Writing a Great Online Article
By Rebecca E, 2nd Sep 2010 | Follow this author
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Content: This is necessary, you need good content to make people want to read your work. Content in laymen’s terms is what is written in the article you are writing. Often people will say that it is the person’s content that made them return and re-read the article that they wrote.
Content and Then What?
Content: This is necessary, you need good content to make people want to read your work. Content in laymen’s terms is what is written in the article you are writing. Often people will say that it is the person’s content that made them return and re-read the article that they wrote. The only way to get great content is to be willing to do some work on your own writing. Sometimes this is not easy; we writers are creatures of habit. We like our work. We often so not want to change it. The truth is we need to change a bit.
Readers or Traffic: When writing an online article ask yourself this question, is this work for my readers or for my traffic? Like content, if the reader is not impressed they will tell others about how bad something is. If you are thinking in terms of “traffic” then your readers are your traffic so your articles need to be for readers.
Thoughts to Ponder
Google or Learning: This is a sort of long-term question, when we write we tend to think of writing an article as something simple that we can put out quickly and with ease. This is not the case. An online article, especially the how to articles need to be learning articles. Google and all the search engines need to come next. This is not to suggest that writers ignore Google but that they need to focus on getting a good article out there before trying to make money with Google.
Short term or Long Term: Online articles should be a foundation to a long-term place where people can find value after coming back a year or more later. The long–term articles that do well are not overly specific nor are they general instructions rather they have value to everyone who reads them or learns how to modify these suggestions towards their own success. Short-term articles tend to have success in the beginning, but over time, the writing may not be as useful. The best is to have a bit of both types of online articles.
Passion or Money: This is a difficult one, but if you can combine your passion and your content, and your money than you are set. Still the best suggestion is to follow your passion and keep on writing online articles, often this is the only way to success.
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3rd Sep 2010 (#)
Well said Rebecca.
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3rd Sep 2010 (#)
So true Rebecca. The more I write ( and read) the more I learn. Thanks for sharing.
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7th Sep 2010 (#)
i write
you read
and when u do
i reciprocate
and in u
have a frndly mate
these sites are not for money
they are for making friends
while they encash ur dough
your laughter
can be heard
untill their corridors end
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5th Sep 2010 (#)
It is pointless writing about something, (unless you are getting paid for it) if your heart is not in it. My feeling is, write from the heart first, then adjust it for the search engines if need be. Thanks for the article.
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5th Sep 2010 (#)
actually, Siboiss, it's not pointless to write about something if you're not getting paid to write about it.Writing about something serves many functions. It helps us make what we learn about something clearer and more permanent in our own minds. It clarifies our thinking on a subjects. That is one of the reasons every student is told to keep a journal. by recording ones observations one becomes a better observer. by writing about those observations and thoughts, one becomes a better writer.
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7th Sep 2010 (#)
ur comment is excellent
it should steel and steal many hearts
u teach well congrats
i share knowledge
whatever little i have.
thanx
don't pl mistake steal as many do
its in a good sense
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7th Sep 2010 (#)
nice u r on my frnds list hopefully
u'll change ur mind
once u read poetry
of mine
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7th Sep 2010 (#)
money is not everything in life and here
its like only frnds making
i have just posted an article
u are all my good friends
in real life i have none
here i have on three sites over 2000 friends
who read me and message me
it gives me much more pleasure
but lesser than my fave
u got it
and know it
sex safely
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6th Apr 2011 (#)
Content, thoughts and passion make a great writer.
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6th Apr 2011 (#)
thanks
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