5 Tips For Writing GREAT Articles

Writing articles that bring you traffic and build your list is actually quite easy. First you have to know your topic. If you’re working in exercise than you need to know about exercise. You need to know the ache and burn of your muscles as they reach their limits and move beyond. It’s only after you reach this point in exercise that your muscles gain strength. Until then you are only maintaining what is already there.
That’s like a lot of things in life. You have to push yourself out of your comfort zone before you get better.
Articles are no different. If you’ve never written on before then it’s not going to be as easy as it is for someone who’s written a hundred or thousand different articles.
There are several steps to good article writing that make people pay attention.
1. Have an idea – You can’t write an article about nothing and expect it to get good results. You need an idea. Often I sit down (I already know what my market is, what area I work in) and write out a list of everything that comes to mind for that subject. Even if I don’t know a lot about that certain topic I still write it down, for I can find the information I need later. Each new idea sparks more and before long you have a long list of possibilities to write about, each one capable of turning into a full blown article that people will actually want to read.
2. Write it out – Writing may not come as naturally for you as it does for others. It’s a process that takes some time to learn, but here’s the greatest part, you can learn how to write well absolutely FREE. Start paying attention to other articles, study the ones that keep you enthralled, read daily and before long you’ll saturate your mind and begin to have the words flow without too many hitches along the way. Practice writing every day. Like with everything you’ll ever learn it takes practice to do it right. Michael Jordan didn’t shoot slam dunks the first time he picked up a basketball.
3. Go through it and check for spelling errors – I’ve seen too many articles that are rife with spelling errors and wrong words that shouldn’t be there. It is seen as unprofessional and often stops people from reading the entire thing. You’ll lose customers if you have too many errors.
4. Make sure to bold or underline the keywords in your article. This helps with SEO and will allow people to find you through a simple search of the internet.
5. At the end place a line or two that entices others to visit your site.
Your articles don’t have to be perfect, but they do have to have good content that brings people to want to see what else you have or they won’t visit your site. Articles are a great way to bring in traffic. Just make sure they’re relevant, interesting, and informative.