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You probably heard it a million times: “On the Internet, content is king”. What is that supposed to mean? Well, it means that search engines love great content, but most importantly, so do users!

If you are a handyman you can probably write an article on choosing the perfect handyman. If you are a business consultant you can write about business issues. But guess what? It doesn’t matter how good your articles are if nobody reads them!

So, how do you get people to read your articles? Well, you can do it the hard way –post them on your website and try to get as much traffic as you can, or the easy way –leverage the power of other websites that have thousands of visitors every single day and amazing authority as far as the search engines concern.

Although I have my own blog, I also use several Web 2.0 social networking websites to reach thousands of people every day with useful information.

These are some of the social networks that I use:

WordPress – WordPress.com » Get a Free Blog Here
WordPress is an excellent blogging platform.

Squidoo – Squidoo : Welcome to Squidoo
Create your lens, publish your articles, and network with other users.

Hubpages – HubPages
Create your own page and spread your content.

Wetpaint – Wiki - Free Website - Wetpaint
One of the best Wiki platforms out there.

Clearblogs – Create a Free Blog at ClearBlogs - Your Web Blog hosting community
Another awesome blogging service.

Blogspot – www.blogger.com
A free blogging service owned by Google.

MySpace – MySpace
One of the most popular social networks on earth, owned by Microsoft. Use the blog feature to publish your content.

AOL Journals – Blogs - AOL People Connection
Another blog service. This one is owned by AOL.

Quizilla – Create Your own Quizzes, Stories, Polls, Lyrics, Poems, Journals and More at Quizilla
Create your page and show it to the world!

Bumpzee – Platform for Blog Communities @ BUMPzee!
List all your blogs here and give them maximum exposure.

Multiply – Multiply - Secure, Family-Friendly Media Sharing
Create your page and list your blogs.

Experience – Experience Project. An Anonymous Community to meet New Friends who Share Your Experiences & Life Stories. Find Support Groups, True Stories, Anonymous Blogs, Confessions, Dreams and More.
Another social networking site that allows you to share your content.

Scribd – Scribd
An amazing service to publish your documents.

NewsVine – Newsvine - Get Smarter Here
A collaboration-based news site.

Facebook – Welcome to Facebook! | Facebook
I’m sure you’ve heard about this one. Facebook is the biggest social network in the world. Create your own page, join groups and interact in the community, create events, network with others, and create your own group to get the most out of this fantastic tool.

Zimbio – Zimbio - Interactive Magazine
Publish your articles and submit your blogs here.

Wikispaces – Welcome to Wikispaces - Free Wikis for Everyone
Another amazing Wiki platform.

Tumblr – Tumblr
Post your article with a few clicks only.

Flickr – Welcome to Flickr - Photo Sharing
Share your photos and include your articles too!

Twitter – Twitter: What are you doing?
Twitter allows you to let the world know what you are up to.

Mahalo – Mahalo.com: Human-powered Search
Publish your articles for free.

Associated Content – Associated Content
One of the most prestigious article distribution services out there.

Helium – Helium - Where Knowledge Rules
Post your articles here. It’s very easy to use.

E How – eHow | How To Do Just About Everything!
Become an expert and publish valuable advice.

Wiki How – wikiHow - The How-to Manual That You Can Edit
Give advice and become a respected member of the community.

Ezine Articles – Ezine Article Submission - Submit Your Best Quality Original Articles For Massive Exposure, Ezine Publishers Get 25 Free Article Reprints
The best article distribution service ever.

Go Articles – Article Search Engine Directory: GoArticles.com
In my opinion, the second best article distribution service.

Articles Base – Free Articles Directory | Submit Articles - ArticlesBase.com
Another site where you can publish your articles.

Article Alley – Article Alley - All the Best News and Articles
Free article publishing service.

Google Knol - http://knol.google.com
An article distribution service owned by Google.

43 Things – 43 Things
Share that thing that you always wanted to do or your experiences about things that you have done already.

Well, that’s it. The list could be a lot longer but this is a really good starting point. Remember that it’s a lot smarter to leverage the authority and search engine rankings of recognized social sites than trying to accomplish the same with your own website only.

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