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I would like to discuss some questions on article submission process with SEO professionals. What do you think about submitting the same article to numerous article directories? On the one hand it be very difficult task and can take a lot of time to write a unique article for each article directory separately, on the other hand search engines can consider such articles as content duplicate and therefore incoming links will not be counted. How to find the golden middle and to get the maximum benefits from article submission process? What keyword phrases it is better to orient articles on? What keyword phrases it is better to add to incoming link text? It is better to insert a key phrase existing at a website or the key phrase that doesn’t exist at a website? Thanks in advance!

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Building on ’s question and the short points from , and , here is a compact, practical playbook for distributing the same article across directories while protecting the original page and keeping link value.

  • Publish a canonical version on your site first (unique URL, proper meta, optional schema). Use that as the primary asset you want search engines to index, and treat directory copies as syndication or teasers.
  • Syndicate smart: submit an excerpt (first 200–400 words) or a reworked headline + unique 1–2 paragraph intro for each directory rather than identical full-text reposts. When a directory will only accept full republishes, ask them to include a clear attribution line or rel=canonical to your original; if they refuse, skip it.
  • Vary anchors and context. Use brand or descriptive anchors and natural phrases more often than repeating one exact-match keyword. Exact-match anchors can be used sparingly in a natural sentence; otherwise rotate partial matches, long-tail variants, and the raw URL.
  • Track everything in a simple spreadsheet: directory name, URL published, anchor used, attribute (dofollow/nofollow), posted date and whether it’s full copy or excerpt. Review indexing and referral traffic after publication.

There is no useful universal “keyword density” number. Focus on clarity and topical coverage: put the primary term in the title, the opening section and relevant headings, then use natural synonyms and supporting phrases rather than forcing a percentage. Prioritize directories that add editorial value or send referral traffic rather than mass low-quality lists—those offer little long-term SEO benefit and can dilute signals.

Google’s documentation on handling duplicate pages and link schemes is useful background: Consolidate duplicate URLs and Link schemes.

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I think the duplicate content issue is a big one. However, I'm a bit confused by your question. Article directory services? Is this like where you submit an article that is keyworded out and has links pointing back to you, for other sites to use to get free content? Like Constant Content or whatever they used to be called (haven't heard from them in years).

Regarding keywords ... don't keyword stuff :) I would choose key phrases that exist at the website ... it makes the article seem much more relevant and like it belongs there and isn't just there for SEO reasons.

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Regarding keywords ... don't keyword stuff

Agree on this statement. Never put more keywords as it's a big NO in G.

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Ok, if, for examle, my article is mainly oriented on key phrase 1 would you recommend to put this key phrase 1 into incoming link text? Does this key phrase 1 have to exists on a website page as well?

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Yeah don't do keyword stuffing, it's important that your article be found for specific keywords. However, simply repeating your keywords over and over is considered keyword stuffing.

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What keyword or key phrase density is desirable for an article?

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