iSnare
When you are producing articles, getting them as widely distributed is a key element to gaining exposure for the piece and for yourself.
Submitting articles to directories, forums, bulletin boards and other media outlets all helps but this can be time consuming and ineffective.
A more effective means of getting your article and work out to a wider potential audience is to use article submission portals and ISnare is one that I use frequently.
By submitting your piece to ISnare, the directory will automatically submit it to around thousands of other sites and though there is always an element of redundancy and irrelevance in using automated methods, this is a very effective means of throwing mud against a wall without risking the spammer label.
Registration and submission is free with ISnare, however to get the prompt levels of service i.e. review, approval and distribution within a week, you need to take out a subscription (personally I have never bothered). If you do wish to part with your hard earned beer tokens, the rate is $2 to submit to approximately 40,000 publishers and several thousand sites.
The site, in common with other article submission portals, splits articles up into categories and you are not restricted to simply providing topical information - you can also submit poems, scripts and other literary pieces so this technique comes in handy for any writer seeking wider exposure.
Simple to use and very effective in terms of cost and benefits provided; article distribution portals will gain you exposure without the time consuming process of physical submission to a handful of sites that you or I can manage on our own.