Free article directories are abundant online. If you are researching a topic for school or college then you should consider using them. Article directories typically have articles in many categories that would be of interest to researchers. The articles are available to download to your computer and read or print them out. The articles can be used on your website, if you have one, or in your research paper as is as long as proper credit is given to the author and the articles source.

Authors write the articles for many reasons depending on what they set out to accomplish. One reason is to establish themselves as an authority on the subject. Another reason is to promote a website or to promote a product as an affiliate. The free article directories are ideal for either of these. Some of the directories don't allow affiliate links in the body of the articles or in the signature file box, others do. However, your link can be directed to a webpage or blog that has content and a link to the affiliate product. If you are promoting a website, then your website link can be included in the signature box on all of the directories that I have visited.