Consider......
Do you want the site indexed and found in a search ..
Or do you want that for an article site....
Your content rich article, posted on your site can produce far more benefits than a link...
except for those folks who believe that links are the answer to every thing...
Think about it...

A person searches for a phrase......the engine gives them either your site or an article site......
It does not matter where that phrase is published......
your site can be indexed at 2,345,654 and still produce a #1 response in an engine search.....