One of the most common complaints I get from article marketers is that the process takes a lot of time.
Although these people are excited about the benefits that article marketing can offer, they really don't look forward to sitting in front of their computer for at least 3 hours to write and distribute at least 5 articles everyday.
The good news is, you can actually do the entire process in half the time.
Here's how you can do it:

1. Produce short articles.
   Save a lot of time by simply making your articles relatively short.
   When I was starting out, I was very excited and I tend to cover so many things that one article will contain no less than 2,000 words.
   If you're doing the same thing, you better learn how to shorten your articles.
   It will help if you target very specific topics.
   If you think that you really need to explore broad ones, I would recommend that you create article series.
   Each part should contain just 300-500 words.
   
2. Stick with what you know.
   As you want to produce more articles, it's best if you focus your attention on those topics that you know really, really well.
   The goal here is to eliminate the need for an extensive research which will surely eat a lot of your time.
   When it's not your writing time, go ahead and increase your knowledge in your niche and become expert on your next topics by reading relevant resources and by attending relevant seminars.
   
3. Proper time management.
   This is something that you need to learn especially if you have other things to do other than writing your articles.
   I suggest that you decide on your writing time and make sure that you stick to it.
   However, avoid writing for straight 3 or more hours.
   Have breaks in between so physical and mental fatigue will not affect the quality of your articles.
   What I do is I write 2 hours in the morning, another 2 hours in the afternoon, and at least an hour after dinner.
   This allows me to write with a clear, energized mind.
   
4. Use submission software.
   As you know, manually submitting your articles to different directories can take hours.
   That is why, I recommend that you get a reliable automatic article submission software that are now readily available in the online arena.
   All you need to do is upload the articles and check the box next to directories that you would like to use.
   Click the submit button and the software will do the rest for you.
   
5. Outsource some of your articles.
   You can definitely save a lot of time if you can get other writers to help you out.
   Find and hire ghostwriters who have impressive track record in giving high quality articles to their clients.
   These people can take at least half of your load.