thought Leader Just By Writing and Submitting Articles Online

by Eric Gruber

1. Write articles on a consistent basis. To be a thought leader - you need to consistently articulate and convey insightful information that listeners and readers value. This means, you should be writing articles - if not on a daily basis - then a weekly basis. These articles should be used for article submission. They should be on your blog. They should put into an auto-responder series. And, they should be turned into products.

2. Give away your best tips and advice. Truly insightful information is a rare commodity. So, if you reveal some of your best secrets that no one else is sharing, you will automatically become a "thought leader." Plus, if the information you're sharing is hot, prospects will think, "Wow! If he's giving away this information for free - I wonder what I will learn if I get his products or consulting services!" They'll be drooling to get onto your list, learn more about you and your offerings - and most importantly - buy from you. So, if you want to be a thought leader is then you have to be eager to give information away.

3. Be motivated by generosity, not self-interest. People are more likely to follow altruists - and they instinctively know the difference. Don't ruin your article marketing efforts by writing an amazing article - and then try to sell them in the bio box.

Earn your prospect's respect first by telling them how you can help them - and then invite them to get a free special report or other call-to-action that reinforces the fact that you are a thought leader. Then focus on selling them.

4. Be different. If you are writing the same thing as everyone else, just using different words - how does this make you the expert? It doesn't! Build a foundation of expertise. Quantify you experience. Record what you currently know about your industry that others in your industry may not know. Imagine that you're a mentor writing a long letter to a protégé. Focus on uncommon expertise and wisdom.

5. Use proven article templates that will help you write articles and content that prove you are a "thought leader." For example, a case study article template will help you write an article that shows prospect that you are the expert - and that have you gotten desired results. An example is my article, "How to Promote Your Book to the Top of the New York Times Best Sellers List."

6. Submit your articles to the top websites, ezines and blogs! Most people focus their article marketing efforts on sites like EzineArticles.com. Submitting your articles to article directories like EzineArticles.com is good for building links and improving your search engine optimization. But it sucks at helping you become a "thought leader!" Anyone can get published on article directories (including kids) as long as you follow their editorial guidelines. This doesn't make you stand out at the expert, does it? Get your articles published on top, credible websites. For example, my articles can be found on sites like About.com, SiteProNews.com, MarketingProfs.com and hundreds more.

7. Turn your articles into videos and submit them to the top video sites like YouTube and Viddler. As a thought leader, you want to get your message out to as many people as possible in as many formats as possible.

If you follow my advice, you will become a thought leader and make more money online.

To get started, check out my free article writing templates at http://www.FreeArticleCreationTemplates.com. These templates will help you consistently write articles fast so you can become a thought leader in your industry.

Article Marketing Expert Eric Gruber uses the power of articles to create online opportunities for Internet marketers, small business owners and entrepreneurs who want to experience the benefits of becoming a thought leader in their prospects' eyes. Now, you can get 3 of his favorite his instant article writing templates that will help you write thought leader type articles in 30 minutes or less. Get it now: http://www.FreeArticleCreationTemplates.com

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2 Minute Approval Checklist for EzineArticles.com

How do you write quality articles in less time? By planning ahead and discovering the article writing secrets to success before you begin writing!

A solid plan, such as a checklist, will help you advance to the next level. Taken from our submission records to find the most common reasons why articles are not approved during the initial editorial review, the 2 Minute Approval Tips series is compressed to give you the information you need quickly and to help you write quality, original articles.

We’ve taken those tips and turned them into a simple checklist that you can use to help ensure that your articles will be approved on the very first submission.

2 Minute Approval Tips Checklist

1. Does your article's byline and Resource Box names match to avoid authorship confusion?

2. How many links are in your article and are those links situated to achieve your goal?

3. Do you deliver detailed and informative content to ensure your reader doesn't click away?

4. Are you providing your own exclusive insights to leverage your credibility and not someone else's?

5. Is your article formatted to best inform and maintain your reader's attention?

6. Is your Resource Box short and to the point to direct readers to your blog or website?

7. Does your article read naturally or are your keywords interrupting the natural flow?

8. Is your article accessible to a wide audience to better increase your visibility?

9. Does the anchor text of your links appear natural and professional to readers?

10. Is your article title balanced with reader-benefited keywords?

11. Is your article message clear with proper comma usage?

12. Are you adhering to EzineArticles' affiliate links guidelines?

13. Are your links relevant and do they provide a quality user experience?

14. Using HTML? Is it properly formatted and balanced to help draw the eye?

15. Do you mention a location? Does your article provide specific and unique information?

16. Does your article stand alone without relying on the reader to reference other content?

17. Is your article title free of special characters that might hinder readability and syndication?

18. Is your article summary short, catchy, and to the point to attract readers?

19. Did you proofread your article to catch errors?

20. Does your article meet the minimum word count with quality, informative content?

There you have it! Your very own article submission checklist!

For each checklist item, there is a quick 2 Minute Approval Tips video to help you save time and get your articles published on the first submission.

Put all the 2 Minute Approval Tips to good use when writing your next set of quality, original articles.

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