Here are some hints to becoming a better writer. Many of these will apply to you whether writing is your full time career or if you simply write original content for blogs. For the most part here I am addressing the Article Marketer.
Get a catchy headline to let the reader know what to expect. The best article in the world is wasted if no one is tempted to read it. Most of us will open a hand written envelope first, in anticipation of news from a friend or family, rather than that printed official-looking correspondence. Just that fact of being handwritten caught our attention and, more importantly, prompted us to take immediate action. So it is with your headline. If the headline catches your reader's attention he takes immediate action. He reads your article.
You need the reader to complete the article and they are more likely to do so if the title and the introduction provoke questions or promise solutions.
Do your research. See the information that is currently available, on line and elsewhere. Examine if the questions currently being asked are fully answered by the available information. If you do not feel able to endorse current opinions be bold enough to say so. Shaking popular beliefs can often be an express way to recognition. You are seeking to gain trust and credibility and these are not always gained by treading the same road as others. In seeking to answer your reader's questions you may present a new view. Even if your readers do not readily agree with your view, they may come to do so. Innovative thinking and originality are valued and can quickly bring you a loyal following.
Get a catchy headline to let the reader know what to expect. The best article in the world is wasted if no one is tempted to read it. Most of us will open a hand written envelope first, in anticipation of news from a friend or family, rather than that printed official-looking correspondence. Just that fact of being handwritten caught our attention and, more importantly, prompted us to take immediate action. So it is with your headline. If the headline catches your reader's attention he takes immediate action. He reads your article.
You need the reader to complete the article and they are more likely to do so if the title and the introduction provoke questions or promise solutions.
Do your research. See the information that is currently available, on line and elsewhere. Examine if the questions currently being asked are fully answered by the available information. If you do not feel able to endorse current opinions be bold enough to say so. Shaking popular beliefs can often be an express way to recognition. You are seeking to gain trust and credibility and these are not always gained by treading the same road as others. In seeking to answer your reader's questions you may present a new view. Even if your readers do not readily agree with your view, they may come to do so. Innovative thinking and originality are valued and can quickly bring you a loyal following.