There are several reasons why article databases aren’t half as bad as some people believe. Primarily you get exposed far more than only on your own blog. Furthermore you also get the advantage of being able to write 5 to 10 articles about a specific subject without needing to create a separate blog for your content.
There are actually two places I would recommend for you if you want to brand your name online, and they are:
- EzineArticles
- HubPages
I would like to describe both places for you so you can consider if this could be just right for you and your creative pen.
EzineArticles
EzineArticles can sometimes be a BIT slow in approving your articles, but on the other hand they have many categories and is a site with a lot of visitors looking for quality information.
Your name will be well exposed if you remember to put a good title to your article. When people search for specific key words that match your articles, you will find that EzineArticles scores quite well. Not every single time, but neither does your own blog — yet.
I had a very positive surprise a couple of weeks ago when I received a pen with some papers on which I could list Top 10 Ideas for New Articles from EzineArticles. For free. It is very inspiring to use when you get new article ideas.
So beyond spreading your name across the internet, getting solid backlinks, you also get little surprises from time to time. During the holiday season it was a coffee mug etc.
For content where you want to show your abilities as a writer,EzineArticles is the place to check out. You can visit the EzineArticles website by clicking the blue link.
If you want to see the 8 articles I have written so far, you can check them by clicking the link: http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Henrik_Blunck
HubPages
HubPages deals with almost the same thing, but you have a bit more control as to design of your articles. I have created 16 different hubs, which you can see right here: http://hubpages.com/profile/h_blunck.
On HubPages you work with your content using templates which you can adapt for your content. You can decide whether an image should fill the entire text area, or whether you want text to float around your graphics. You can decide where to put the Comments field and even decide how many ads you want to appear on your page.
There is also a possibility of defining whether your HubPage can be considered a commercial page. All of this to fine tune how your page will appear once it’s published. This is an excellent system if you have content that requires more than pure text.
You can check Hubpages yourself by clicking this link to the HubPages website.
Concluding Words
For articles that contain pure text, I would recommend you check EzineArticles, while it would be a good idea to take a look at HubPages if you need to integrate extra elements beyond text.
Happy writing. 
How are you? I have found your articles to be quite informative.I have just recently writen some article in ezine and also started a blog indicated above.
I wanted to know how i can sent this blog to technorati.
Am asking because i found you through technorati.
Your cooperation will be apprecited.
What you should do is get into your Dashboard in WordPress, click Settings and then Writing.
There, you can add the following (without quotes): “http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping” to the window at the bottom. It will ping Technorati, which will – in time – build authority on their site.
Good luck, and come back whenever you have any questions.
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My friend suggested to increase blog traffic to submit articles to EzineArticles. by doing must be submitted to EzineArticles in English. If the article is accepted and published in EzineArticles then this article will be read by many people from various parts of the world.
By reading your posts the more I do not hesitate to do there submite
It’s very true. Releasing articles on EzineArticles is a good way to generate a lot of traffic. It is highly recommended, so you will be happy when you begin submitting with them.
EzineArticles and Hubpages are both good at getting you traffic that’s for sure. But also Facebook and Twitter are also good at building a reputation. I use another few article directories like ArticleDashboard and Buzzle. Sometimes its better to spread your content around.
You should indeed read my article “Diversification – Why It Works” because that will tell you more about indeed spreading your involvement around several sources to ensure you get optimal results from your efforts. Your blog was pretty spammy in creating overly many keywords through both comments and articles, and I took the liberty of changing the link. I will not accept spam links, but would hope my blog can inspire you to make the extra effort that will bring you long-lasting income as a result of good karma from content people can use.
I wrote some articles for many websites, but they do not pay that good.
Hi Gabi
Thanks for your comment.
It all depends upon what criteria you set up for your articles, and the quality of writing. When I get an order for writing assignments I always set some clear criteria that ensure the article will be both SEO optimized, and also bound by a non-editing rule IF my name is to appear in connection with the article. When I write ghost articles the latter is looked away from, but then edits by the blog owner won’t affect the quality I stand for.
You can greatly optimize your earnings once you learn to write even better.
Stay with it, and you WILL succeed.
Google hit the article directories ver hard with their last update. Ezine is still a great place to put your articles for the long term value.
I fully agree, and I think it’s good to look at the long-term benefits. No doubt about the fact that some article directories don’t run any quality control, whereas EzineArticles deserve great praise for their editorial staff who are honest enough to speak their mind. If something isn’t up to par, it will be put in problem status – and I am very happy they have discovered most of the people who ran article spinning strategies to create lots of content that can’t be used valuably…
Thanks for your comment, and looking forward to future comments.