Can I post same article in more than one article submission site?

[Clarke]

Hello to all,

I have a question, Can I post same article in more than one article submission site? As by nature I am not a Content writer, I hired someone to write, its really difficult for me to afford for unique content.

[Jim Gillum]

Not a good idea if you want to get backlinks with some value......
If your goal is to simply drive traffic to your site post away...

[RachaelJetkins]

You can but it won't yield you any positive results. Chances are that your site may get penalized by search engines apart from Google.

[sanusense]

I would never suggest doing that, it may harm your site in a longer run.

[georgiasmith42]

For your site benefit never do that. If before it was a bit okay, I don't think it will work now. You won't go places by doing such double posting of the same articles.