Free Report: How to Effectively Jumpstart your Writing Career

Free Report:
How to Effectively Jumpstart
Your Writing Career

MARIBETH B. OLIVER

http://Articlelab.net

http://ArticleLab.net
By Maribeth B.Oliver

Contents

Part1: You and Your Job
Common Problems Freelance Writers Face in Taking Offshore Projects

Virtues of a Highly-Competent VA

Opportunities for Writers

Part 2: All about Articles
Importance of Articles in the Internet

Academic Writing vs. Internet Article Writing

Part 3: Basic Article-Writing Terms
Concepts You Should Know

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From the desk of Maribeth Oliver

Hello there,

Thanks for getting this Free Report: How to Effectively Jumpstart your Writing
Career, I hope you find it useful. Through this report, you can learn how the
lucrative world of Article Marketing, What internet articles are and the terms and
concepts to learn about internet writing.

I started my internet career with absolutely no experience in professional article
writing, and believe me; I hate writing even in school. So aside from learning again
how to write unique copies, I also have to learn how to love doing it. Self-teaching
myself took four months to master.

You are very lucky to get to learn this in the shortest possible time of one week.
ArticleLab.net is equipped with a comprehensive and humanized program to turn
anybody from zero into an Ezine expert in a couple of days.

This type of program does not last long. As soon as you are through this report, feel
free to visit our site again for cool updates and information to help you become the
most prolific writer in the internet!

Enjoy reading!

Warmly,

Maribeth B. Oliver


Part1: You and Your Job
Common Problems Freelance Writers Face in Taking Offshore Projects

1. Clients expect writers to figure-out problems themselves. Most of these
clients have thought that watching a video or reading an e-book will do.
Writers on the other hand, expect clients to teach them EXACTLY what to do
& how to do it.
2. Most writers have little experience in internet research and the use of
keywords.
3. Most writers are too shy to communicate to clients.
4. Most writers, like any other human beings are crippled by personal problems,
lack of focus and absence of tact.

Solution:

The solution lies within each writer. To succeed in the career of internet writing, you
need to learn the following:

Virtues of a Highly-Competent VA

1. Dedicate a time and place for your work only. Uninstall games, and as much
as possible, do not open Facebook, unless if it is part of your work.
2. Be clear of your clients’ goals and expectations. Make sure that you
document well.
3. Communicate with your employers. Be available on Skype or email. Send
them daily reports so they can see your progress. And if you have problems,
tell them AHEAD not after. NEVER just disappear.
4. Make a project plan in a spreadsheet and allot some cells where in you can
track your progress and submissions. This is highly important for billing your
client and inventory of your work just in case they ask for accomplishments.
5. Learn to research & solve your problems. You are being paid to solve
problems not make one.


Opportunities for Writers

There is a lucrative career in article writing. In the world of internet, CONTENT is
KING! Content is now given priority by Google in order to be indexed in searches.
Therefore, web site owners and internet marketers now to outsource their need for
writers who can write professionally. This gives an opportunity for job seekers who
wish to work at home.

What careers are available for writers?

 Blogger- blogging is writing and posting articles in the same niche and is
updated regularly. The blogger has a personality and purpose for keeping a
blog. The aim is to chronicle opinion, ideas and information from the
blogger’s mind.

 Ghost Writing-different from a blogger, ghostwriters write on behalf of a
main guy, company or product. They do not leave any identification on the
articles as to who the real writer is.

 Copy writer- writes sales letters and other texts with the aim to advertise the
topic, attract readers and convince them to buy.

 Content Writer- writes text for a web page. Pages may be in form of product
information, FAQ or Help pages.

 Expert Writer- articles are written based on expertise for the purpose of
guiding the readers.

 Editor- Editors review, edit and approve articles, commonly confused with a
proofreader.


Part 2: All about Articles
Importance of Articles in Internet Writing

Articles are defined as text published for public
information. These are generally written in an essay 
form. You can say that an article is good for three LAB NOTES
points: Remember, a
website is nothing
1. It has the information you are looking for. without valuable
2. The topic is well presented in a simple flow of content.
thought.
3. Readers get the craving to “read more”

In the internet, articles are mainly used as text contents in a site. Without content, a
website is just a blank space. So for example your want a site to sell pet supplies. To
attract your target readers who are pet owners, of course, all articles you put in the
site shall discuss anything about pet animals, pet care, pet care brands and pet
health –any information your target customers might want to know. Using quality
articles will attract the traffic your site needs to create a reputation.

You must understand that in marketing a site, site owners must first create a good
reputation through your articles. Visitors or readers will look upon article contents
whether or not they can trust a site or not. If your articles published in websites are
professionally done, you gain visitors’ trust and ultimately buy your product or
service thus becoming customers.

