Article Directories - The Top 10

Article directories are an excellent way of getting the word out, or of showcasing your work, or you might just want to write for fun. In fact, article marketing is the main "weapon" of choice for many Internet marketers.

I have listed below the top 10 article directories based on their Alexa Ranking. In addition, I have included a short review of their features, concentrating on those features which you, as a hardworking Internet marketer looking to get the maximum amount of traffic to your sites, would be interested in.

The ranking information is correct as at 4 Apr 09.

Rank: 1
Name: EzineArticles
Alexa Ranking: 210
Google Page Rank: 6
Ranking.com: 343
Description And Features:

• Comprehensive article stats, down to how many times your link is clicked.
• No affiliate links are allowed.
• You can have many different author biographies under one account.
• Lists the top authors ranked by number of articles published.

Rank: 2
Name: ArticlesBase
Alexa Ranking: 1,037
Google Page Rank: 5
Ranking.com: 4,452
Description And Features:

• No affiliate links are allowed.
• You are allowed only one account but can have different pen names in that account.
• You can have 3 links in your article and 3 links in your resource box but all links will have the "nofollow" tag.

Rank: 3
Name: Buzzle
Alexa Ranking: 2,356
Google Page Rank: 6
Ranking.com: 3,301
Description And Features:

• Application to be an author is subject to approval, which can take up to 4 weeks. But don't let the 4 weeks put you off, I got approved within 3 days. :)
• No duplicate content allowed.

Rank: 4
Name: WebProNews
Alexa Ranking: 3,714
Google Page Rank: 6
Ranking.com: 5.346
Description And Features:

• Submit your article through a link on the right that says, "Become a WebProNews expert author"
• No duplicate content allowed.
• Articles must be related to eBusiness, search engines, information technology or web development.

Rank: 5
Name: GoArticles
Alexa Ranking: 6,152
Google Page Rank: 6
Ranking.com: 13,479
Description And Features:

• Articles are indexed once a day and are searchable by visitors within 24 hours of submission.

Rank: 6
Name: SearchWarp
Alexa Ranking: 6,805
Google Page Rank: 4
Description And Features:

• Articles about afflilate marketing, online business, network marketing and similar topics will not be accepted.
• Articles related to or promoting other high spam topics like gambling, casinos, prescription drugs, lending, mortgages and credit cards will also be denied.

Rank: 7
Name: Article Dashboard Directory
Alexa Ranking: 8,842
Google Page Rank: 6
Ranking.com: 27,675
Description And Features:

• No affiliate links allowed in the body of the article.
• Features a "Top Author" category in which authors are ranked by the number of articles published.

Rank: 8
Name: Article Alley
Alexa Ranking: 9,868
Google Page Rank: 5
Ranking.com: 18,292
Description And Features:

• Nice and clean interface.
• Offers an article writing service charging from $25 to $40 per article.

Rank: 9
Name: ArticleSnatch
Alexa Ranking: 11,132
Google Page Rank: 2
Ranking.com: 48,250
Description And Features:

• Active links are not allowed in the article body but non-active links are allowed.

Rank: 10
Name: Amazines
Alexa Ranking: 11,192
Google Page Rank: 3
Ranking.com: 20.611
Description And Features:

• Has a feature in which you can bulk submit articles.
• Don't forget to add your author biography to the end of your articles.

Other Notable Article Directories

Name: FourPx Articles
Alexa Ranking: 16143
Google Page Rank: 3
Ranking.com: 306,301
Description And Features:

• Do follow article directory.

Name: EvanCarMichael
Alexa Ranking: 26,277
Google Page Rank: 3
Ranking.com: 27,444
Description And Features:

• Has a feature that shows what keywords were used to find your articles.
• You can offer a free download of your ebooks or templates on their site and they will forward the leads to you.

References

1. List of Top 50 Article Directories
2. Alexa
3. Google Page Rank Tool
4. Ranking.com