The 3 "Be's" To Writing Articles
The 3 "Be's" To Writing Articles
by Tim Bossie
Internet Marketing Consultant and CopyWriter
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Writing articles are an excellent way to get more exposure for
your website and establishing name recognition.
Being published in a major ezine, or website, is a fantastic
boost in your marketing efforts, not to mention ego. It just
feels good to see your works in print.
Everyone has their own style of writing. I have mine and you
have yours, so I'm not going to tell you "how" to write.
But, there are some things your article has to 'BE' to get
published.
Be Original.
Ok, how many times have you read an article about website
promotion that gives the same information and resources as the
other 8 million articles on the same topic? It does get a
little irritating after awhile.
People want to know something new, not recycled. By coming up
with your own article ideas and topics, you'll have one article
published more times than 100 recycled ones.
Be Informative
You can have the most original idea in decades, but if you're
not going to put useful information in it, you might as well go
back to recycling old topics. You'll get just as much exposure
and just as much recognition. Both bad.
Research your topic and really know what you're writing about.
Putting in useful information and resources people can use, (in
the form of links if it's an ezine article), and you've pretty
much
guaranteed your article being published.
Be Entertaining.
You've got originality. You've got tons of resources and tips
to put in your article. Now, you need to inject a little
personality into it or it'll drone on and on.
Readers know instantly if an article is going to be fun to read
or a test of will just to get through the first few paragraphs.
Just like writing style, you have your own personality. Use it.
You don't need to try and be funny or use a million metaphors.
You do need to make the reader feel comfortable and want to keep
reading. Sounding like a college physics professor won't do.
An article should entertain the reader while you're blasting out
the original and useful information.
If your article can 'BE' these things then, yes you will be able
to benefit from writing articles to promote your business and
yourself.
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Tim Bossie is the owner of Glimmers Marketing Services, and editor of An Outlet For Success. A step-by-step detailed weekly guide into what it takes to succeed and prosper with Internet Marketing. Everything is covered from A to Z each and every week. Completely Web-Based. No Emails!
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