Article distribution do's and dont's

[Deanknight]

I recently spent the day writing 2 400 word+ articles and have submitted them to x1 article directory.

I want to know if it is ok to submit the same articles to more article directorys?

[Personnel_Concept]

Its not a good idea to submit same article to more than one websites because Google see it as duplicate content and it will do more harm then benefit.

[IainReloadMedia]

Hey Dean,

It's good to see you're doing link building for your site. However as Vikas points out, you'll need to be careful not to stumble into the duplicate content area. Also unless the article directory is an authority in your niche, you'll get limited results with this tactic.

Try reaching out to blogs in your niche and write specific posts for them, that targets their readers. That should help you get better results.

Just another word of warning, don't solely rely on guest posting, article directories etc for link building. Make sure you get a diversified back link profile, so when the next update comes it won' t affect your rankings.

Thanks & good luck

Iain - Reload Media

[Debdulal]

I want to know if it is ok to submit the same articles to more article directories?

_I am not a big fan of article submission or directory submission or any of the common low hanging SEO fruits. What I believe is that when you get a link easily, the purpose of earning that link is lost forever. Rather than wasting your time doing these cheap things. You need to do real marketing. And it is up to you how you are going to define what real marketing is. _

[Deanknight]

Hey thanks for the reply. Im taking onboard your suggestions. How do I go about finding blogs in my niche? The website im working on is for a company that build driveways in x3 of the home counties. I have tried searching for driveway blogs and dont really find anything that useful to guest blog for. Any other suggestions?

[Deanknight]

Your not really answering my question are you. I am a fan of ppc but I think a lot can be said for link building too.

[KeriMorgret]

Better places on the web won't accept duplicate content.

What about writing for your website instead, so that when people look for that type of content in a search engine they find your site, and not the site of an article directory?

[Deanknight]

Hi Keri,

Thanks for the reply. I want to get a site to the 1st page of google for a particular search term and I notice a competitor has done several really bad articles (written really badly) hardly make sense I would guess that they have been spun, yet google has rewarded them with a first page ranking even though my site has loads more content.

I thought it would be a good idea to write some really good articles (in English) and submit to several article directories just like them. Only with a stronger site behind them.

Surely I should get a 1st page ranking?

[Debdulal]

_Sorry for the confusion .. Here is what I think. Article directories are those sites which were heavily affected by algo updates. Panda almost torched them so that being said, it will be just wasting your time and effort as you are going to get links from sites that are already under Google’s scanner. And do not even think about posting the same content twice or thrice in different directories.. it will not do any good to your website _

[IainReloadMedia]

Hey Dean,

It's a common problem when dealing with a specific niche. Therefore you have to look to the wider industry they are in, home renovation.

As Keri says below, the articles will need to be unique to get them on sites that will make a difference to your SEO.

I can't stress enough, for your guest posting to really work, make sure the posts have valuable insights. One way to do this is to interview the business owner, they are the expert on the subject.

Thanks

Iain - Reload Media

[AdilIdrees57]

what if someone has done this? remove article or links or build more quality links to nullify the effect? I have done this and lost my ranking to a great extent. What should i do now?