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May 14,
2009 volume 9-issue 19
Your
editor: Jan Tallent, rimdigest@usa.net
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Featured
Article: 6 Tips To Get Your Articles Read
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Featured
Article
6 Tips
To Get Your Articles Read
Many
people dread having to write papers or articles.
Some
feel like it seems to be too much work and is just a waste
of time
if no one reads them. To some, reading articles seems
like
work too, especially if the article is boring and bland.
Well,
articles are supposed to be read, their purpose is to
share
your message and information. If they are not read they
are a
waste of time and effort.
But all
the same, articles have to be written to be read.
It’s
just a matter of making them good. Making a good article
doesn’t
have to be strenuous and straining. There are just some
points
you may need to be reminded of, and some guidelines to
follow.
Once you get the hang of it, writing articles can be fun,
as well
as profitable for you and your site.
Of
course, the articles you write must be about something you know.
If you
own a site or business, you are probably knowledgeable
about
that certain topic and theme. When you write about it,
you
won’t have a hard time because you already know what it
is and
what it’s about. It’s just a matter of making your
articles
creative and interesting.
To make
sure that your articles get read and enjoyed, here are
six
tips that will hopefully help make your articles readable
and
interesting.
1) Use
short paragraphs. When the paragraph are very long,
the
words can get jumbled in the mind of the reader. It can
get
quite confusing and become too much hard work to read.
Paragraphs
can be a single sentence, or sometimes even
a
single word.
2) Make
use of numbers or bullets. As each point is stressed,
numbers
and bullets can quickly make the point easy to remember
and
digest. As each point, tip, guide or method is started with
a
bullet or point, readers will know that this is where the tips
start.
Format you bullets and numbers with indentations so that
your
article won’t look like a single block of square paragraphs.
Add a
little bit of flair and pizzazz to your article's shape.
3) Use
Sub-headings to sub-divide your paragraphs in the page.
Doing
this will break each point into sections. It would also
be easy
for the reader to move on from one point to another;
the
transition would be smooth and easy. You do not want to lose
your
reader's attention.
4)
Provide a good attention-grabbing title or header.
If your
title can entice a person’s curiosity you’re
already
halfway to getting your article read.
Use
statements and questions that utilize keywords that
people
are looking for. Provide titles or headers that
describe
your article's content but are short and concise.
Use
titles like, “Tips on making that sale”, or “How to make
a
beautiful web page”. You could also use titles that can
command
people, for example, “Make that sale - follow these tips”.
These
types of titles reach out to peoples' emotions and make
them
interested.
5) Keep
them interested from the start to the finish.
From
your opening paragraph, use real life situations
that
can be familiar to the reader. Use good descriptions
and
metaphors to drive in your point, but don’t overdo it.
Driving
your examples with graphic metaphors and similes
would
make it easy for your readers to imagine what you
are
talking about. Make the experience pleasurable
and
enjoyable for them.
6)
Utilize figures when necessary. Using specific facts
and
figures can heighten your article because it makes
it
authoritative. But do not make it too formal, it
should
be light and easy and flow; Like a friendly
teacher
having a little chat with an eager student.
Jan
Tallent is the editor of Rim Digest ezine,
an
Internet Marketing Mom & Grandma, and
a
Virtual Assistant looking for editing jobs
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