Updated 6-14-2010
Article directories are a dime a dozen. If you are going to do it the hard way, meaning you’d rather submit one at a time and not use the best article syndication service I have ever used, then focus on submitting your articles to the top 21 article directories below.
You won’t benefit from the long tail effect of submitting to the other article directories available, but you will at least hit the big ones with the highest Alexa and Google rankings.
- EzineArticles -The big daddy of article directories. If you could only choose one place to submit your articles, this would be a good choice. PR6
- Submit Your Article -This started as an article submission service, but has also turned into a high-quality article directory over the years. PR4
- Suite101 – Another monstrous article site. PR7
- Helium – An up-to-date article site. PR6
- ArticleDashboard -Another staple in article directories. PR5
- ArticleBase -This article directory has grown to a PR6 with lots of content and praise from article syndication experts.
- GoArticles -This one claims to be the largest, but I’m pretty sure #1, #3, and #4 give it a run for it’s money. PR4
- WebProNews -You have to be selected to get into this one but it’s well worth the trouble. Old and respected. PR6
- SearchWarp -Free to submit and serves a lot of articles. PR5
- Buzzle -A strong article directory. PR6
- Isnare -Also a submission service, iSnare is another strong article directory at PR6.
- American Chronicle -Actually part of a network of article sites. PR6
- ArticleCity -Pretty much your standard article directory. PR5
- IdeaMarketers -A giant, this is much more than a simple article directory. It is a newsletter builder and management system as well as a “home base” for authors. PR5
- Site Reference -This is a content portal with article submission built-in. PR5
- Article Alley -A standard article directory. PR5
- TheWhir -Another strong article site. PR6
- Articles Factory -Mid-level article site. PR4
- SelfGrowth -Won’t find this one in auto-submission software. Must become an “expert” first to then get access to submit articles. PR6
- Amazines -Pretty standard. Nothing fancy here. PR3
- Article Snatch – It’s pretty popular, but is a “no-follow” directory. PR5
Need more article directory information?
- Here’s a big list of article directories.
- Also check out my post on getting the most out of article syndication.
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another gift for the great post. you all should try blog.co.uk it has a very fast indexing and google like it very much.
Wow! This is definitely getting bookmarked. Though it seems everyone uses EzineArticles as their main area of focus when it comes to article marketing, I’m not entirely sure why that is, it’s so crowded on their with everyone writing on the same topics, it’s hard to be original. Though I suppose one shouldn’t be discouraged when submitting articles provided you’ve got the right information on hand for the job.
Helium and articlebase and nofollowed too. I am not sure if helium even allows links within articles. Guess they allow links in the profile. Here’s another site worth including in your list: Outofstress.com this is a PR5 article directory and offers direct links from within the article as well as from the signature. I always thought that links from within the article look more natural and carry more value.
Great post!.. are they all dofollow?
Probably not – they all change a lot which is why I didn’t include that info. I’d have to update it all the time!
Hi Jack
Thanks for the additional link for Arcana Web as well as all the links for the highest Alexa and Google ranking links in one source area. SearchWarp seems to have changed there submission terms to the worse in my option but there are many more excellent directories.
Cheers
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Yup my favorite is enzine articles too. My selection runs in corelation with yours… Good post
Yes, Ezinearticles is probably one of the popular sites. Most people prefer to use it, I’m not sure why though.
Any European top21?
For me, article base is the most professional article directory. It has a great interface, not like ezine which looks like old school.
Links from directories may matter somewhat, but the best way to get links is to post unique quality content often. And be sure to post only on high PR sites.
Anyways, thanks for this fantastic list.
Thanks Jack for such nice list. I’m great fan of Ezine Articles and ArticleBase…
I’ve seen articles with links from goarticles, suite101, ezinearticles and articlebase when I do searches in Google. I guess their writers cover a wide range of topics that’s why I see them a lot.
I would rather use your system because I honestly don’t have the time to mess around looking for heaps of places to submit one article to. Some people would rather take their time and do that and I can understand that but at some point it must get a bit tedious. I’d prefer the quick way.
Hi,
I would like to introduce you to the new article directory called http://articlejug.com its dofollow and fast approval.
Thanks,
Webmaster of ArticleJUG
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Hi Jack……..Thanks a lot for sharing this article list. It is very useful specially for SEO professional.
I like goarticles. They’re not so strict with their submissions and I think a lot of people still use it.
This is going to make my linkbuilding so much easier each month- I’ve spent ages looking for a comprehensive list like this. Thanks for taking the time to publish this- I doubt I would’ve.
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