For one, you'll brand your web site, business and yourself
by submitting articles to article directories. You could include
your name, business name, your credentials, web site
address and e-mail address in your resource box.

Second, you will become known as an expert on the topics
you write about. This will give you and your business
extra credibility which will help you compete against
your competition.

Third, your article might also be placed on a publisher's
web page. People search directories to find free content for their web sites or e-zines. If they publish your article on their page this will give you some extra exposure.

Forth, you might get extra exposure if an e-zine publisher
archives their e-zine on their site. People might want
to read the back issues before they make the decision
to subscribe.

Fifth, you will get free advertising. This will allow you to
spend your profits on other forms of advertising. You
could buy advertisements in other e-zines that don't
publish your articles.

Sixth, you might get extra income from people wanting to
hire you to write other articles, books, or even ask to
speak at seminars. This is a great way to multiply your
income.

Seventh, e-zine publishers could publish your
articles in their free e-books. Since people give them
away, your advertising could multiply all over the
internet.

Eighth, you will get your article published all over the web
if an e-zine publisher that has a free content directory on their web site, publishes your article. They'll allow
their visitors to republish your article.

Ninth, you'll gain people's trust. If they read your article
and like it, they won't be as hesitant to buy your
product or service. You will then be able to increase
your profits.

Tenth, when sites publish your article, they will publish it with your resource box and link back to your website. While people have different opinions, various back-links could help with search engine optimization.

There you have it. Ten good reasons to start submitting your articles to article directories. I know it can be a tedious task to try to submit your articles to hundreds of the directories out there, but there are ways of making that task a lot easier. One is to use a submission service. That can get expensive though since a lot of them charge by the article. You can also make your job a lot easier and cheaper by buying software specifically designed for the purpose of submitting articles. However you go, start submitting now, and you too can reap the benefits.