Article marketing is one of the best ways to get your links out there to as many web pages as possible. That'll get you a constant stream of traffic on a long term basis. So for those who are serious about Internet marketing, long term traffic is a must, as it leads to consistent revenue.

In addition, well written articles earn the authors expert status. And in the cyber world, it's one of the best way to earn the author a positive reputation. When visitors read an expert article, there's a certain level of trust established. That makes it so much easier to convert the visitor to a paying customer. Experienced Internet marketers who are in the business for the long haul has learned to include article marketing as part of their online marketing strategy.

In order for them to do so, they have to choose the right partners to handle their article distribution. That's because article submissions can take up a huge chunk of time, which is something that most Internet business owners cannot afford. So they choose to outsource.

When choosing the right article distribution service, the first thing that you see is the image that the company gives you. Does it have a professional image? Send them an email if you can, and see how fast they response.

It's common to see many claims made by various service providers but the only sure way for you to know, is to test them out for yourself. Try submitting just one article with them and see if you enjoy the experience.

Always remember that the bottom line is for your articles to be submitted, approved and crawled by the search engines. Give it about a week or two and verify that your articles do indeed turn up in the search engines. Also, take note of the turn around time: how long does it take for your articles to be submitted? Is there a huge back log? If there's a long queue, probably your articles won't be submitted in a timely fashion later on, especially if you submit in bulk.

A report after submission is not necessary because what you want is for your articles to be submitted, approved and indexed by the search engines. So a pretty report with tons of screenshots is simply a waste of time. Verification can be made any time just by making a simple search in the search engines.

Finally, if you can verify that the distribution service is professional and reliable, make sure that you're comfortable with the pricing. There will come a day when you want to scale up your business and submit articles in bulk. If the service is too expensive, it'll cost you a bomb to submit articles in bulk. So make sure you source out a good deal before proceeding.