Top 10 Free Article Directories That I Use

Articles submission is one of the best ways to get inbound links and thereby increasing the search engine visibility and traffic to your site. There are a lot of free article directories which helps you to submit your article and also allows you to link back to your website, which helps in getting backlinks. But in order to get quality backlinks through article submission, you need to submit in the right article directories which have good reputation and good page rank. Submitting articles in low quality article directories may not do good to your site. Here I would like to list the top 10 free article submission directories
that I rate ahead of others, based on certain parameters even though not in the order of its importance.
1) EzineArticles.com
Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device (9.7" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation)This site tops my list of free article directories with a Google page rank of 6 and Alexa ranking of 186, which is a good indication of the amount of traffic it receives. Need to get registered with the site, before you start with your article submission.
2) GoArticles.com
Another really good article directory which has a Google page rank of 6 and Alexa ranking of 2807. This also needs a free registration process before starting to submit articles.
3) ArticleDashboard.com
Another important article directory with a vide range of categories, ArticlesDashboard has been there for a few years and is really climbing its way up. It has a Google Page Rank of 5 and Alexa rank of 5127, and requires free registration.Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device (9.7" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation)
4 ) SearchWarp.com
SearchWarp is another directory where I would prefer to submit articles and is well known for its quick approval of the submissions. SearchWarp enjoys a Google page rank of 5 and Alexa ranking of 5521. Registration is required and is free to register. Also have a good and user friendly dashboard to view, edit/delete your submitted articles.
5) ArticlesBase.com
ArticlesBase also gives you fast approval of submitted articles and have Google page rank of 5 and an Alexa rank of 863. Has a good Dashboard feature which allows you to manage your submissions along with important statistics of the traffic to your article. The articles submitted in Articlesbase are also easily indexed by Google and Registration is required.Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device (9.7" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation)
6) iSnare.com
Another cool article directory with Google Page rank of 5 and Alexa rank of 11,833. This site also requires free registration and has a wider range of categories.
7) ArticleCity.com
Another simple and free article directory which requires registration to submit articles. Has a Google Page Rank of 5 and Alexa rank of 13,587.
8 ) ArticleAlley.com
This is another article directory, that I cannot avoid submitting my articles to. Simple layout, easy to use, Google Page rank of 5 and Alexa ranking of 5174 makes it a must to submit directory for article writers. Needs registration to submit articles and does not take too much time to get approved.
9) Amazines.com
Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device (9.7" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation)Another popular free article submission directory, which has a Google Page Rank of 5 and Alexa ranking of 6292. Needs to register in order to submit articles and has the facility to rate articles.
10) ArticlesFactory.com
This is another article submission directory that I love to submit my articles to. It has a slight lower Google Page Rank of 4 and Alexa ranking of 23,777. But this is an upcoming directory and would soon top the charts in the time to come. This also needs to register for article submission and offers a good user dashboard.
There are more other free directories available, but here I am wrapping it out with only 10. Hope it would be useful to everyone.