Article submission sites are Websites that function as article directories or article banks. Most of the popular article submission sites allow authors to post their articles on their sites for free. Their are a few article submission sites that charge a small fee for posting and distributing articles, but it is a small price to pay for the quality service they provide. I feel that some of these sites are of better quality and service based on the fact that they do charge a fee and attract a higher valued client rather than some authors just looking for a free place to submit sub quality articles. In a sense it keeps the riffraff out. Many of the large reputable submission sites do review all articles submitted to them in order to assure quality articles are being posted on their site.

Article submission sites also provide a Webmaster with free articles who need content for their Website as long as they keep the article in tact and don not modify it in any way. This is a great way to build content on your website and feed the search bots with food to digest therefore improving your sites ranking.

Most of the top article directories usually require you to manually submit your articles and do not accept automatic submissions that could be generated by a computer email or software program. The reason for manual submissions are because they are looking for "real" authors and not some article spun gibberish. Manual submission sites require you to sign up for an account where you can log into your account and from there you can perform many beneficial tasks from tracking the number article views, author ranking, and a host of other great features.

When seeking out popular article submission sites you want to find sites that provide a high volume of traffic and rank high. One of the best tools you can use is Alexa. Alexa.com will provide stats on traffic ranking, page views, and related links. Sites with higher traffic rankings will undoubtedly provide more readers for your articles. These sites are the ones you want to concentrate on manually submitting your articles. A few of the top 10 sites I can recommend with high traffic ranking are: Ezine Articles, Digg, Isnare, Go Articles, Article City, Article Dashboard, Content Desk, and Article Alley.

As you can see, popular article submission sites are the ones that can inject your article marketing campaigns with a huge boost in free pre-targeted traffic. I'll take free traffic over paid traffic any day of the week. Give them a try and see what a difference it will make. I know they have worked very well in my article submissions and they can work for you too.

To Your Success!

-Craig S. Andrews