...... a catchy title that will grab people's attention and make them want to read it.
4. Keep your title reasonably short. Put some thought and effort into your heading - again to get your reader's immediate attention.
5. Be professional and take your article writing seriously. Write about something you know professionally. Don't be overly casual in your writing (ie. don't write exactly as you speak)
6. Keep your paragraphs short.
7. Get to the point quickly (enough waffle with maple syrup, Craig!).
8. Target your article to your audience with "focussed information".
9. Be brief, if you are a "waffler", like this writer. People want immediate information online and have limited time usually - it's the "instant coffee, sorry
Just like all other aspects of life, the digital revolution has taken on the world of publishing also. With digital publishing coming .....
generation.
10. Write briefly and concisely (redundant words, meaning the same thing, Craig!) Try to keep your article under 1000 words. (People get bored quickly reading online). Most paying markets usually only accept between 500 and 1500 words...and with a bit of luck they may even"pick up" your great article. Try to be
1. Use autoresponders to publish and promote your ezine.
Autoresponders with a broadcast feature are a low cost way to begin .....
content. It's so easy to "steal" on the www - so do your own work and if you "borrow ideas or material, ACKNOWLEDGE. "Incidentally, in addition to my own material based on my experiences of internet marketing over the past four years, in this article I have "borrowed" numerous ideas from some fine writers and well-known internet marketers - thanks a lot for, sharing your info, David, Michael, John, Meredith, oe and Edward).
16. Be humble'and don't talk down to your readers. (Who wrote that song, "It's so hard to be humble'"):
17. Use bullets in your articles - its makes the points easy to follow... but beware of security in the form of metal detectors!
18. Don't forget your byline, your "business card". Make sure that you resource box at the end of the article provides enough information to identify yourself and provide contact information. It's FREE advertising at it's best.
19. Offer a free report with your article - this is an easy way to collect a list of adresses for marketing your product(s). An instant target market.
20. Check all the links in your article before submitting it.
21. Offer your articles by autoresponder
22. Conclude with a strong message. Your final point (and paragraph) should be a message that summarises your article or gets your reader to take further action, like "GET STARTED" (as I've done in this article).
23. Finally, make sure your layout is good (not one of my strong points!), as this greatly enhances your prospects of getting published. Use a spell-check. Go over your
