Webmasters usually try various methods to build back links, from different aspects link directory submissions, link exchange, comments and many other choices to build links. In recent times Article directories have been making buzz around to build links by submitting an article in various content submission sites along with a hyperlink, to build links.

But recently Google’s head of search spam Matt Cutts, stated as a personal recommendation not use article submission directories to build links; he also posted out a video encouraging webmasters not to use article directory web sites with the aim of building links. Matt also tweeted his answer to the question, Are Article Directories recommended to build links? Matt said “No.”