Writing a Good Article

You know the subject you want to write about, your resources, and how much information you want to package in your article.

You need to determine how would you like to present the information and how you want to reach the reader’s interest. Most likely, once people found your articles, they will simply skim it so they can find the information they need within the shortest time possible. Therefore, for them to find value in your articles, you need to ensure that you present the subject of your article and to be easy for them to extract the information they’ll need from it. Articles structured as lists and tips work best when applicable.

Next step to consider is how would you like to deliver the information and how you want to send across to most important points of your posts. Make your writing as personable as possible and then, once you retain the reader attention they will finish reading your article and not abandon it before getting the whole idea out of your article. As you might want to draw traffic to your content inviting and more like an open conversation. No matter which network you write an article for, make sure that you keep a targeted audience in mind for which you are writing it. At the same time, it would also help if you can encourage your audience to leave comments on your page or their feedback. Have a call for action always available on your page. Remember that Web content’s main purpose is to stir up conversations.

Write for ‘humans’ and make sure that you don’t incorporate too many keywords in your posts. It is quite tempting to have an article SEO-ready so it will be searchable (which means more page views for you). Keep in mind that it’s not worth to sacrifice quality for the sake of monetary benefits. A couple of cents lost because of less page views is nothing compared to large audience lost because failing to provide them valuable, engaging and unique content. In the end your articles might become more popular due to their reader-friendliness content.

Have a consistent publishing schedule (twice a week on same day if possible). Making sure your audience knows that your page is consistently updated it’s really helpful. This makes them feel they have something new to read whenever they visit your page.

Think outside the box; explore new topics related to your chosen subject, write on a topic that you are passionate about, your article should be rich in content and unique. Whenever you find a new passion, don’t be concerned to write about it. Just keep your main goal in mind: page views, and to develop a core audience that will return to read your work!

Passion is not a skill learned over time, it’s writing from the heart about things you love and do. This is the reason it is important to write passionately. Enjoy and love writing and that will be rewarding sooner or later. Keeping your audience interested in your article is like a two way relationship; leave comments on your fan’s page, – on their work you find interesting, and they will return the favor.