Answers to Your Article Writing Questions — Finally Revealed!
Recently, within the Article Marketing Experts LinkedIn Group and within my ezine, I asked my loyal followers to write down their burning questions related to article writing, article marketing and article submission.
Here Are The Top 7 Article Writing Questions I Received – And My Answers…
Article Writing Question #1: What makes a good article so people will actually want to read the article from top to bottom?
My answer: I’ve recently written a blog post that revealed 10 ways to you’re your article outstanding, memorable and worthy of sharing. Inside this article, I mentioned that your article must…
- Cause some type of reaction or ah-ha moment
- Give readers something they can take away or use right away
- Contain information that your readers did not previously know
- Contribute real value to your readers’ knowledgebase
- Engage the reader
- Tell a story
- Use emotional and psychological triggers
- Motivate your readers to take action
- Show your emotional and physical scars
Read the complete article here: http://bit.ly/c6qfi4
Article Writing Question #2: Many readers online are skimmers, how can you attract and pull these skimmers in so they read your articles?
My answer: On my LinkedIn group, Cindy Woodward and Terri Seymour both said: “As an article reader, not a writer, I want meat. With not a lot of time, I like articles that get to the point quickly. I’m not interested in reading how the article came to be or the “story” that happened on the way. If the article is about “5 ways to…..” I will skip past all the fluff and look for #1 and start reading there.” In order for you to attract and pull in skimmers like Cindy and Terri, you need to…
- Tell readers in the article title exactly what readers will learn so they can skim and look for it.
- Add strong subheadings to pull the skimmers in. This way they’ll know exactly where to find the information they’re looking for
- Make your tips extremely valuable so they’ll want to read the rest of your article
Article Writing Question #3: How do you instantly connect with your readers?
My answer: The more transparent you get the more believable you will become. Readers will begin to connect with you as they will realize that you understand their innermost feelings and you know what their needs are. People buy from people they trust.
Article Writing Question #4: There are millions of articles in directories like Ezinearticles.com – how does one get through the noise?
My answer: You get through the noise by…
- Creating a controversial title
- Placing your keywords in the right spots so your articles will be found on the search engines
- Stating a benefit within your titles that your audience is looking for
- Offer solutions to problems that your prospects are looking for – but can’t find and make sure you state it within your title.
- Submit your articles to top websites, ezines and blogs that your audience goes to everyday. This way, you don’t have to worry about all the noise as you’re going directly to your audience.
Article Writing Question #5: Which article format works best?
My answer: I’ve tested many different article formats. In fact, I compiled a whole collection for you at http://www.StartWritingArticlesFaster.com.The key is to find article templates and article writing formulas that work best for you and use those templates as much as your heart’s content.
Article Writing Question #6 – How do you find the best keywords for your articles?
My answer: Remember, people searching online for articles are searching for solutions to their problems. So focus on keyword phrases based on the problems you can solve – and the solutions you can provide. That is the best way to make sure your articles get found by people looking for answers now.
Article Writing Question #7: What is the best strategy for using keywords in your articles?
My answer: You want to include your keywords in the first 4 words of the article title. You want to add them in the first sentence – or at the very least the first paragraph of the article. Add your keywords to your subheadings. Add your keywords within your article conclusion and in your bio box. Everywhere else, you want to lightly sprinkle your keywords in. Remember, your main focus is to provide top-notch information that makes you the thought leader – not to write articles that are stuffed with keywords just to get optimization.
You’ll uncover all this information and more when you check out my online article writing course at http://www.onlinearticlewritingcourse.com/special
You see, everyone will tell you to keep your articles short – between 300 and 750 words. They’ll tell you to keep your sentences and paragraphs short. They’ll tell you to write from the heart and write with passion. They’ll provide you with grammar tips. They’ll give you ways to overcome writer’s block.
Yes, this information is very useful. And, yes – I will teach you how to get started with article writing. But even more importantly, I’ll teach you how to consistently write articles for your blog, for your newsletter and for article submission that actually gets read and generates business for you.
This New Course Gives You the Tools, Skills and Insights You Need to …
- Create an engaging, powerful article quickly and consistently, without losing your true voice.
- Design your story. When you become transparent and show your emotional and physical scars within your articles – you become more believable. Readers will begin to connect with you – as they will realize that you understand their innermost feelings and you know what their needs are. People buy from people they trust.
- Have people notice you purely on the strength of your content, volunteering to promote your business without you even asking. One of my leadership consultant clients received a $50,000+ project because his article got noticed on About.com by one of his past clients.
- Control the mind of your prospects and influence them to buy into your ideas. Using my article writing system, you can have the power to motivate, influence and persuade your prospects to agree to practically any idea you propose.
- Push the right buttons – or more precisely – the right psychological triggers that gets readers to take instant action as soon as they done reading your article.
- Build relationships with your readers as they read everything you write.
- Command greater fees, charge higher prices, and lower price resistance among potential clients and customers just by writing thought leadership articles.
- Gain the respect, attention and support of your peers and prospects and become known as the celebrity expert in your market
Yes, this all possible – if you follow my article writing system that I lay right out in front of you, step-by-step during this 7-part course. And you’ll have the complete set of audio recordings as an instant download so you can listen again and again!
Get started now at è http://www.onlinearticlewritingcourse.com/special
“Article Marketing Helped Me Secure a £95,000 Contract!”
Eric, Your article marketing advice has been a real blessing in many ways:
1) It helped me publish my book “Crystal Reports Formulas Explained” and it helped me go from selling zero copies to being an occasional number one in it’s specialist chart on Amazon!
2) It gave me expert status which was instrumental in me securing a £95,000 contract.
3) It allowed me to launch an info product to share my expertise with others and generate a modest passive income. My articles are on some of the leading recruitment websites, such as beyond.com, all of which drives leads to my website.
With all these things I have followed your advice to the letter. Thank you for changing my approach so I can achieve great things!
Jason Dove
Scry, The Business Intelligence Agents
www.scry-business-intelligence.com
“Turns Non-Writers Into Writers…”
“Eric’s article writing system turns non-writers into writers who gets results practically overnight.”
Shane Ellison
The People’s Chemist
