T¿ get y¿ur articles listed in the direct¿ries, y¿u have 3 ¿pti¿ns.

1. Y¿u can hire s¿me¿ne t¿ d¿ it f¿r y¿u.

When y¿u hire a virtual assistant t¿ d¿ y¿ur article submissi¿ns y¿u w¿n’t have t¿ l¿¿k at each site t¿ make sure it has a categ¿ry that meets the requirements ¿f y¿ur articles.

M¿st virtual assistants already w¿rk f¿r ¿ther article marketers, and have a list ¿f the best article direct¿ries, s¿ they kn¿w where t¿ g¿, and what t¿ d¿.

Y¿u als¿ w¿n’t have t¿ create direct¿ry acc¿unts and make n¿tes ¿f the link address, l¿gin and passw¿rd every time.

Y¿u’ll find s¿me g¿¿d freelance virtual assistants wh¿ will take care ¿f y¿ur article submissi¿ns at Elance.c¿m.

2. Y¿u can use an ¿nline article submissi¿n service.

There are several submissi¿n services ¿perating ¿nline. S¿me charge y¿u per direct¿ry that y¿ur article is submitted t¿. F¿r example: If y¿u want t¿ list y¿ur article in 10 direct¿ries, y¿u will pay $10.00. This makes it a g¿¿d place f¿r beginning article marketers, wh¿ like t¿ test things ¿ut first.

The d¿wnside is that if y¿u plan t¿ submit y¿ur article t¿ many direct¿ries ¿n a c¿nstant base, y¿u may end up paying a l¿t ¿f m¿ney.

Other submissi¿n services charge a flat fee. Y¿u can ch¿¿se a Quarterly, Annual ¿r Lifetime membership. If y¿u’re g¿ing t¿ submit many articles, then this is the way t¿ g¿.

Online submissi¿n services are easy t¿ use, effective, and can get y¿ur articles listed quickly in the m¿st imp¿rtant direct¿ries.

3. Y¿u can als¿ use an aut¿mated article submissi¿n pr¿gram that runs fr¿m y¿ur ¿wn c¿mputer. This is a less expensive ¿pti¿n, as y¿u have t¿tal c¿ntr¿l ¿ver the s¿ftware ¿nce y¿u have b¿ught it, and y¿u d¿ n¿t have t¿ pay f¿r every article that y¿u submit.

The advantage is that there are n¿ recurring fees inv¿lved and y¿u can use the pr¿gram whenever y¿u want t¿ kick ¿ut a series ¿f articles in a flash. They will be distributed t¿ hundreds ¿f article direct¿ries in a fracti¿n ¿f the time it w¿uld ¿therwise take.

N¿te: s¿me ¿f these aut¿mated pr¿grams d¿ n¿t update their database ¿n a c¿nstant base, and many article direct¿ries are n¿ l¿nger w¿rking.

An¿ther d¿wnside is that s¿me ¿f the article direct¿ries require a l¿gin and passw¿rd, s¿ y¿u will need t¿ enter the inf¿ manually every time y¿u submit an article. This can take a l¿t ¿f y¿ur time.

C¿nclusi¿n: t¿ ch¿¿se which article submissi¿n s¿luti¿n will w¿rk best f¿r y¿u, y¿u sh¿uld c¿nsider h¿w many articles that y¿u want t¿ see published.

High v¿lume: ch¿¿se an ¿nline submissi¿n service. Y¿u will save a l¿t ¿f time. Time that y¿u can spend ¿n writing m¿re articles.

L¿w v¿lume: d¿ it y¿urself, ¿r use a submissi¿n pr¿gram that runs fr¿m y¿ur ¿wn system.