Newbie Article Writers - 4 Astounding Secrets for Writing an Effective Article

Every day there are thousands of people who want to become an article writer. Most of them disappear after a few tries because they don't have the training or insight on how to create successful articles. If you truly want to become an article writer then you should pay close attention to the following 4 secrets to help you learn the correct way to write an article.

Here are the 4 secret steps for writing an effective article:

1) Write at least 400 words. Most Article Directories today require a minimum of 400 words in order for your articles to be accepted. Your article should have a title, an introduction, a body and a conclusion. Generally, your introduction should be about 100-150 words, your body of the article should contain about 250 - 300 words and your conclusion should be about 50 - 100 words. None of these numbers are carved in stone except you must have at least the minimum of 400 words for your entire article.

2) The title should contain a main keyword. Keywords in an article aren't as important as many people say they are but that's a discussion I'll save for another article. However, you should always try to place your main keyword as the first word of your article title or at least somewhere in the title. This is for a number of reasons. It is the first thing that a reader sees and it is also the first thing that a search engine bot sees when it is crawling your article. This will help your rankings in the search engines.

3) The body should have bullets or numbers. If you have more than one point to make with your information, then you should present it in bulleted or numbered paragraphs. This makes it much easier to see and the reader will then know that you have much to say about your topics. Each paragraph should refer to your title or the reader will feel like you're just adding filler and no real information. Or worse yet, the reader might think that you really don't know what you're talking about and won't read any more of your articles in the future - there goes a potential buyer of your products!

4) Proofread your work before it's sent to the publisher. Most computers have spell checkers so that you can check your work and make sure that there are no misspellings contained in it. Today Article Directories also have spell checkers and could reject your article because of a misspelling or, perhaps, bad grammar. This means time wasted in fixing your article and not getting it published early. Bottom Line: Proofread your work before submission.

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3 Tips to Writing Effective Articles for Affiliate Marketing

There are many ways of how to make money online. For those who want to work from home, joining an affiliate program is the quickest way to get started and make money fast. However, to be successful in marketing on the internet, you need to make a good web presence. The best way to achieve this, which also is a form of free advertising, is to write articles and post them online. In this article we will cover 3 tips of how to write effective articles for affiliate internet marketing.

There are three parts to every article. Let's take a look at what these are, and how you can make sure yours are written in the best possible way.

1. Article Title

The first thing your reader will see is your article title. This is an exceptionally important part of your article and serves as a headline does on a salespage. Your title needs to captivate the reader, get their attention and prompt them to read further. You want your article title to be irresistible so they can't help but click on the link and read the entire page.

2. Article Description

When article directories submit your content into their database, typically your title shows and possibly your description, or the first paragraph within your article content. This is one of a few reasons why that first paragraph is very important. It not only works to describe what your article is about, but just like the title or header, it also needs to work to motivate your reader to continue reading.

3. Article Body Content

The remainder of your article should carry the reader right to the end. Don't think that if your title and initial paragraph is good that they will simply continue reading. You still need to bring them along with you by weaving your article content so that it directly addresses the topic of your article. Keep it interesting and on topic. Use short paragraphs rather than lengthy ones and limit your article body content to around 400 characters in total.

Tip: If you are able to outsource the writing to a seasoned writer, I'd recommend considering it. You'll be able to free up some time and focus on promoting your business and brand in other ways.

There you go. By following the above tips you should be able to write effective articles which will draw traffic to your website. As with all things, practice makes perfect.

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Is Article Writing and Marketing Still Valid?

Many people will tell me that article marketing is dead. And I simply reply, "Would I still be writing articles if it didn't work?" Of course not! It always makes me chuckle whenever I hear people say that. You see, I've been a full-time article writer for over 3 years now, and I will continue to do so because I know the power of content syndication. I understand that it is not just one article that brings traffic to my website, it is many.

Let me go into more detail. Every morning, when I decide to fall out of bed, I go down to my computer and start writing. Most of the time I don't even know what I'm going to write about, but I do it anyway. Why? Well, it's because the articles I write will be responsible for my future online. And let me tell you, I write a lot of articles. I've been known to write as many as 20 in a single day. And do you want to know how those worked out? Well, each copy I write will eventually, over the course of several months, earn me $45 to $60. That's not a bad accomplishment for just a few hours of work each day.

So, is article marketing dead? I'll leave that for you to decide. But let me leave you with this. If you could write 10-15 articles per day, with just a few hours of work, would you? In other words, if each article would make you, on average, $52 in the next few months, would you write them? Let's put that into perspective. After a few months, every batch of 10 articles you wrote would make you $520. Now, would you write then a day for two months? If you have the proper product funnel in place, meaning that you have a $25, $100, $500, and $997 being promoted to new subscribers on your list, you would be making on average about $31,200 every two months. Would you like to make that kind of money?

So how is that possible? Well, my testing has shown that each article will bring me 3 new subscribers. That's 600 new subscribers every 2 months at 10 articles per day. I have discovered that every subscriber on my list will spend about $17.33 over the course of the first 2 months. So do the math. How much money would you be earning with 1,800 new subscribers every 2 months? So, is article marketing dead?

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