Help for Beginning Article Writers
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Are you intimidated at the thought of writing articles that could be viewed by millions of people over the Internet? If you said 'yes' then you have lots of company. A number of things hold people back from even attempting to write their first article. To begin with, they are not sure about their subject matter. Some people write strictly for pleasure and for them they would write about those things that they were passionate about and that interested them the most. However, many people wish to have their articles published to help them generate leads for their business. If that is the case, they would want their article to be able to easily relate back to their business and their website. A stumbling block for many is the feeling that they just don't have enough material. This is probably the easiest hurdle to overcome. If you just Google search your subject, you will come up with thousands of postings dealing with that very subject. I suggest you read quite a few of these postings to get a general idea as to where you would like to go with your particular article. A word of warning here though.....it goes without saying, that you would not copy another persons material. There is nothing under the sun that has not been written about before. Nobody holds a patent on their thoughts and ideas, so you can get as many ideas from other people as you think you need. Even though many people might have the same or similar ideas, you will find that each person expresses them in a unique way. The very things I am writing about here in this article have been written, I am sure, hundreds of times before. However, no one has expressed them in the same way that I have. If you can get over this particular stumbling block, you will be well on your way to completing your first article. It is recommended that an article be between 400 - 600 words. This is certainly nothing like trying to write a book. Perhaps you could compare it to writing just one page of a book! I can assure you that you will not get writers block while writing 400 - 600 words. In fact, you might find yourself trying to cut the article back somewhat, because it went too long. The very first paragraph has to grab the reader's attention. You want good content throughout your article. However, the reader is liable to scan through the middle portion of it. They will then invariably jump to the last paragraph and it is here that you have to wrap everything up neatly for them. Try to write in the same manner that you speak as you want the reader to see your personality pop off the page. Some people outsource their articles, because of their fear of writing themselves. However, there can be no consistent personality coming through when you are using numerous writers. I would highly recommend that you give article writing an honest effort. The rewards are fantastic. Without any prior writing experience, even my first article got on the first page of Google. Remember, people are reading your article to receive information. They are not there to critique your grammar. You are not writing the article for your English teacher, but for a public who are thirsting for solid information. Give them what they are looking for and they will be happy...and so will you! About the Author: Jan Shimano was District Manager for Health & Welfare Canada for a number of years. She was also self-employed as a Nutritional Consultant and a Master Herbalist. She is currently a Business and Health Coach and runs her own internet marketing company from her home on Vancouver Island. Jan welcomes you to learn more about her by dropping by her youtube channel at www.youtube.com/1jinny |
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