Writing articles on the web is the best form of expression in this internet centric era. The power of web has allowed us to reach millions of users surfing internet at any given point, and there is a tremendous potential to put forward your views to this audience. This is a great way to promote your website or blog as well. I personally prefer writing travel & tourism articles and following are a few tips for writing good articles which I follow.
1. Title is the most important part of any any article. A good attention grabbing title will certainly welcome users to your article. For example if you are writing an article on travel tips for Brazil tourism, you may decide to go with a simple title of "Brazil travel tips", but I would personally prefer a title like "Going to Brazil - Important Brazil travel tips", this will grab better attention and interest.
2. Use bullet points or numbers to break your article into several sections. It is a very good idea to bold certain words and sections of your article. Put pictures if you can, for example while writing a travel article, include maps, points of interests and other useful contact information.
3. Length of article: There is no rule but an article between 300 to 500 words is usually considered the best.
4. Search engine optimization: Optimal keyword density, using H1 tags for headings and specifying keywords in meta tags are some of the good rules to follow. Also do not forget to put the ALT tags on images.
5. Submitting your article: Try to submit articles on a website which have the same niche as your article, or at least the article is placed in the section which shares the same theme. For example if you are writing an travel article there is no point in submitting it to a site which has a niche of technology or finance.
6. Submit articles frequently: If you are a website owner then write articles often. This will encourage readers to browse your other posts and eventually visit your site for additional information.
7. Good content: Always publish original content and present facts to the best of your knowledge, regardless they are good or bad. Your article should provide unique information to the user. Specify a date when the article was written.
8. Using examples to describe your point or a situation, is also a great way to present your perspective.
9. If your article gets long, then put headings on the top and provide internal hyperlinks to rest of the article. A great example of this is wikipedia encyclopedia.
10. Social bookmark sites: After your article is published on the web, it is a good idea to bookmark with sites like Delicious and Stumbleupon. This should also help to attract additional web users to your article.
Why is the article title so important? The title is of course the first thing your audience will see. If it doesn't capture the attention of your readers, they will simply look for something more interesting.
Another reason writing a good article title is so important is because it is crawled by the search engine spiders before anything else. Good keywords are important in the title so that the search engines know what the article is about.
How do you write a good title? Use the following tips to help you compose titles that will catch the attention of your audience and get your article found by the search engines.
1. Put your keywords in the first part of your title. The first 3 or 4 words of your title have the most importance for the search engines. Try to keep these words at the beginning while still making the title sound interesting.
2. Capture the readers attention. The best way to do this is by searching for the popular keywords in your niche. These words are obviously what people are using when they search for the information they want. Give them what they are looking for, and they will reward you by reading your article.
3. Try to keep your titles short, 5 words or less. If this isn't possible, make sure to arrange the title so that your keywords are at the front. If your keywords are "cat psychology", write a long title this way: "Cat Psychology-Could This Explain Why Your Cat Acts Crazy?"
That last example may be a little strange, but it got your attention, didn't it? That is the point of using your keywords at the beginning of your title. They will be the first thing your reader sees, so keep them as visible as possible.
Once you have a good title, be sure to keep your article focused on the subject of the title. There is nothing worse for a reader than to read an article that has nothing to do with what the title promised. Stay as closely on topic as possible.
As you can see, writing good article titles is an essential skill in article writing and marketing. Capture the readers attention, be keyword friendly to the search engines, and use words that you know your readers are searching for. These tips will greatly increase the chances of your article being found and read.
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