Tips On Article Writing Online
The following tips on article writing include some important
information on why writing online is different from writing for
magazines or other printed media. Pay attention to these if you
want to get the maximum value from your articles.
1. Lead Them To That Link
This may be the most important tip here. Article writing online
is about getting the reader to visit your website by way of the
link in the "author's resource box." This is an important
distinction between an article in a print magazine and one distributed
on the internet. In a magazine, an article is meant to satisfy
the reader and keep him or her interested in that magazine. Keeping
the magazines subscribers happy is what you are paid for.
Online, on the other hand, you rarely can get paid up front
for an article (at least not any amount that makes it worth it).
Generally you are writing for the purpose of promoting your website.
Even if you are selling your work, your articles are supposed
to promote the buyer's website. Either way, the article still
has to be of value to the readers, but it is only of value to
you or your buyer if the readers click that link at the end and
visit the website.
How do you get them to do that? There is a lot to it, but
for now keep in mind that from the title of the article to the
description to the first paragraph to the body and finally to
the resource box - it is a chain that leads readers to the website,
and it can't be broken at any point. In other words, the headline
should get their attention, the description should "sell"
them on reading, the first lines need to draw them in, the body
has to keep them interested, and the resource box has to give
them a compelling reason to visit the website.
2. Keep It Short
Attention spans are shorter online. In addition to that, the
website owners who will use your articles also have space constraints
(we all dislike slow-loading pages). So your 3,000 word article
is a no-go. Keep it to around 400 to 800 words, and never more
than 1,200. If you have hard time saying what you need to say
in ten short paragraphs, find a way to narrow the focus and make
it into two or three different articles. You get more value from
your content in this way anyhow.
3. Keep It Simple
Many people read online by necessity (at least until video
takes over the internet), and are not normally readers offline.
Also, many readers of your articles may not speak English as
their first language. It really helps then, if you explain things
simple, and use simple language to express yourself.
Remember that you are not writing to show of your verbal skills,
but to convey valuable information to readers and convince them
that they can find more on your website. You'll never scare off
readers by using simple words and explanations, but you will
lose them if they have a hard time understanding.
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