Author: Lisa Musser
•6:40 AM
Do you want to know how to write articles? If you are not a natural writer this may seem like a monumental task. Writing articles is one of the best methods for sending traffic to your website. And writing articles is not that hard even if you do not have any writing skills. You can write your own articles for your website.

Why do we write articles?

Articles are a great way to share our knowledge with others. And it is how we learn as well. We learn by reading and following examples. We can learn a lot by reading articles, ebooks and newsletters. The internet is the world’s largest resource for information.

To write good articles you need to find a subject that you have an interest in. It is much easier to write about something you like than something you don't like. You will find it easy to write on things you know.

The title of your article is very important. It tells the reader what the article is about. Your title should draw the reader’s attention and make them curious. Good article titles can make a reader click on your article instead of the next one. Define your subject in the title and give it a catchy phrase. Write articles with titles that read like a headline to attract attention.

Writing doesn’t take too much time; you can turn out a well written article in about 30 minutes not including research time. The more you write the easier it will be in the long run.

1.Pick the topic of your article
2.Go to Google and look for  Google Adwords Keyword Tool
3.Type in a phrase that you might use if you were searching for this topic
4.Scan the list of results and look for monthly searches between 2,000-20,000
5.Choose long-tail keywords or keyword phrases of 3-4 words long
6.Optimize your articles by using your keyword 4-6 times throughout your article.

The basic outline of an informational article is:

Introduction: what your article is about

First paragraph: opening statement

Second paragraph: the benefits of your article topic

Third paragraph

Conclusion: ending paragraph or statement.

Write a few practice articles and have a friend critique it for you. Read it aloud after writing to pick out grammatical errors or misspellings. You may not notice a spelling error by just scanning the article once. Once you feel confident that your articles read well, submit a few articles to article directories like Ezinearticles.com or ArticleBase.com along with a link to your website. You have just published your first article, congratulations!

Before you know it, you’ll be able to write articles like a pro!



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1 comments:

On January 18, 2010 2:09 AM , Residual Income said...

Article writing in order to help your website rank higher in the search engine is great. It may be hard at first or take a long time but the more articles you write, the faster you will become at it. It use to take me almost an hour to write a 400 word article with research but now, I can do it in about 15 minutes including research. You just need the right format, know how to research, and type relatively fast or use a speech recognition software. The more articles you write, the more residual income you will make.