How To Write Interesting Articles
There are two big benefits to writing and distributing your
articles online. One is the optimization value of those links
to your site that you have in the author's resource boxes. That
is all that some internet marketers are aiming for, which is
what the quality of their writing shows.
This is about how to write interesting articles though. In
addition to getting those links, why not give something of value
to the reader? That way you can get the other major benefit of
article distribution; direct traffic from to your site or blog
from those articles. Here are some tips.
Grab Their Attention
An unread article can't be interesting to anyone, right? So
be sure that you give browsers a reason to start reading, meaning
a title that catches their attention. "How To" titles
do well, but many other options are available. Just ask yourself
of each title, "Would this make me want to read the article?"
Have Something Different
On any given topic, there are a many articles out there that
have similar same things to say, and maybe even the same five
tips. That's inevitable, and you don't want to leave out good
advice just because others are giving it too. But to really make
an article more interesting, have at least an original story
(in a few lines or less) or one bit of advice that readers probably
haven't seen elsewhere. For example, most readers of this page
will not have read the following advice.
Withhold Information
You want to inform the reader, but you also want that reader
to come to your website using the link that follows the article.
To accomplish that, it helps to withhold some information, and
make it clear that there is more to know. Then, in the resource
box, you can suggest that the reader will find that missing information
on your website.
For example, suppose you have an article about how to get
out of financial trouble. One paragraph might say, "There
are many tricks to paying off your credit cards as quickly as
possible. One is to reduce expenses and apply the money saved
to reducing debt. You should learn and apply a few others as
well." The reader is now left wondering what the other tricks
are.
Then, in your resource box, the reader sees this: "To
learn the absolute fastest way to pay off credit card debt, visit..."
followed by your link. You might also link the important keywords
(probably "pay off credit card debt") to your site.
You hinted at more in the article,and told them how to get it
in the resource box. That makes for an interesting article and
gets the click.
Develop Your Style
Some people can make any topic into a humorous article, and
that is one way to write interesting articles. But don;t do it
if it doesn't work for you. You might be better at straight-forward
tips, or at explaining complicated things in simple terms. Go
where your talents lead you to develop a style that makes for
more interesting reading.
You'll find more on how to write interesting articles
in the ebook:
You Can Make
Money Writing
Get the ebook and put the lessons into action.
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