So, you came huh? Looks like you are devoted to find how to write perfect articles. Don’t worry, it’ll be worth your effort. Am I wasting time? Sorry. So, without wasting any further time let’s proceed to the ways to write an addictive article.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DNA Formula
Writing the article
a. Topic Selection
b. Attract them
c. Involve
d. Content
e. References and citations
f. SEO Optimization
Editing and Proofreading
Publishing your article
Professionals at Blogreedy have researched on how to write a good article and have devised a DNA formula to begin with.
1. The DNA formula –
D – Discover. The first method to start writing a good article is to research on the topic. Even if you feel that you know everything about the topic, I recommend that you once go to the web and look up 1-5 articles about the topic before you proceed to write a perfect article. Please do not confuse ‘researching’ with stealing content from other websites. Remember that your article should be plagiarism-free.
N – Note. The next step in the process is to note all the researched information. Note down whatever you find important about the article. Keep on noting till you feel that the notes alone (without any extension or sentence formation) will reach your word limit.
A – Arrange. The final step in the DNA formula is to compile your notes. Now, that you have noted all the important points, you will have to arrange and compile them in order to make them useful for your article. Here, you have to make very short and crisp sentences for your articles.
2. Writing your article –
Let’s continue with the tips to write a good article.
#1 Topic Selection
Select your topic carefully on which content is available to you. I have seen innumerable people who write content just for the sake of writing. It will cost you an eternity to view such articles on the web, only if you don’t die of boredom first. So, please don’t write for the sake of writing.
#2 Attract them
The sole purpose of the first line is to make the reader, read the second line. You have to make the first line as short and crisp as you can. You don’t have to explain it all in the first line. You have a whole article for that. You have to make them curious. You have to make them come towards your article. Take the instance of this line for example “Attract them.” If I had written “Attract the readers towards your article”, there hadn’t been any curiosity in you to read further, and maybe you would not be even reading this line.
#3 Involve
You should involve and talk with your readers, as if both of you were chatting live. For example, here, “Hello reader! I think we are meeting for the first time. If I am right then go and register in our website and enable notifications to keep on reading awesome article like the one that’s following now” In this line, I am talking with you as if you are in front of me, although I am alone with my MacBook in my lap. So, the basic purpose is to make your readers feel special, even if it demands some humour in every line.
#4 Content
Now, we will proceed to the content part. You need to start your article with short lines, gradually increasing their length. Please make a note that if you start with long, boring and informative lines, it will cost you a valuable reader for sure. For instance, take these paragraphs –
“We should stop and avoid littering. Littering causes harm to our environment. This is because garbage such as plastics are non – bio-degradable. Therefore, they cause pollution in the environment.”
“A stop should be put to littering and it should be avoided as garbage like plastics, being non-biodegradable causes pollution and results in causing harm to our environment.”
“Garbage such as plastics are non-biodegradable and result in pollution, which is harmful for the environment. Therefore, littering should be avoided.”
Here, the same content is displayed in the all of the above paragraphs. The first one is displaying an extended version of the same message. The second is displaying a short version of the same message in a single line. Whereas, the last one is showing the same message in two but short lines.
Here, you must be wondering which one is the best. The third one – yes the third one is the best. The first one is extending the same message of two lines. You should always try to write the shortest possible. It saves the time of both the reader and the writer. The second one is shortening the message a little, but is still delivering all of the message in a line. Remember that long lines always cost more time and bore the reader. The best articles are always short. The third one is the shortest one.
So, the message is clear – deliver short and crisp.
Next, many people doubt that whether they should use advanced complex words or write a basic article. So, let me clear it to you, if you are writing an article for a professional place where there is much competition of the same article (like an article writing contest), you should use complex English words.
But if you are writing an article which is to deliver some information to the readers and there is no competition (like a blog, newspaper or magazine article), then you should try to use simple words as much as possible, so that more and more people can understand your message, because no one is here to test your vocabulary.
#5 References and Citations
If you are borrowing ideas and lines from other sites, you should credit those sites in the ‘references and citations’ section in your article. We are writing a separate article on citing styles such as Harvard, MLA, APA, Chicago, etc. Please subscribe to our notifications to receive updates on further articles posted by Blogreedy.
#6 SEO Optimization – only for online content
If you are not writing an article for posting it online (like blogs), then you should skip this part.
SEO. The word stands for ‘Search Engine Optimization’. Still not understood? This means to design an article well so that it ranks well in the search results. For example, if you google something, then you’d find many websites related to the topic. Now, our goal here is to make your article rank the first among those websites, if someone searches for it.
First of all, you have to make a list of 4-5 keywords from your article (those words, according to you, people will google to find your article). Next, you have to make sure that you repeat these keywords at least 1-2 times in your article, and underline them. For example, here is the list of my keywords for this article –
• How to write perfect articles
• How to write a good article for blog
• How to write a good article
• Writing a SEO optimized article
• Tips to write a nice article
• Ways to write a good article
So, as you can see I have chosen keywords that people will use to search for this article and maybe, even you also had searched the same. Now, you should always choose a long keyword (like me), as short keywords have more competition on the web. Whereas, if you use long keywords, it will include both short and long keywords within it. You can also use your title as a keyword, if it can be used in the text. For example, here my title “Writing perfect articles: All that you need to know” cannot be used as a keyword (although I just used it above!) Repetition of keywords improve your rankings on the web.
You also have to list your keywords in the ‘Tags’ section on the site where you are publishing your blog.
Apart from keywords, using hyperlinks and backlinks in your article can also improve your site’s rankings on the web. Hyperlinks are links from one page of your site to another. Backlinks is another big topic, and we are writing a separate article on it and if you want to read it, then subscribe to our notifications, so that you may receive updates of the upcoming articles from Blogreedy.
There are many free and paid tools available on internet to check your website’s SEO performance.
3. Editing and proofreading
Now, your article is ready for finalizing.
Editing – You have to trim your lines as much as possible. Be short and crisp. If you don’t want to do that, drop a mail to us along with your article, and we’ll edit it for you, for a very low price.
Proofreading – Now, as your article is edited, it is ready to be proofread. We recommend you to outsource your editing and proofreading work to professionals and sit back while your article is being prepared. Blogreedy is an article service, which helps you in writing, editing and proofreading your article at a very low price. All you have to do is to mail us with your details and purpose.
4. Publishing your article – Only for online content
You are now ready to go if you were writing an article for offline purposes. Those who were planning to post their article on specific sites have also completed the whole lesson. This section is only meant for those writing blogs and online articles.
Okay, now you are done with writing your article. Next, you have to publish it. For those who already have a blog or site, they can post it there easily. Now, if you don’t have a blog, here’s how to create a simple one –
Blogger – Go to www.blogger.com.
Create your own blog account.
Choose a template.
Type your blog.
Post your first blog and you are good to go!
Wordpress – Go to www.wordpress.com.
Create your wordpress account. Choose. a free or paid domain.
Choose a template for your site.
Create various site pages for your site by. editing the page.
Post your first blog and you are good to go!
8b – Go to www.8b.com, one of the best website building platforms.
Create your account or login using social accounts.
Create a new site.
Select your category and choose a related template.
Create your site pages by editing the template.
Once done so, click the menu icon on the top left corner.
Click on Publish and enjoy while your article is published.
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