10 Top Sources Where You Can Submit Free Articles and Find Free Content

Sidebar: There are a number of websites where you can submit free articles and find free content for your e-mail newsletter or website. The list is seemingly endless, but here's a start.

The Syndicator: Article Syndication Feeds, Shelley Lowery's Web-Source.net. Provides feeds for various free syndicated columns. www.web-source.net/syndicator.htm

Article Announce, Article Announcement List. Writer and publisher exchange. Free content delivered to your e-mail address. Announce your articles to their entire list of ezine, newsletter and magazine publishers free. Shelley Lowery's Web-Source.net. www.web-source.net/article-announce.htm

FreeSticky.com, Mark Wickman. Free website content in many categories, including cartoons and jokes, competitions, educational, entertainment, financial, games guides and directories, industry, kids and teenagers, maps, news headlines, photographs, programming, software, sports, tips and advice, and weather. www.freesticky.com

EzineArticles.com, List Universe Network. Database of free content for e-zines and websites. Categories include: arts and humanities, computers and Internet, food and drink, lifestyles, recreation and sports, website debuts and reviews, business and finance, family activities, health and education, press releases, shopping, and women. www.ezinearticles.com

IdeaMarketers.com, Pehrson Web Group. Forum to share articles and find articles that other people have written. You may browse free the last 30 days of submissions. 300- to 400-word articles can be submitted. Membership for $12 per month provides unlimited browsing. Categories include: career/business, holiday/parties, home/family, self-help/health, marketing/PR, computers/tech. www.ideamarketers.com

Contentious.com, editor, Amy Gahran. Web-zine for writers, editors, and others who create content for online media – websites, e-mail publications, Intranets, etc. www.contentious.com

Content Exchange, "The digital marketplace for online content creators and publishers." A place to find writers, content, place classified ads, etc. Currently free, fee services later. www.content-exchange.com

World Wide Information Outlet. Provides free content for e-mail newsletters. Free article topics include: favorite things, general business, health, hobbies, life, marketing, advertising, publicity and promotion, PR, parenting, pets, religion, sports, technology, and the Net. www.certificate.net/wwio

ARA Content, The Article Resource Association. Provides free content to online media. Registered members have access to copyright-free articles and images which can be copied or immediately e-mailed to you. Non-members are limited to viewing article summaries. Topics include: automotive, books, business, consumer tips, education, family, fashion/bridal, food/entertaining, health, fitness and safety, home and garden, money, household tips, seasonal, making a difference, self-improvement/careers, senior living, technology/Internet, travel/leisure. www.aracopy.com

Free Content E-Mail List, YahooGroups, moderated by Mike Banks Valentine of Website 101 (www.website101.com/freecontent.html). Web editors looking for articles for their small business newsletter, list or website can post their needs or their own complete articles for free distribution. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Free-Content/

There are many more such sites. To find others, search on Google for "free content" or "free articles" along with a keyword representing your industry or topic. Also search E-zine directories under Google's category Arts > Online Writing > E-zines > Directories.