How to Widely Circulate Your Articles on The Internet

Posted on December 21st, 2009 in Online Writing by Borlok VA

Have you written articles that you want to have published on the Internet but don’t know how to go about it? Let’s take a look into how to choose a good company that will distribute your articles for you, instead of you having to spend the time to do it manually.

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There are quite a few article distribution sites out there that will allow you to submit your articles, and they will send your articles out wide and far. What are some questions you should ask yourself prior to signing up and entrusting your valuable written content to them?

Who will your articles be sent to?

One of the first things you want to know is what type of a publisher list they have. Do they have many, many publishers that they will send your articles out to, or just a few? Do their publishers have good Alexa or Google pagerank? It would be wise to check out some of the sites to ensure your articles will be sent to reputable, well-known companies.

What type of membership plans do they have?

Prior to becoming a member of an article distribution company, do a little homework and see what type of memberships or subscription plans they have. Do they have free memberships? If so, what type of benefits does a free membership entail you? Be sure to read the terms of agreement to see how they will bill you if you have to pay for a subscription. Many of them will use a specific payment processor, and the billing will be on recurring billing. Be sure you understand the terms of agreement; then print it and keep it.

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What kind of distribution plan do they have?

Are your articles going to be distributed for a long time, or short spurts? Does the company you decide on allow your articles to be sent to new publishers as they sign on, or are they going to be sent to a static, non-changing list? The ideal solution would be to have your content go out to new publishers and content site owners as they sign up.

Will your articles be reviewed prior to being sent out?

Should you be fortunate enough to find a website that has live human review of articles once you submit them, I highly recommend utilizing this valuable feature. A major disadvantage of trying to manually submit articles to a wide variety of article submission places is trying to keep all of their requirements and guidelines straight in your head. A company that has reviewers spot check your articles for you will know all the guidelines and be able to give you professional feedback on how to improve your articles so they speed through the review process.

Can you schedule your articles to be sent out at a specific time?
Wouldn’t it be a blessing if you could write and submit your articles ahead of time and then be able to schedule their distribution for a certain day? There are content distribution places out there that will allow you to do this. Check this option out; it’s well worth being able to advance schedule.

Whatever website you decide to go with, make sure you do your homework in checking out the company with BBB and other consumer sites that will rate companies based on their service level, integrity, and other measures prior to making that all important leap, especially if you are going to get a paid subscription.

Is there a content distribution marketing company that I use that I would recommend? Yes, I personally use Content Crooner, and am very happy with them. They have excellent customer service, economical paid subscriptions, an extensive distribution list of publishers, and a knowledgeable review staff. Don’t just take my word for it, however. Do your own research and feel comfortable with your decision.

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16 Responses to “How to Widely Circulate Your Articles on The Internet”

Louie Jerome
December 21st, 2009 at 8:00 am

Interesting but not affordable to most. With the present rates offered on most content sites, the cost of paid distribution would never be recouped, only benefitting the website owners.
Borlok VA
December 21st, 2009 at 9:13 am

While the cost might be considered to be too high for some, it is a good goal to put down for 2010. The extra exposure you would receive would make it well worth your while.
Guy Hogan
December 21st, 2009 at 9:48 am

Right now I’m looking into RSS (Really Simple Syndication). I just signed up with Feedburner and have nothing to report. If Feedburner works out I’ll have it and my personal blog as my maketing department. I agree that writing an article is the easy part. The difficult part is promoting the article.
Investinmenetwork
December 21st, 2009 at 9:52 am

Nice article very helpfull , cheers
K.Reshma
December 21st, 2009 at 10:00 am

Very interesting
Borlok VA
December 22nd, 2009 at 10:55 am

Hi Guy, let me know what you think about Feedburner, okay? I’ve been thinking about it but haven’t made the leap yet.
PhoenixRox
December 22nd, 2009 at 12:37 pm

@Borlok and Guy- Feedburner is just RSS feed and not a service like Content Crooner, which is a distribution marketing company. Just wanted u to know.

@Borlok- Will check out Content Crooner. Seems to be a smart choice. I enjoyed your article and advice
John
December 24th, 2009 at 6:21 pm

I just had a look at Content Crooner and was impressed until I hit the “Submit Content” button, which lad me to a broken link page. It looks like that critical part of their service is down.

Have they been hacked or are they a scam?
athena goodlight
December 24th, 2009 at 10:16 pm

Thanks for the tips. I’ll check it out soon.
Borlok VA
December 25th, 2009 at 4:22 pm

Hi John, I just tried it. It seems to be fine now, so maybe they were doing some system upgrades.
Borlok VA
December 25th, 2009 at 4:34 pm

I hope you like what you see athena. I certainly like it and have noticed a difference in people hitting my blog and Triond.
PhoenixRox
January 2nd, 2010 at 7:55 am

Revisiting.
jaysonv
January 2nd, 2010 at 9:26 pm

Great tips! I will do that. Thanks for sharing!
qasimdharamsy
January 13th, 2010 at 10:15 pm

Interesting….Nice piece….
deklin42
February 19th, 2010 at 11:26 pm

I wish this were possible for me.
Borlok VA
February 20th, 2010 at 2:30 pm

Hi deklin, not only can you, but you will. It might not happen overnight, but I feel that determination will get you far in Triond land.