Does anyone use article directories?

Critic · 10-19-2007, 07:51 PM

I have been using article directories as a source of links and traffic since I made my first website. Some of my sites still get constant traffic from articles I wrote two and a half years ago!

On top of that, some of my articles have been picked up by large ezines which has resulted in traffic, forum registrations and newsletter signups.

So who uses them, and how are your results?

Critic · 10-19-2007, 07:55 PM

I just thought I'd add, the article directories themselves haven't really sent me any traffic (a few hits here and there) but it's the webmasters who pickup the articles that send the traffic. So basically, you're better off just submitting your articles to article directories that you would/do use yourself.

buldozerceto · 10-25-2007, 01:10 PM

Buh I don't like article dirs. If I write article I would publish it on my blog.

dynn · 10-25-2007, 02:56 PM

not fully utilized the article directory yet..

Meti · 10-25-2007, 04:51 PM

I have to agree with buldozerceto, I wouldn't either use such service, I would personally publish it on my blog if I had written a blog post.

I don't like them to be honest, if lets say, a user submits his or her blog post on your article directory, and does the same at 20-30 other article directories, there's a risk getting penalized for duplicate content issues.

Regards,
Meti

directoryjunction.com · 10-26-2007, 12:32 PM

I've never actually tried to find an article in an article directory in my entire life.

I do find myself going to wikepedia, about.com and alot of blogs.

Meti · 10-26-2007, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by directoryjunction.com

I do find myself going to wikepedia

That's where I usually look for any resources to any projects. I have never, ever either browsed through an article web directory due to many reasons. It is so much easier to use the search engines to find interesting articles, though it may be useful for some students.

Meti

directoryjunction.com · 10-26-2007, 02:14 PM

Believe it or not, I never even browsed dmoz for anything else but to see if a site is listed there.

Meti · 10-26-2007, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by directoryjunction.com

Believe it or not, I never even browsed dmoz for anything else but to see if a site is listed there.

The question would rather be, who does? I don't even believe net users (non-webmasters) even know about DMOZ, might be a small percentage that does, though I am quite sure that they don't use it for search-purpose.

Regards,
Meti

x3mario · 10-29-2007, 09:18 PM

Nope, I didn't use article directories...

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10-19-2007, 07:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Critic Administrator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 125	Does anyone use article directories? I have been using article directories as a source of links and traffic since I made my first website. Some of my sites still get constant traffic from articles I wrote two and a half years ago! On top of that, some of my articles have been picked up by large ezines which has resulted in traffic, forum registrations and newsletter signups. So who uses them, and how are your results? __________________ Professional Directory Submission Service

10-19-2007, 07:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Critic Administrator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 125	I just thought I'd add, the article directories themselves haven't really sent me any traffic (a few hits here and there) but it's the webmasters who pickup the articles that send the traffic. So basically, you're better off just submitting your articles to article directories that you would/do use yourself. __________________ Professional Directory Submission Service

10-25-2007, 02:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
dynn New Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 32	not fully utilized the article directory yet.. __________________ Link Bid Here (PR4) \| Add Site Link (PR4) \|Add New Link (PR4) - 5 Deep Links

10-25-2007, 04:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Meti CEO, Web Catalogue Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 103	I have to agree with buldozerceto, I wouldn't either use such service, I would personally publish it on my blog if I had written a blog post. I don't like them to be honest, if lets say, a user submits his or her blog post on your article directory, and does the same at 20-30 other article directories, there's a risk getting penalized for duplicate content issues. Regards, Meti __________________ Web Catalogue - Quality Web Directory

10-25-2007, 01:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
buldozerceto New Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 35	Buh I don't like article dirs. If I write article I would publish it on my blog.

10-26-2007, 12:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
directoryjunction.com New Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 29	I've never actually tried to find an article in an article directory in my entire life. I do find myself going to wikepedia, about.com and alot of blogs. __________________ Linkspub Business Web Directory \| Directory Junction Directory Forums \| Directory Lists \| Established Directories

10-26-2007, 02:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
directoryjunction.com New Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 29	Believe it or not, I never even browsed dmoz for anything else but to see if a site is listed there. __________________ Linkspub Business Web Directory \| Directory Junction Directory Forums \| Directory Lists \| Established Directories

10-29-2007, 09:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
x3mario Diamonds Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: World of diamond bracelets Posts: 6	Nope, I didn't use article directories...

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