There are a number of ways to submit your article and use that article as free advertising on the net. Of course, I am also speaking of articles you are writing for free. Do not read on if you are looking for paying article databases. Keep in mind that most of the article indexes offering an exchange for publishers and writers, have guidelines that do not always hold up or the rules seem to not applicable to everyone.
For example, a couple of sites many of us submit to require stringent attention to grammar, punctuation, and spelling, but when you read some of the existing pieces at the site, you find they appear to have been written by a third-grader underwater with his eyes closed. Okay, bad metaphor, but the point is, before you submit your article, check the existing ones to feel secure you are in the league you want to "advertise" in or from, that you want your reputation as a writer shared with.
In general, these are the ways to submit your article:
- Make sure when you submit your article, the article is yours - As of the writing of this piece, there are hundreds of tools and software and whatnot to investigate your claim that the article has not been "scraped" from elsewhere. (In the same respect, others who visit the article site will have to keep your article intact and include all of your source box info, so they will not be allowed to lift, scrape, or do other skimming scummy things to or with your work.)
- Follow the submission guidelines exactly - If the publisher says no hidden html, do not try to sneak in any ghost links. If the title has a character limit, do not go over it, even if the site does not have an automatic rejection system that asks you to re-do. (In this case, your final title will be truncated.)
- Format is probably the most important detail to attend to before you submit your article - Some sites need you to submit in plain text format. Others suggest a formatting tool (which may be downloaded online for free). Though those tools will actually screw up your text if you use it to submit to sites that have their own automated formatting. Again, follow the instructions.
Hope the above tips will let your article submission more smoothly and effectively. Cheers to your success!
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