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I recently started to go through some of the articles that I have posted to the article directories over the past three years by updating some, deleting a few, while deciding that I would renew my effort to post to directories again.

Unlike in times past when I would post one article to as many as 20 directories, I’ve decided to change my tactic and limit my distribution to just two directories: Ezine Articles and Article Sphere. I know both both owners, Christopher Knight and Larry Lim, respectively, and know that they provide a consistent and reliable service. I wish I could say that about most of the other directories, but I cannot.

With my current initiative each directory will start receiving fresh articles beginning in May, articles which will not appear on the other directory nor will they have been published elsewhere. I plan on testing the effectiveness of this approach, but I suspect that it will work: quite a few of my articles on Knight’s site have received PageRank, offering excellent link juice for me.

Speaking of link juice, this is the primary reason why I have decided to revisit the issue. I have built or am in the process of building or overhauling several sites and they could use some back links. Submitting articles to article directories allows me to place as many as three back links to three different URLs, a great way to empower any site.

I realize a number of articles will be picked up and posted elsewhere, therefore if the publishers keep my back links in place I’ll get additional link juice. If not, I’ll be content to gain the links from Article Sphere and Ezine Articles as they are both solid sources for this type of marketing.

BTW, both directories are featured on my side bar — the only two.