Freelancing for Free

I am currently submitting various articles to two website for 'publication'. They will be a resource for eZines and newsletters to pick up, with my credentials. The hope is that I can successfully build up a resume with free magazines, without actually having to search for said magazines. Frankly, the idea of specifically submitting stories to one eZine after another, with all the research it entails, and receiving no payment, does not excite me. Hopefully, once I have build up a solid base, I will be more likely to hit the paying press. At the very least, a Google of my name should turn up quite a few things for perspective publishers.

The two sites I am submitting to are:
http://www.GoArticles.Com/
http://www.eZineArticles.Com/

If you skim these sites, you will see that they are not necessarily filled with five-star material. However, I would like to put my best foot forward, as this is a resume-building exercise. Thus, I am first submitting articles for review on writing.com, so that I can turn in a polished piece.