Should I post an article to the same article site each month or should I vary the sites I post them to?

[acs111]

Hi Community,
Im planning on creating an article each month centred around 1 keyword.
Is it best to post this to the same site. eg http://ezinearticles.com/ every month or should I try to post it to a mixture of different sites?

I'm trying to rank a site higher for their chosen keyword by gaining links from anchor text within each article I create.

[Boodreaux]

Depends on where you are at in the SEO timeline.  I just started and made one comment on a site and now I get more traffic from that site than several of my paid boards combined. If the comment is on a high traffic board and is very relevant that it could pay big dividends for a new website like mine.  On the other hand there may be other great ways to continue developing SEO for the long term.  For the short term though..this one comment has been gold for my newbie site.

Boo

[stubby]

If you are going to do the guest articles then put on various sites.  Lots of links from one site is not as good as several from several sites - just think, what if ezinearticles.com goes out of business, and you have 100 links there and no others.  All 100 are gone.

Other arguments covering the value or non-value of article marketing are already well spoken here.

[AlanMosley]

I understand the difference, but still don’t think you are going to get much exposure from comment posting. I think the opportunities are few and far apart, i think there are much better things to do with your time.
You may read a article that is relevant to your website, you may have something interesting to say about it, you may find others that find your comment interesting, they may click on the link, they may write about you. that’s a lot of maybes, it is more likely that they will link to the artcile on top of that, that is when you legitimately find a interesting article, when searching you are less likely to find such opportunities.

if you have something interesting to say, i think you are better of putting it on your own website and maybe gaing a quality link worth much more then hundreds of comment postings.

[kbloemendaal]

Everything SEO isn't links Alan. If you go commenting on blogs looking for links only, yes, you will fail.

If you read my comment, it clearly says use it to build a network and gain exposure, this in turn could lead to someone writing about you because you are simply awesome!

On top of that, Matt Cutts tells us what he wants us to know

Links are more than just to gain rankings on Google. What about traffic, new followers, brand evangelists that share your stuff socially? There is so much more to a good quality comment strategy other than looking for links as an SEO strategy....

[AlanMosley]

I have to disagree, google can tell what is content and wehat is comment, Matt Cutts has indicated that any link that is easy to get has little value.

Add to this that the page needs to be relevant as well as link text to the linked page, as well as follow, your efforts are not well spent.

some where Matt Curtts said that out of article posting, comment posting and directories, relevant or local directoris still have some value when mixed with a few quality links, they other 2 dont.

[danbocain]

I definitely find commenting on blogs to be a great way to get involved and gain attention. The link you may get from it should be seen as a bonus to the actual engagement and brand-awareness you are gaining.  I developed a tool to help speed up how quickly you can find related blogs to your niche, as well as finding ones which allow custom anchor text (and sometimes are followed.)

You don't want to over do it, but being involved in your industry (on the web), is sometimes equally as important as being involved in the real World.

[AlanMosley]

I agree with Dan and Kieth, in dont waste your time, Matt Cutts has said that they do not see article sites as links with value.

Better writ good artciles and put them on your own site and hope someone links to them.

[kbloemendaal]

Personally, I rarely (if ever) use article directories anymore. The links are usually as close to worthless as they come. (behind forum signature links perhaps)

Like Dan said, try networking and guest posting on *reputable sites.

I would add to that, a good social plan, network with people, create link worthy stuff (memes, infographs are hot right now), provide/create something needed in the industry for free, etc...

I hate to suggest this, because I think people take it and run spammy campaigns with it, but I have had much success commenting on sites. Not "Hey, nice post. I found you on Yahoo, how do I subscribe?" comments, but real value added information. It's a great way to network and get attention, which can lead to people writing about ..... YOU! Best links ever come from those that are linking to you because you have something of value to share..... (isn't that what Google intended for links to be for anyway?)

Good luck

[danbocain]

I would consider other routes than using article directories for a long term strategy. I'd suggest placing one quality article on each site (totally unique, not spun.) Then try to build relationships with bloggers in your niche and try out guest blogging. You'll get the benefit of the link, the anchor text, and also a dedicated audience base somehow related to your niche.  In short, the benefits are much greater.

If you must go the article route, definitely get links from a variety of sites. Make sure they aren't all ran by the same people. There's a lot of article "networks" which are typically easy to spot. It's beneficial to check the WHOIS data for the domains and the IP address/name servers being used by the domains to make sure you aren't willingly placing your articles on a "link network."