There are numerous article directories in the internet that allow for submitting articles free of cost. What has given rise to these article databases? The internet is the new age revolution. It has given rise to innumerable offshoot businesses and marketing strategies among other things. The go getters have long identified the many opportunities arising out of the growth of the internet; especially in creating their web presence thereby generating more and more business. Article submission is one way of facilitating one way links to the websites of the businesses; eventually generating high traffic and more hits by prospective clients.

It is however, important to be aware of the strings attached as regards submitting articles free of cost in one of these free web directories. There are certain riders and guidelines before you are allowed to submit the article. They insist on the content of the article being informative, original and of high quality while duplicate content is rejected at the time of submission. Many a time, the articles to be submitted are differentiated under different categories viz-a-viz Adventure and sport, Arts, Books, Business and Economy, Computers and technology, Finance, Food and Beverages, Government and Politics etc.

It is essential to submit your article under the correct category. Authors of the articles can retain and reserve all copyrights of their creation. Out and out commercial articles or absolute advertisements are not entertained by these directories. Offensive or provocative content cannot be promoted by way of article submission; besides pornography or anything that is deemed outlawed in line with conducting ethical business over the internet.

There are also certain definitions concerning the size of the article and its header. The article title in most of the cases can be up to one hundred and fifty words in length while the body of the article can be minimum three hundred and fifty words and can be extended till around two thousand words. Usually, the author of the article can introduce himself/herself in around sixty words or so.

In the end,free article submission serves its purpose only if external links leading to the website of a business are incorporated in the articles; presented to prospective business leads by way of an interestingly attractive piece of article. There is however a limit to how many external links you can include in your informative free article that aims at acceptably promoting your business; usually it is four. Submit articles bound by the rules astutely tweaked to benefit your business.