Think You Cant Write Articles? Think Again!
Writing articles and putting them out on the web for everyone tosee can be a little intimidating though at first, especially ifyou dont consider yourself a writer. Remember that you have alot of knowledge in your area of expertise that your readers arelooking for, so just start sharing that knowledge in articles.Lets take a look at how you can start writing your firstarticle today.
Make a List One of the easiest ways to write an article is tostart with a list. Take out a piece of paper and jot down 5reasons why… or 10 tips to do…. Your list will of coursedepend on your particular business but here are some examples: 5reasons to take a multi vitamin, 10 tips to get your child toeat his vegetables, Top 5 ways to loose weight.
Now you write a little paragraph about each of your reasons ortips to explain them to your reader. Add an introduction to thetopic at the beginning and close the article with a call toaction such as start this today, visit this
Start with an Outline I usually sit down with a pen and anotebook and start jotting down outlines for articles before Isit down at the computer to write the actual article. I come upwith a title, a basic idea for the introduction and then justmake a list of the major things I want to mention in thearticle. I also make a note of how I want to close the article.Then Ill sit down and type out the entire article, modifying myoutline as needed to make the article flow.
Record Yourself If youre more of a talker and love to
tellothers about your business, you may want to try recordingyourself. Pretend you are telling a friend about a particulartopic, maybe the benefits of using your product. Jut talk untilyou run out of stuff to say. Then listen to your recording andtranscribe what you want to include in the article. You canrecord yourself on you computer, with a tape recorder, or use aMP3 player that records as well.
Interview Someone Interviews make great articles as well. Findan expert on the topic you want to discuss in your article andeither interview them in person (and record it) or email themthe questions and have him or her send them back to you. Add aparagraph at the beginning about whom you interviewed and alittle info about the person. You can close by summarizing theinterview or highlighting a major point the expert made andencourage your readers to take action.
You can use the article you just wrote on your website, on yourblog, or in your newsletter. You should also submit it to thearticle directories. Write a little resource box or author bioto the bottom of your article. When someone picks up an articlefrom the directory to add it to their site or newsletter, theywill also include your resource box with the link to yourwebsite, driving free traffic to your site.
About the author:
Susanne Myers has been driving thousands of visitors to hersites by writing articles. Sign up today for a free e-course onhow you can do the same athttp://www.easy-article-marketing.com/ecourse.html
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