Writing a great deal of articles myself, I see a lot of the other articles that are submitted. Although the majority are spot on, many are not nearly as effective as they could be. Hopefully I can impart some insight on the Do's and Don'ts of writing an effective article.
Choosing a Subject
This is where most people go wrong. When choosing an article they tend to go with a popular subject in order to get the largest audience. The most important thing you can do is to write on what you know and are passionate about. I have read countless articles that although they are technically good, they lack the punch that gets them a wide distribution. Passion is something you can't fake and there is nothing more enticing than an article brimming over with it. One of the ways you can judge the level of passion you have for a subject is the amount you can write. If you find you have to stop yourself or you could go on forever that may be a passion.
Use Proper Spelling and Grammar
This seems obvious but there are countless examples of articles being submitted where the author did not even run a simple spell-check. It is unfortunate when what would be an excellent article is ruined by countless spelling mistakes. Remember that the goal is to have webmasters pick up your content to use on your own site. They will shy away from poorly written articles as they know they will be judged on their content, whether they wrote it or not.
Don't Oversell
It may be your intention to sell your product but overdoing it may result in the opposite effect. Webmasters are wary to use your article if it reads as an advertisement, so leave out the blatant sales pitch. Instead give general advice and use the About the Author box to showcase your site or company. For example, a Web Hosting company will do better to write an article helping readers choose a Host rather than constantly talking about what they offer. Let the reader decide!
Get It Distributed
This may not have to do with the actual writing of the article but is a crucial piece. After all, your main goal is to get as many people to read it as possible. Your best option is to use free article distribution sites like:
article depot ? www.articledepot.co.uk
article depot ? www.goarticles.com
article depot ? www.ezinearticles.com
By submitted to the Top 3, you can save hours of work submitting to individual sites.
Jason Rickard is the owner of article depot - Europes largest reseller of White Noise CDs
Oswego taxi to Midway ..There are many different ways to improve link popularity for... Read More
Every successful website needs to be, what the experts consider,... Read More
All of us, the authors, know that to enhance our... Read More
Writing articles is by far the most effective online promotion... Read More
If you market online, whether it be your own information... Read More
Whatever you're selling, writing articles to distribute freely amongst webmasters... Read More
Writing a great deal of articles myself, I see a... Read More
You may be wondering what persuasive writing has to do... Read More
Two important factors that play a part in the rankings... Read More
People who have an idea for a website sometimes require... Read More
Writing and submitting articles to article banks is a well-known... Read More
This author started with a clean website and wrote 5... Read More
The first twenty-five words of your article are the most... Read More
You have decided on a great idea and researched a... Read More
One of the most tried and true methods of self-promotion... Read More
Did you realize that writing and publishing articles online represents... Read More
Writing articles for magazines, the Internet or the local community... Read More
When you create your articles in TextPad format, something like... Read More
Ever read one of those web articles written by an... Read More
Sometimes when I am communicating with other webmasters and I... Read More
We've all been there. We hear about how articles will... Read More
If you are using articles to promote your business then... Read More
Looking for another no cost promotional tool? Your fee will... Read More
Last time on "Because your articles suck" ? we discussed... Read More
Most writers I talk with who experience "writer's block" do... Read More
shuttle from Midway Morris ..***What is the Resource box?'Resource box' is an information box... Read More
Ease of Submission With so many article distribution sites out... Read More
1. Participate in chat rooms related to your targeted audience.... Read More
Frequently when I am communicating with other webmasters and I... Read More
As of July 1st, the year was half over! July... Read More
Is Putting your Articles in the Public Domain really a... Read More
Online readers love information, but be sure your information is... Read More
Lately, there seems to be some confusion between Article Marketing... Read More
Online writing is really self-publishing made easier and potentially much... Read More
Looking for another no cost promotional tool? Your fee will... Read More
It is pretty obvious that content is king online. It... Read More
MS: Bob, how important have Ezine Articles been in achieving... Read More
As you write the outline for your next article, there... Read More
What's the most powerful marketing technique on the Web? Search... Read More
Free publicity can help to spread the word about your... Read More
When I was first advised to start writing articles, this... Read More
IntroductionThere are two ways to submit to magazine editors.One is... Read More
No one can logically argue against the fact that content... Read More
Original quotes, when used at the beginning or at the... Read More
If you want to increase the amount of visitors to... Read More
Earlier, I published part 1 of this series, which contained... Read More
You have decided on a great idea and researched a... Read More
Understanding the rules of correct formatting for online articles will... Read More
Here's a depressing fact if you sell anything on the... Read More
I get tons of emails from people who want to... Read More
Article Writing |