- How To Write A Killer List Article in 10 Easy Steps
From a reader's perspective, list articles are very attractive–there is something about a good list that just draws readers in.
A list is basically like providing a built in road map for your readers to navigate your article (and it's true that we usually skim content that we read on the web, isn't it?).
A list makes it easier for a reader to grab the basic facts and to take away a few points of value, so if you haven't tried this article writing technique, I encourage you to give it a go!
But how do you write a great list article?
It's actually not that hard, but it may have more elements to keep in mind than you imagined.
When you're writing a list to use in article marketing, here are some key steps to follow:
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Author: Steve Shaw
Date Posted: October 27th, 2008
Tags: article marketing, article writing, HowTo, submit article, submit articles, submit your article
Categories: Creativity, Writing, Article Marketing, HowTo, Productivity for Writers
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- Run Out Of Stuff To Say: How To Sabotage Your Article Marketing #9
This is Part 9 in the 10 part series How To Sabotage Your Article Marketing…And What To Do About It!
You may have been running strong with your first few articles, coming up with ideas for your articles pretty easily, but I think pretty much everyone at some point runs into a writing inspiration brick wall that has us saying:
"Um, I think I've written about everything I can possibly write about in my niche."
And this is when an author does one of the following:
a) Gives up
b) Starts writing off topic articles (and we know that that is a no-no!)
c) Finds a way to tap into a limitless supply of article ideas
Let's choose option "c", shall we?
Yes, our imaginations run thin every now and then, and no, it isn't easy to come up with article ideas sometimes, but I promise you–no matter what the topic of your website, you can always generate new and interesting ideas for articles IF you follow these guidelines…
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Author: Steve Shaw
Date Posted: August 22nd, 2008
Tags: article distribution service, article marketing, free reprint article, free reprint articles, HowTo, SEO, submit article, submit articles, unique article, writing
Categories: Creativity, Writing, Article Marketing, HowTo, Productivity for Writers
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- 3 Secret Tricks For Luring Readers Back To Your Website
Have you ever spent hours on your article, been eager to get it submitted and off to the distribution network, and then at the last minute threw together a resource box that didn't have much thought behind it?
I think we've all been there, especially in the early days of our article marketing campaigns before we realized the power of that little box. Yes, that's the place where you get to include a link to your website, and some folks put little more than a link back to their site in that precious area underneath the post.
But the resource box has the potential to do much more than just build links to your site–your resource box is the one place where you can talk about your own business/website and entice the reader to click through to your site.
But how do you entice and lure in 450 characters or less? Great question! Don't worry, it's not difficult, but it does take some strategy. If you want to get the maximum benefit from your resource box, just follow these 3 tips:
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Author: Steve Shaw
Date Posted: April 23rd, 2008
Tags: article marketing, HowTo, writing
Categories: Creativity, Writing, Article Marketing, HowTo, Resource Box Rehab
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- How to Give Your Article Curb Appeal
Have you ever been house hunting and the minute you laid eyes on the exterior of a particular house you knew that it was "the one"?
I've known people who have actually put down offers on houses before even seeing the interior–the curb appeal was that good!
And when you're selling your house, there are certain things you do to make it so that when potential buyers pull into the driveway they fall in love before they even get out of the car.
Maybe you didn't know this, but writing articles has a romantic, 'love at first' site element too.
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Author: Steve Shaw
Date Posted: April 16th, 2008
Tags: article marketing, copywriting, howto
Categories: Creativity, Writing, Article Marketing, HowTo
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- How To Schedule Your Writing Time Like A Professional Writer
You may not think of yourself as a professional writer, but if you're using article marketing as part of your website's marketing plan you can definitely benefit from approaching your writing time like a pro.
Think about it–in order to get the most out of our article marketing campaigns we need to be submitting well-written articles regularly, consistently, at least one per month (and maybe even more!). That means writing, writing, and more writing!
Professional writers are literary ninjas–they write almost every day of their lives, on a wide scope of topics, on deadline, and for a living. If anyone has mastered how to get the most quality writing done in the least amount of time it's professional writers.
With this premise in mind, Study Hacks has a great post in which they've analyzed the writing habits of several successful non-fiction writers. The results are pretty interesting and remarkably similar, which leads me to think that perhaps professional writers know something that the rest of us amateurs don't.
Here's what Study Hacks discovered:
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Author: Steve Shaw
Date Posted: April 11th, 2008
Tags: article marketing, HowTo, time management, writing
Categories: Creativity, Writing, Article Marketing, HowTo, Productivity for Writers
Comments: 3 Comments
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