Hello and welcome to Rim Digest, the ezine for
"Responsible Internet Marketers".
Striving to be the BEST resource for Small Biz Owners...
TEN years of Service & Honest Information
June 24, 2010 volume 10-issue 25
Your editor: Jan Tallent, rimdigest@usa.net
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Today's Issue Contains:
Publisher's Spot
Featured Article: Captivating Content Creation, part 2
Positive Quote
Fun Tip or Site
Funny of the Day
Recommended eZines
Publisher's Goodbye and Legal Stuff
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Featured Article
Captivating Content Creation, part 2
The goal of any article writer is to have his or her articles
read and loved by readers; however, there are some cases where
this is more important than others.
Many internet users, namely webmasters, use articles to create
back-links to their websites. These back-links are used to increase
website traffic. The only problem is that many article directories
only allow links at the end of an article. This means that for you
to benefit from article distribution and back-linking, your readers
must make it to the end of your article.
If you are a webmaster who is using this technique, it is
extremely important that you go the extra mile to ensure
that your articles are interesting and easy to read.
Speaking of interesting, the best way to determine whether
or not your article is interesting is if you like it.
After you have created your article, you will need to proofread it.
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After you have thoroughly proofread your article, you are urged
to review it one more time. This time, you will want to examineit as a reader, not the article writer. If you find your contentdry, dull, or boring, there is a good chance that your readers
will as well.
An article that is easy to read is also important.
You can write a captivating article, but if it difficult to read,
it won’t do you any good. When it comes to easy to read articles,
grammar is an important component. Whether you are planning onselling your articles, using them for your own personal use, or
submitting them to article directories, you need to take the
time to proofread your articles. Many internet users claim
that the number one turn off is articles that are poorly written.
There is no quicker way to lose a reader than to have an article
that is poorly proofread.
In conjunction with readable articles, grammar wise, it is also
important that you examine the words that you use. To sound
professional, many article writers use big, technical sounding
words. This is okay to do is some cases, but it is typically
advised against. The only time that you should use big,
technical words is if you are writing an article that will be read
by experts in the same field. The second biggest turn off for
readers is content that regularly contains words they do not
know or understand. In a way, this is similar to creating dry,
boring content. If your readers cannot understand exactly what
you mean, they may find reading your article to be useless
or a waste of their time.
The best way to write captivating articles is to write from your
heart. When it comes to article writing, even just a little bit
of creativity can go a long way. Creativity is what can turn an
otherwise boring article into one that your readers will not
only enjoy reading, but one that they may also recommend to
others.
P.S. When writing articles, creativity is extremely important.
Even if you do not consider yourself to be a creative person,
you are urged to sit down and brainstorm. You may find that
it is the best way to develop captivating article ideas.
Jan Tallent, aka the Software Warrioress
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and Publisher of Rim Digest eZine for TEN YEARS!
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Positive Quote
Everyone who has ever taken a shower has had an idea.
It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off,
and does something about it that makes a difference.
-- Nolan Bushnell
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Fun Tip or Sites
The Fastest Way To Peel A Boiled Egg
http://www.bitrebels.com/geek/the-fastest-way-to-peel-a-hard-boiled-egg
I have a confession to make here. Yesterday a friend at the local
diner and I were discussing how messy it can sometimes be TO peel
a boiled egg and how difficult it can be to get the shell to come
off in one or two big pieces instead of shattering into millions.
I had said that if there was a really easy way that ALWAYS worked,
I would make deviled eggs almost every day in the summer; I love
them that much.
I was ripe to run across the video mentioned above AND immediately
ran and put on 8 eggs to test this method.
Sad to say, either the video is a very convincing hoax OR your
editor is too DUH to make this work, BUT I did have one almost
work out perfectly, lol.
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