GOOGLE

YAHOO ARTICLE SITES YOURSITE.com
WIKIs
BING or
BLOG

Common traffic-flow to your site.
Traffic


Academic Writing vs. Internet Article Writing

Most clients complain of the quality of the articles newbie writers submit, simply
because these writer’s thought that the articles in the internet are written the way
as they did in high school. Below is the comparison of the two styles which will tell
you exactly why:

Academic Writing Internet Writing
1. Sentence and  Chaptered, wordy, long  No-fuzz, straight to the point. No
Vocabulary sentences, likely to need for hidden messages and can be easily
other reference materials to understood by a 12-year old.
understand.  Articles must be read in one sitting
 Literary writing uses and does not require other
metaphor, symbols and reference material.
other hidden messages.
2. Readers Academic readers may have the Internet readers do not have the
patience to read, interpret patience or the time to read. Surfers
messages and are willing to scan the page first for 20 seconds or
make cross-referencing. less on a page before they actually
continue reading it. If the article is not
exactly they are looking for, they leave
the page right away.
3. Length As long as the subject is Roughly 250-1000 words long only.
concerned.
4. Topics Topics are discussed at any Internet articles contain only one bit
length and lots of detail. of thought from a single topic.

Simply put: When you write for the internet, you write what the readers want to see, not the
other way around. Producing articles that are very easy to read and understand is your way to
content writing success.

What is Article Quality?

Articles are said to be well-made if they possess the following qualities:
 Spelling and Grammar perfect or proper use of English.
 Informative and pleasant to read.
 Unique and plagiarism passed.
 Can command action from readers. Ex: “visit our site now”

Most writers have a hard time perfecting these three so ArticleLab has made
efforts to bring out the best internet writer in you! Get started in your article
training now!


Part 3: Basic Article-Writing Terms
Concepts You Should Know
Article Directories-aka Article Submission Sites. These are sites that give
opportunity to create back links to your site by submitting quality, well-written
short articles. As an article marketer you should learn how to use these sites
properly. The best example is EzineArticles.Com

Article Marketing- is a type of internet marketing which utilizes high-quality articles
to get people interested to visit your site through your backlinks.

Author Box- aka Resource Box or Author Signature, is a field in submission sites in
which you give information about the author or the company behind the articles
you make. Since upfront promotions is not allowed and is frowned upon in article
submissions, the Author Box serves an opportunity for you to advertise your URL. If
done properly, the Author Box is the most valuable source of your back links for
your URL being promoted.

Backlink- Are your URL links on other websites. In SEO, your link seen in other sites
is a sign of page reputation. The higher the PR of these other sites to refer your link
the better reputation you have, the higher you are ranked. Also called incoming
links, the best ways to attach your link in other sites is by submitting articles,
commenting on other people’s blogs and joining high-PR online groups that allow
you to post your links too.

Blog- a personalized web page where you can create an online presence based on
your theme or topic. You can start building a free blog so you can show your skills
and samples without the complications of maintaining a full website. Best blogging
platforms are WordPress, Squidoo and Blogger. Facebook and Twitter are also
called micro-blogs since you can post your status.

Conversion- is any part of the page which measures the goal of the site. If the site
aims to sell a product therefore, conversion is measured by the number of people
buying the product against the normal visitor. So as article marketers your job is to
ask your client what is the goal of the site and create ways to optimize it by making
quality articles to attract conversion.


Keywords-are common words used by internet users to find your site. The more
people type these keywords in Google, the “hotter” it gets. In SEO, keywords are
used to trigger the indexing of your link to Google search. So the more relevant
your contents are, the more your page or articles will appear in Google search
listings.

PageRank- is an algorithm used by Google to rank pages for searches. Basically if
your page has the quality and relevance to your niche, plus the traffic, the higher
your PR will be. Basically a high-PR is a page of good quality and produces steady
traffic. Google uses this formula to decide which sites to appear on search rankings
as well as to penalize poor-quality or spammy pages by lowering the PR rank.

Plagiarism-is a big offense in the internet. It is the act of copying contents from
other sites and posting it as your own. You can be accused of plagiarism even by
just copying a single sentence pattern. Google penalize your site by lowering the
PageRank of your site (or client’s site)

Sales Letter- a page in a site that advertises a product by highlighting the benefits,
features and testimonials with the call to for you to buy the product also,
commonly called squeeze page.

SEO- Search Engine Optimization is any practice that hopes to help a site be easily
searched and indexed by Google. In article marketing, relevance of the page
content to the keywords of your site is used by Google to index your site faster.

Spam- in the internet sense, making duplicate copies of the same content like
repeated blog posting of their links and sending the same emails messages.
Anything that does not look natural and is intentionally repetitive is spam.

Traffic- refers to all users visiting, using and conducting business in a site. A website
is normally built for public use. Therefore, the goal of any website wishing to earn
or used is to build steady traffic.

Your URL- In the world of internet marketing, the URL being promoted is the center
of your work. You write articles, sales letter or email campaigns with the sole
purpose of inviting people to click the link that go to your site.


End Note:

Thanks so much for taking the time to read this report. You may also download a copy
of the Bonus Report: How to Make Money through Articles, which is designed for
aspiring freelance writers only. This bonus information details tips on how to look for
clients, what type of resumes to submit as well how to set a price rate.

For more live training on article writing & marketing, please feel free to visit our
product page.

To new opportunities!

Maribeth B. Oliver

“Article-Lab- in school we have 2 types of class: the theory and laboratory.
It is in the laboratory that we apply and put into use the theories we learned.
When article writing is concerned, APPLICATION is everything.”

Maribeth B. Oliver is the Founder and CEO of M.Oliver Online, the team behind
ArticleLab.net. She had been employed into teaching, customer service, sales and
marketing prior to finally moving into internet career for good. Her mission in life is
simple; help you have decent jobs by creating your own opportunities rather than
waiting others to give you a break. Check her blog http://MaribethOliver.com

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