Are Your own domain targeted articles/content not better than article submitted to a directory?

[gfsocial]

I've never been one for article directory submissions but see it highly recommended all over the forum.

Is it not better to write custom blog posts or webpages with your articles on your domain so YOUR page ranks for the top seo spots for your keywords?

Perhaps it depends where you are in SEO but if you already have an established page with lots of backlinks and you are looking for increase in traffic is it still better to go with article submission instead of posting it on your site?

I think i might be missing something in the strategy

I tried search for this topic but didnt really see anything that answered this so... thanks...

[gfsocial]

Not sure if i posted this right as no one has responded... but...

Say im targeting "chocolate bunny basket"... my site has a high PR rank.. over 4000 back links and I just want more people coming to my site... not too much competition for "chocolate bunny basket"... (i dont know just example from my desk)

So i create a custom html page on my site (or blog post)... targeted for the keyword...

In a few days/weeks i likely will rank in the top spots on google with my domain, and this targeted article... and have those coming directly to my site instead of coming from the article directory.

Is it more for building up authority.. ie getting a high Page rank and making google realize your not a flight by night site that you submit to directories.. or am i still missing something?

[Alexa Smith]

Originally Posted by gfsocial

Is it not better to write custom blog posts or webpages with your articles on your domain so YOUR page ranks for the top seo spots for your keywords?

Yes, of course it is.

This is absolutely fundamental to article marketing. Have a look at this super-helpful thread: you'll find a succession of very experienced, successful, professional article marketers explaining in detail all their (shared) reasons for publishing their articles on their own sites before submitting them to article directories (if they're using article directories, that is).

Originally Posted by gfsocial

Perhaps it depends where you are in SEO but if you already have an established page with lots of backlinks and you are looking for increase in traffic is it still better to go with article submission instead of posting it on your site?

It doesn't depend where you are in SEO terms, really. It's never better to submit to article directories instead of to your own site. That isn't really "article marketing" at all: it's only "article directory marketing" (building up other people's sites at the expense of your own etc. etc.). Many people who do that alone end up with websites which are outranked by article directories for their own keywords.

Originally Posted by gfsocial

I think i might be missing something in the strategy

You're missing less than you think.

Originally Posted by gfsocial

I tried search for this topic but didnt really see anything that answered this so... thanks...

All the little links in this post are to threads which explain a bit more, when you have some reading-time.

(Sorry, I didn't see your original post, or I'd have replied earlier).