If you know anything about SEO, you know that article submission is a major part of link building campaign for any SEO campaign. Of course, we have link buyers who take a shortcut, but if you have an article handy and submit it to the top article directories, there is a good chance that sites pick it up and give you a link back ( I don’t recommend directories that require reciprocal links). Submitting articles is a tough job because:

• You need to know how to write an article
• Have the patience of Noah to submit articles to some of these directories

The first part can’t really be helped. If you know the basics of SEO and can write English and have something valuable to say, then you are set there. You can also hire ghost writers.

But the second part is tough. So I was going through forums the other day and I saw this discussion about Article Submitter vs. Article Announcer. These tools basically save you time by filling out forms (no, they don’t auto submit). I have personally tried both, and I can say that Article Announcer is a little bit better because it provides you with templates that you can use for articles. It may not look much but using the template can help you come up with more articles in a shorter amount of time.

Now, why am I talking about Article Announcer? The reason is DealDotCom has this item for 50% off for about an hour more before it expires. That’s right. An hour! Here is why you should get it if you can afford it:

• Training: John Reese and his colleagues teach you how to write effective articles
• Templates: The article templates with the package are very handy.
• Software: It has a list of directories that you can submit to. In addition, the software helps you draft emails to e-zine owners.

It’s still a little bit pricey but it saves you about 50% on the time that it take to write and submit an article so it could be well worth it, depending on your niche.