The article directory is a website with collections of articles written about various subjects. Sometimes article directories are called content farms, which are created to create mass content and determine expert status for websites or blogs.
I did not know about the existence of these directories until I started looking for cheap ways to promote my own website. At that time, I was all thinking about photography and found that if I wrote a decent article on photography and sent it to one of these catalogs, I could get FREE advertising. Now the whole key to these directories is that they are FREE for both the writer and the user of these articles.
So, you ask: why should I write articles for free? Here lies the beauty of the whole world of article directories. At the bottom of each article you can put a link (sometimes two) in the places that will be most useful to you. I had one article that was distributed on the Internet 3200 times. Every time someone read one of my articles and hit the bottom of the page, they read the “About the Author” section, which contained a link to my web page.
This is an example of how it looked.
About the author:
Awarded author / photographer Name here has 30 years. experience in the field of photography. As a master of graphic art, he has a unique perspective on what it takes to make a great photo. His eBook photo “Your Creative Edge” proves that creativity can be taught. Today he shares his wealth with the world through his website. (Visit oldwebsite.com Today.)
In this case, I could link to my site and embed a plugin for the book I wrote. At the time, I was not on Amazon, but I found this type of free advertising that deserves attention when I wrote articles. In my time, betterphototips.com hit the top ten photo tips or photo tips. There were other tricks that I learned about web design, but the BRIDGE of my traffic came from someone who read about photography.
If I applied this technique today, I would probably have linked both my website and my author page to Amazon. The more people see your name in print, the more likely that they will consider you an expert in their field. Therefore, even if you are not paid directly, there are advantages to this kind of work. Once published online (paid or not) you are PUBLISHED. Since these directories are built their reputation based on the quality of the articles, with the exception of which must be exceeded several times, will say something about the quality of your work.
Along with advertising, access to several writers at your fingertips gives your website or blog a more rounded look. I knew nothing in the fields; Underwater photography or Arial, but on my site there were articles about these areas.
Obviously, not all authors like to write articles, but if you do, it may be your foot in the door for PAID articles later. If you don’t want to write it yourself (or never seem to find time), using an article directory can help you keep your own website or blog up to date and up to date.
