How to Get Your Articles Read
Writing a good short article needn’t be a lot of work. Follow these tips and article writing can be fast, fun, and profitable.
Most people these days are rushed for time. Being in a hurry with only so much time, be it the morning train commute, coffee break, or lunch at work means even though your article is interesting it is often left unread because of lack of time. Writing a good short article doesn’t have to be a lot of work. There are just a few points that you should keep in mind and once you get the idea, article writing can be fast, fun, and profitable.
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Write about what you know.
It is always a good idea to write articles on subjects you are familiar with. This means less research and more time for writing.
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Use short paragraphs.
When your paragraphs are long, words tend to get jumbled in the reader’s mind. It becomes too much work for the reader who is pressed for time. The reader may skip the article altogether and move on to shorter and less cluttered reading.
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Grab their attention.
Use an attention grabbing title to draw the reader in.
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Use key words.
Readers are attracted to key words whether they realize it or not. The more you use, the more the interested your reader will become.
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Use sub-headings.
Breaking each point into sub-sections will keep the reader’s attention and they will find the transition from one point to another smooth and easy.
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Keep your reader interested.
Use good metaphors and descriptions to make your point.
Making the reader’s experience pleasurable in a short but interesting article means you have done what your jpb well. You article is being read and the reader is satisfied by an interesting well informed article that they were able to read in the amount of time allotted to them.
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July 19th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
As per usual,interesting,well written and useful!
July 19th, 2007 at 11:14 pm
Useful tips for writers. Thank you.
July 22nd, 2007 at 2:18 pm
Great job, Darlene. These are very useful tips.
July 22nd, 2007 at 2:20 pm
I think these are useful tips too. I will consider these tips when I’m writing an article.
July 23rd, 2007 at 4:37 pm
Dear Darlene,
You have the secret. That’s why you are always one of the most popular writers. You have a very logical, straightforward way of writing that is crisp and concise. You have a talent for writing and I am proud to be on the same writing site with you!
Best wishes!
Sincerely,
-Liane Schmidt.
July 23rd, 2007 at 6:03 pm
Thank you Ladies. I am humbled by your kindness and proud to be part of the Triond family.
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:18 pm
Good writing and good advice. Congratulations, Darlene.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:08 am
the above mentioned tips are very useful for the writers, who want their articles to be more attractive to gain the readers attention.
August 13th, 2007 at 4:58 pm
Well, after reading comments from Lucy L. and Liane S., your article and advice therein has to be tops. Of course, the way to get ahead is to copy the expert(no s). It’s cheating, but that’s life. Very well put together. Thank you for the guidelines.
August 17th, 2007 at 10:04 pm
Thank you for the tips, As usual your articles are very helpful.
August 19th, 2007 at 11:57 pm
Hello Everyone
Im new here on Triond although I’ve been writing fiction
for years articles has become exciting
However is there a way to gain readership outside
Triond to make extra money?
Any tips would be greatly appreciated
Thanks guys and gals.
August 20th, 2007 at 8:36 am
Welcome Kellieh, Have you read “Learn How To Promote Your Content”
on Triond’s content page and don’t forget to read “Triond school” as well. These pages are very helpful.
August 27th, 2007 at 10:07 pm
Second the motion on the Headings part. I, for one, am a lazy Internet reader (the glare, you see) and I find it very discouraging to see long stretches of text without headers in between. Excellent article! (Hope everybody reads it and uses it!)
August 30th, 2007 at 12:30 pm
This is good advice and it is well written. I like that it is short, but very informative. I think that the point about shorter paragraphs is very good advice because most viewers may lose interest in a long, run-on paragraph.
Thank you so much for all of your comments Darlene.
January 8th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Good to read this again. Thank you Darlene!
January 8th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Good job Darlene, keep it coming.
January 8th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
This is really good advice, Darlene. Thank you.
January 8th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Great advice! This really does help a lot
Thanks!
January 8th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Thanks for the tips. I’ll keep them in mind when writing my articles.
January 8th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Good advice, thanks.
January 8th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Darlene, You have listed some very important things, good advise that I can use.
January 9th, 2008 at 2:17 am
I liked this article. It was right to the point and very helpful. You can also link your articles to your website, MySpace, blog ect. This will also get more readers to them.
January 9th, 2008 at 8:08 am
Rebecca Anne Grant, thank you for your suggestions.
January 10th, 2008 at 2:32 am
All good tips, makes good sense.
January 12th, 2008 at 1:04 am
Dear Darlene,
I am adding this article to StumbleUpon. Jared Stenzel wrote a great article about this site (I think you read it) and it sounds like a wonderful way to get even more views to your articles.
Best wishes!
Sincerely,
-Liane Schmidt.
January 12th, 2008 at 11:07 am
Thankyou for your tips, I think they will be helpful in my own writings. Great job.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Thanks for this info, Darlene. I need all the help I can get.
January 20th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Great tips!
January 20th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Great tips!
January 23rd, 2008 at 11:00 pm
You have a great post here. I have only joined the site earlier today and hope to get readers soon. I mostly write poems and short stories. Will they go over well on this site?
Damon
January 24th, 2008 at 8:03 am
#30, welcome. Poetry and short stories are always popular and you should do fine here. Please leave your pen name. That way I can add you to my friends list and read your published work.
January 28th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Great article. Many thanks for publishing.
March 3rd, 2008 at 11:38 am
excellent tips, thank you!
April 26th, 2008 at 11:12 am
I agree with you, Darlene. People who are in a hurry don’t want to spend ages reading long, wordy paragraphs. These are really helpful tips.
June 6th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
Thanks Darlene, very useful tips.
June 12th, 2008 at 2:19 am
thanks for the wonderful tips!
August 13th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
I will study this article and others like this, you also have a very shinny soul, and a bright heart, thank you for your tips.
God bless you.
August 13th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Very helpful tips, Thanks.
September 1st, 2008 at 9:54 am
Very interesting will look out for more of the same
September 25th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Very useful tips, thanks.
October 14th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Darlene, I do so love this article…it has helped me in HUGE ways. I am now working on a newsletter for my writing chapter, and I send everyone to this article before I let them write for the newsletter.
It rocks!
November 12th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
very interesting
January 25th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
short comment too: brilliant!