Articles: Is It Better to Give or Receive?

I don't claim to be an article marketing expert, but I do both. I run about 10 article sites and I submit articles using an auto submitter. I feel that you can make money both ways.  I submit anywhere from 5 to 25 articles per weeks using a free, online article submitter to post my articles to hundreds or thousands or sites. The articles run from 500 to 1,000 words and are related to whatever it is that I am selling.  For example, I write articles about Thailand while promoting my affiliate hotel sites geared specifically to...