Article Marketing, Social Networking, or Something Else?

[Steve Jackson]

Hi guys

I have started an article directory site and am trying to decide on how best to build links to it. What’s the best strategy? Is it article marketing, social networking, or maybe something else?

I have dabbled in article marketing and think this will be a fairly good strategy for building a large number of bulk links, especially using services like UAW and isnare, is this a good strategy for building bulk links?

Also should I go into the whole social network submission/bookmarking thing, I have read that the nature of your site can determine how much benefit you will get from it, would it be of benefit to a article directory site? And if so I have read I can outsource it fairly cheaply, who would be the best people to give this job to, are there any industry leaders who those in the know use?

Many thanks, I really do appreciate any advice.

Yours humbly

[vincevincevince]

An article directory site is 'traditionally' marketed through article syndication; which seems to benefit the directory site more than the original source. I do not think social bookmarking is going to do very well without great and unique articles... so I guess that depends upon the quality you are able to source. Spam about loan consolidation probably won't cut it.