Ten Tips in Article Writing for Newbies

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This piece on the 10 (no, 11… yes, 11) tips for newbies is not composed from the catbird seat point of view of the article host or database manager. Rather it is by and from the point of view of an writer who recalls the early misgivings. It is written particularly for the beginning article author. I have written and submitted hundreds of writings for publication to thousands of article servers and database managers and still finds article writing my enemy.

1. Needs vs Wants:
Compositions and Web blogs are necessary in today’s system of indexing by search engines. Not what the newbie wants to hear. Just think what the Holy Book states, “there has nothing over taken you that is not common to man”. That’s right! All of us detest article and blog writing at times, and some of us dread the journey to pen and paper (or keyboard as the case may be) all the time. Many a webmaster would call them “a necessary evil” as they are not generally anyone’s best wished house keeping tasks.

2. Just Being Writing, It Gets Lighter:
First it is sometimes hard to get an idea or theme and to get started. We know authors who literally get sick thinking about the process. Lighten up. There are a lot to write about, name it: alternative medicine, cancer diseases, true religion, life insurance, playing online poker, cheap insurance. Others may think of even more unusual topics such as penis enlargement and cheap viagra. Once an writer has a starting point and gets passed the basic thoughts, blogging and article usually works pretty smoothly.

The important thing is that you begin writing. Select a subject you are familiar with and know something about and just start. You will be enjoyably surprised at just how easily ideas flow. Don’t think everybody knows what you know. They do not. Will Rogers once uttered, “all men are ignorant, just on different subjects”. And this is the truth!

3. Good vs Perfection:
Your old English composition professor is not looking over your shoulder. Your composition need not to be perfect. It doesn’t mean it should not get a point or to say that it does not have to be correct. At least it does or it should be. But, our goal is not perfection and is, in fact, rarely possible. Too much detail and you run the danger of losing your reader on several levels. Too long and
most readers simply don’t have the time or interest to wade through the material regardless of how good it is.

4. Blog Length vs Article Length:
Most publishers want a minimum of six hundred (600) words per article - some will let you slide with 400 words. Blogs can be much smaller. Blogs can and maybe should support appropriate photos and embedded links.

Just don’t over do it. Too gaudy or too slow to load and you have wasted your time, ticked off a potential reader, and probably upset a server who can ban you entirely from their service. articles, then again, typically cannot carry these extra touches concurring to the essentials of most publishers.

5. Format:
Save your article in ASCII format. There are many tools from which to choose to get the job done. A search the web for “free ASCII editor” will provide one with a multitude of free options. WordPress is a standard pick. If all fails simply use notepad to turn out your masterpiece.

6. Spelling and Grammar:
Once you have your article or blog run it through a good spell checker and a good grammar checker. Microsoft Word has a built-in tool for this. Just don’t use the MS Word copy for publishing of your article. Rather use its suggestions to make any unavoidable corrections to your plain text copy. The MS Word copy will work for blogs although other editors are favored.

Like the good old days when you were pushed by professsor, you will find article and blog writing skills become better with time and practice.

7. Publish and Announce:
Once your blog is ready you may want to use some software to publish and announce it. First do a search for Blog directories and select those which best suit your needs. Join one or more and publish your blog there. Then search for blog announcers and RSS announcers and utilize them to get your blog known.

Now that you have that out of the way find an article wizard that will post your compositions to free web publishers. You can post them one at a time by hand if you are really bored and have absolutely nothing else in life to do. Using an automatic poster you can publish to hundreds of servers in an hour or so. The only way to go.

8. Forbearance:
Now, have some patience. Here is where you lose control. Many of the men and women who host writings are timely and your writings will be reviewed within twenty-four (24) to forty-eight (48) hours. But, many others will be days and weeks down the road therefore never date an article - a sure way to get rejected.

9. Rejection - “sorry your article has been declined”:
Be prepared for most directories to reject your compositions. Do not be personal about this. It usually has something to do with your submission and with you as the author.

Some sites instantly reject writings for spelling errors when there are none or where there is more than way to spell a word. And, just as in any other endeavor some servers are simply too lazy and get so far behind, the best and quickest thing to do (and perhaps the only alternative) is to reject the whole article. You will learn who these are over time.

There are also people who review your writings through the sausage grinder and if they find certain words, regardless of how they are used, your article gets no farther. These are the people who can’t even publish the Bile because of the words it contains that may offend readers. These are people who are narrow-minded and doesn’t deserve a place in article writing.

Remember the rule: In every rule, there is an exemption.

10. Always believe, and keep cranking out compositions:
Since most authors, especially starters, prepare only one copy of an article against the advice of most seasoned authors it is important that the newbie keep his chin up - keep the faith. That will be easier as more and more of your writings are accepted and published taking visitors to your website while creating those all significant back links.

It is not unavoidable that every host to accept every submission. After one or two hosts publish your article on any given subject, the search engines tend to penalize additional postings of the same article. This is close to spamming and while it could help someone find you, it probably won’t. It is not necessarily, the more the merrier. The additional listings will not increase your page rankings or links reported by the search engines. It is more significant to get published by hosts with the highest Google page rank possible.

Now, one Incentive TIP for you: Along with “the rejection slip” will usually come a proposition on how to “edit” your article and a invite that you submit it again. Don’t blow your time. While trying comply with one database manager’s request you could have composed a new one where you can get more exposure. Enough article publishers will get your article up so move on and save yourself some time and heartburn.

Everybody has a thought or idea at least once a day usually at the most inconvenient time. How many of these ideas are lost because you procrastinate? Don’t procrastinate! Go! Compose that thought before disappears.

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