Submit 1/2 of your articles to the top 5-10 article directories, which in my opinion are:

1: EzineArticles.com
2: Buzzle.com
3: ArticleDashboard.com
4: Amazines.com
5: IdeaMarketers.com (because of their bidding system)

Submit the other half to the top 30-50 QUALITY article directories! These are article directories which possess high rankings, accept quality articles and have strict submission guidelines!

I use Automatic Article Submitter to make the process much quicker and easier and I highly recommend it.

By splitting up your submission techniques you’re getting the best of both worlds. You’re getting a handful of strong backlinks with the very limited submissions and you’re getting a higher quantity of backlinks with the “mass” submission to high-quality article directories. The best part is that you’re not relying on one simple technique! SE’s change their algorithms on a daily basis, so we really don’t know what will be effective in the future.

By using this technique, I effectively get the best of both worlds and provide a much more solid foundation for my article marketing campaign in the future!

30-50 quality article directories

#	Site Name	Score	PR	Alexa
1	Ezine Articles	130.47	6	255
2	Articles Base	109.48	5	1826
3	Buzzle	105.96	5	2599
4	SearchWarp	92.99	4	8148
5	GO articles	85.70	6	22529
6	Article Alley	84.79	5	21576
7	Article Dash board	81.79	5	29138
8	Web Pro News	81.43	6	34505
9	Article Click	80.71	5	32451
10	Amazines	79.69	5	35964
11	Article nexus	77.80	4	37237
12	Idea marketers	77.73	3	31247
13	Articles sphere	77.33	2	26012
14	Articles Factory	77.09	4	39955
15	Article-buzz	77.03	4	40193
16	Article Depot	76.99	3	33622
17	Article garden	76.50	3	35311
18	Artilces natch	75.97	2	29812
19	Article City	75.89	5	52577
20	upublish	75.62	3	38583
21	Article Codex	75.29	3	39884
22	A1_article directory	74.94	3	41300
23	Article rich	74.84	4	50029
24	ABC Article Directory	74.68	2	33916
25	Article 99	74.36	3	43735
26	1 Article	73.93	3	45655
27	Article pros	73.68	3	46837
28	Article gold	73.23	2	39186
29	Artilce trader	73.18	3	49250
30	Approved articles	73.16	4	59194
31	Article feeder	72.98	3	50235
32	E articles online	72.90	3	50652
33	Article blotter	72.85	3	50881
34	Article explosion	72.71	4	61904
35	Article Bin	72.22	3	54186
36	Article Biz	72.16	4	65418
37	Easy articles	72.04	4	66198
38	Article Stars	71.57	2	46288
39	Site Reference	71.51	5	81417
40	Afro articles	71.49	3	58275
41	Article content king	71.21	3	59982
42	Artilce vista	71.07	2	48634
43	reprint-content	70.80	3	62436
44	Article Cube	70.27	5	92224
45	Marketing article bank	69.42	3	71702
46	Article Emporium	69.21	2	58610
47	Work on internet	69.11	4	88762
48	Articler	69.08	2	59370
49	Weeno	69.06	5	104086
50	Articles tap	68.94	2	60204
51	Talkin' Mince	68.84	3	75977
52	christian notepad	68.57	3	78036
53	Every day article	68.48	3	78801
54	Articles And Authors	68.43	2	63333
55	The content corner	68.42	2	63391
56	Content corral	68.34	2	63912