Writing Articles That Make Money for Life-pillar Articles: Writing Essentials Five
Learn about Writing articles that make money for Life. Pillar Articles last a lifetime and help you earn the most out of your effort. Pillar articles are not time bound and have no shelf life.
My aim-“Writing Articles” that will be read for a very long time. I balance out my funny articles with the pillar articles that I write. 5 months from now, I don’t want to ask myself, ‘Why did I write articles no one reads?’
If this is your aim too, writing articles that are considered as ‘Pillar articles’ is vital.
Writing articles that fall under the pillar articles category was not an intentional effort on my part.I am no ‘Guru’ or ‘master’. I share only my experiences and things that make sense to me. Writing articles this way will help you too. Look at the bigger picture.
What is a Pillar article?
Pillar articles stay in fashion for a very long time. They are not time dependant and don’t relate to current events. Example: ‘How to’ articles.
Writing articles – Pillar articles are rock solid.
‘Pillar Article’ category: (Writing articles that fall under this category)
Writing articles that fall under the pillar article category will help in the long run.
1- ‘How-To’ Articles: Writing articles that fall under this pillar articles category have helped me a lot. The article titles don’t need to start with ‘How to’. They need to be tutorials of some kind. How to Increase Traffic to Old Articles and New Ones?: Writing Essentials 4 is doing extremely well. I wrote it just a few days ago. It is my most ‘popular’ article in such a short time.
Writing articles under this category is a good move, as they last a lifetime. They will bring you views/earnings, so long as the articles are online.
2- Unique/Different Outlook: Writing articles with a unique outlook on interesting subjects is great too. If you have a different take on something, write a pillar article. No matter how old your pillar article gets, people will always be interested in uncommon views.
My rant on Same sex marriages has done surprisingly well. It is more than me saying, ‘I am pro-gay rights’. I presented my unique view. If you want to see what I did, check out Same Sex Marriage: Crazy, Random Thoughts in My Head. Writing an article such as this would be considered a pillar article.
Gay rights will always have supporters and protesters. So even a year from now, I know people will read this.
3- 5 Things to Do: Writing articles that are in a list format are good too. Why? Human mind digests it better.
Most internet readers have a very low attention span. So writing articles in a list format, if possible, is a good idea. The article 8 Things Your Orthodontists or Dentists Won’t Tell You is still getting a good number of views. If I had not chosen the list approach while writing this article, it would be eight chunks of information on a page. This would not be appealing to the eye or the mind.
4- Jargon specific: Writing articles that discuss definitions related to a specific field do well.
People looking for basics in a specific field will use your article as reference. If you are good at HTML, you can explain simple terms and codes related to it. People having blogs and sites need a list like that. If you are good at photography and use tools online, write about it. Writing articles of this nature help in the long run. If you want immediate gratification, stay clear.
I will be following this up with articles that have not worked for me. I have done some analysis and realize my mistakes now. So you might want to avoid them. (wink).
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December 20th, 2009 at 5:22 am
this is a good idea.i will be definitely coming up with a “howto”
article now.
December 20th, 2009 at 6:06 am
I think I am going to have to move along these lines as my poetry efforts make so little. Very good advice.
Christine
December 20th, 2009 at 6:40 am
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December 20th, 2009 at 7:11 am
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December 20th, 2009 at 8:56 am
Im always looking for how to make money via internet.
You my friend are very helpful.
Thank you
December 20th, 2009 at 11:21 am
You are absolutely correct. Articles I wrote when I first came aboard are still getting hits on Stumbleupon and Google, etc. Poems for for finger exercise. lol.
December 20th, 2009 at 11:29 am
I started writing online in eHow.com (with another pen name). Only “How to” articles are accepted, I submitted 3 articles, published, good response, but after few months, 2 were deleted during their random wipe out, reason being they are not really “how-to” format, as mine mostly those inspirational subject not how to do something technically. Actually I was not paid at all being a non-US resident, just wrote for interest, so I stopped, as I don’t know what to “teach”..
December 20th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Good one.
December 20th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
This how to article is very good. Thank you for sharing this amazing tips.
December 20th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Pillar Articles are the name of the game. I’m trying to make them the backbone of my profile. A very insightful article.
December 20th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
thanks for sharing. great articles.X
December 21st, 2009 at 1:43 am
Great advice! My most popular article is Great Gold Heists in History: http://www.socyberty.com/Crime/Great-Gold-Heists-in-History.88057 I will try and write more articles that will have long lasting appeal.
December 21st, 2009 at 6:04 am
I want to write more pillar articles!
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:44 pm
This is really informative
December 23rd, 2009 at 3:22 pm
TX for sharing your wisdom.
December 24th, 2009 at 2:52 am
@Everyone.- Thank you all for your wonderful, kind and supportive words. You keep me going
December 24th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
You are my writing guru. I like it. Thanks for the guidelines.
December 26th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Guru really I may call you. I am your automatically student. I wish to excel in no distance time as part of my prospect for the new year 2010.
December 27th, 2009 at 6:23 am
this really makes lots of sense! I am glad you had the express your point of view articles on there, they are my fav and I only like to write about things I like or care about!
December 29th, 2009 at 2:46 am
makes a lot of sense and SEO
March 31st, 2010 at 4:48 am
Writing pillar articles does not work for all. However writing articles useful/usable by others can work for anybody.
July 23rd, 2010 at 5:01 pm
I have two blogs and I write at least 5 pillar articles on each, even though one of them spans all niches. I usually syndicate them through Associated Content, because it accepts work previously published on my blogs!