2. Writing and submitting articles is without doubt one of
the most successful methods of driving targeted visitors
to your website, growing your rankings and improving
sales.
3. However, for most people article writing is a tough task
as it brings back long gone often unpleasant memories
of writing high school reports or university essays.
4. The good news is that by learning just a few easy moves,
writing your own articles isn't as hard as it may first
look.
5. One of the major obstacles most new writers face is
finding ideas to write about. Often the simplest way to
begin is to write about things you have, are interested in
or enthusiastic about.
6. Once you have decided on a broad theme, a good way to
narrow the topic down is to concentrate on the
problems that people face. In general, people read
articles because they want to be entertained or they are
seeking a solution to a problem they face.
7. Writing interesting articles is an exacting and more
complicated skill. However, writing informative articles
that provide answers can be as easy as sharing tips that
you have learned.
8. You may already know the universal problems that
people have in your specific topic, but if not, a good way
to find out is to frequently search related online forums
and note the most common questions being asked.
9. If you don't have all the solutions, carry out some
research to find the information you need. Frequently
the answers are easily available by simply searching the
major search engines.
10. Most people don't like to read huge documents online,
so your article should be between 500 - 800 words. If
you feel this is far too many words, then a simple trick is
to split the article into smaller sections, such as an
introduction,
12. All you need to do then is to write about 50 words in
each sub-section and before you realize it, you have
written a comprehensive and informative article.
13. Most significantly, don't forget to add an "about the
author" section where you can put details about how
your readers can join your list or visit your website for
further information about your topic.
14. The first draft should be for your eyes alone. Don't try to
produce a finished copy as you write. It tends to be
much faster to get your thoughts written down and
come back to tidy up later.
15. The last step in the writing process is to proofread your
article making sure that the writing flows and would be
fascinating to the reader. Ask yourself, 'does the article
supply answers the prospective reader is looking for?'
16. It can also be useful to have somebody else proofread
the article. This is also the time to eliminate spelling and
grammatical errors.
17. Once you have written your article, submit it to article
directories. As your article gets published on other
websites you will start to receive one-way links pointing
back to your site. This will then help you to gain higher
18. rankings in the search engines, which will only help to
direct even more traffic to your site.
19. Yes it does take time and effort to write articles, but
doing so is the easiest and most valuable way of
branding yourself, as well as driving limitless traffic to
your website so you can build your list and increase your
income. And isn't that what writing useful informative
articles is all about?