Article writing advice

zmoney said:

Takes about 15 mins or less each one.. without knowing a damn thing about anything....
~Rob.

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Are you writing for an article mill or your own personal projects?

15 minute per 500 article is a great rate, and would equal to $16/hr using most article mills. I've only gotten those results when using dragon naturally, but end up spending another 15 mins correcting dictation mistakes.

It really depends on what you are using the articles for, but if they are for a money site you should never use content generators or spinners. They really have to be written from scratch. However, this shouldn't be too difficult. Like others have said, look on Ezine, Yahoo Answers and (in my opinion) About.com and Wikipedia are good for nuggets of information. Use those as a source for facts and opinions.

It can be good to set it up like this, depending on the subject:

• Introduce the topic, saying what it is, why it's of interest. Possibly finish this with a question. It could read a little like this: "Xyz is a new way of doing abc, and it has got a lot of people talking because it was recently endorse by Mr X. Certainly opinions differ on the subject, but whose opinion should you listen to?"
• Make the case for, paraphrasing quotes from the sources listed above: "Many people believe that xyz is the best way to do abc, claiming that [paraphrase what people have said], and their opinion is worth listening to because...".
• Make the case against. If you find this hard, just do a Google search for [subject] + problems.
• Wrap up the article by balancing the good against the bad. Inform the reader that in the end, it is up to them to make their own mind, but the prevailing wisdom seems to be [whatever the widespread opinion seems to be].

Deep reading....clear understanding and simple vocabulary...always remember this golden rules.....

go to youtube and plug in keywords relaed to the niche. After watching videos for an hour, you'll be an expert

For writing about any topic first you have to go through the topic by searching. Read the article on various directories and also on the google then you got an idea about writing unique articles.

I have to agree that using Ezine for finding articles and then paraphrasing is probably the best option for coming up with what to type in an article. Grammar is the most important thing along with the keyword density so make sure you hit on those points and you should be good.

If there's a specific instruction from the client, then, you should follow the way you write your article based on his/her instruction. If none, then, an outline is the most helpful tool to start an article if you are not so familiar with the topic. Try to research first and come up with an outline. Eventually, you'll get to know the topic very well.

zmoney said:

Just go to ezine articles and go to one article, pull out 2 key points that stand out after you browse the article... About 15 seconds..

Go to next article, pull out 2 more things 15 seconds

Go to ezine articles, look at titles, come up with a title 30 seconds to 1 minute..

Write an intro
Talk about key point 1
Talk about key point 2
Talk about key point 3
Talk about key point 4
Write a conclusion

Takes about 15 mins or less each one.. without knowing a damn thing about anything....

~Rob.

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That's really an appreciable advice from my point of view.

These are some wonderful and important concept of writing good Article. Thanks. How much importance should be given to Keyword while writing an Article?

just start writing. its a simple as that.

Basically you need to master the art of extracting facts from other people's articles and putting it into your own words. I made over $3k from Demand Media last year doing that.

(A word of caution: don't bother with DM these days. I'm sure other DM members writers here would agree)

alanpoly said:

For writing the article you must follow the following step
1st general introduction
2nd About the loan or product
3rd how much or for quantity product
4th its uses in whereZ&pay bills
5th How to apply online application
6th Author Bio

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A good human spinner can do this. I have software that lets me spin at the sentence level. I write 5 unique sentences for each, and then spin the hell out of it. It beats the heck out of anything spintax created.

built2blast said:

Thanks for the advice. I know once I figure out a plan I can come up with unique articles more easily. I am one to suffer from writer's block often. Haven't even come up with content for my sites yet.

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I know!

And I'm a good writer too :/.

I agree, skip DM; they're a busted network now.

lisamoss said:

How much importance should be given to Keyword while writing an Article?

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there are lots of different opinions on this. I like to use it in the Heading and intro (to make sure it's mentioned), and then I write the rest of the article naturally. I figure if my article is on topic it will have the keyword in it naturally, and it makes my writing quicker not having to worry about it.

Everyone has the right idea, I think.

I would just like to add a word of caution. If you are new to article writing, you are probably going to unintentionally plagiarize by using the ripping method.

You need something like Grammarly or PaperRater to check for this in the beginning.

I agree with whoever said that it will get better after 100 or so. I wrote over 1000 for Demand Media last year. Easy as pie.

Here's my tip:

Get Microsoft OneNote. It's awesome. You can use it to rip online content off of a page and save it into a notebook. It rips text, video, links, images. Everything.

You can create 1 notebook for each client or just make 1 huge notebook. You can search within the notebook, so it is essentially a very well organized database.

It makes research lightning fast, and will save you from having to research the same topic twice.

It's fairly expensive, but you can find it on TPB. Sort by seeds, and you should find a good DL. It will need to be activated, but reputable torrents will have directions for that.


EDIT:

I don't know why I wrote that I made 3K from DM in my post above. The actual amount was over 13k. I still don't recommend them, but this is just to shut those guys up who say you can't make a decent income. Keep in mind, this was just one client.

Read Ezines and Wikipedia articles to understand what the subject is all about. Gather information and write the article using your own words but with valid information to engage the readers. Use as simple language as you can to make your readers read your article from start to the end.