Article directories have played a key role in search engine optimization link building strategies for years. Directories are a place where various website owners and authors publish their content on different article submission sites. There are thousands of such directories including Goarticles, ArticleDashboard, Sooperarticles, EzineArticles and more. These directories are filled with thousands of articles related to each category.
Eight years ago, article directories used to be the holy grail of content marketing. Why? Because publishing articles in a directory quickly grows a site’s backlink profile. Unfortunately, article directories are no longer the holy grail. In fact, publishing content to these directories, even the famous ones, is not only pointless, but it can actually harm your SEO campaign. Here are some of the reasons why:
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