The method of promotion by posting articles in free directories is quite popular among webmasters. Indeed, this is one of the ways to get the cheapest links. Such directories are open and everyone can get a backlink without much effort, just write a suitable topic article and place a backlink in it. And the article is accepted very quickly and at the same time absolutely free. In addition, links in texts are considered to be of very high quality, which is required for successful search engine promotion.
To benefit from this promotion method, you must first write a good feature article. In this case, you should review the rules for placing articles in directories. Many of them have limitations in terms of subject matter and volume, so you need to follow these rules if you want your article to be accepted into the catalog and published.
If writing articles is difficult, then it is better to order them on the freelance exchange. Good articles are not cheap, and you will have to spend a lot of time and effort on your own writing texts. The process can be significantly accelerated if you use the reproduction of texts using special programs. This method is good because, thanks to synonyms, you can get several from one text, and each of them will be unique, which is so necessary for search engine optimization.
As a rule, the length of articles should vary from 1500 to 5000 characters depending on the directory. Few people allow short articles to be published, besides, it is much more useful for search engine optimization to post longer articles. Therefore, it is better to write texts of 2500 characters or more.
Alternatively, you can write a large article for your site, and then create a shorter version of 2000 characters, multiply it and send it to various open article directories. Thus, several tasks are solved at once, because the site is replenished with content, and external links are growing. In addition, such a short note is very suitable in meaning, because after reading the short version in the catalog, a person most likely wants to familiarize himself with the full version and clicks on the link, going to the promoted site.
Most article directories also have outbound link requirements. So, for example, it is usually allowed to place no more than three links in an article. And some have certain requirements for the density of links, for example, no more than one link for every five hundred characters. Based on such calculations, you need to place backlinks in your texts and try not to break the rules, because it is rather unpleasant to receive a refusal to publish articles.
As for the quality of links, it all depends on the quality of the article directory and the article itself. The higher the uniqueness of the article, the more competently it is written, the more benefit it brings. In addition, it makes no sense to post an illiterate text, because this will cast a shadow on the reputation of the promoted site. Well, article directories should also be selected based on their popularity. It makes no sense to post articles where there are few people or on the site that is under the filters of search engines.
