Article Writer's Cheat Sheet

Learn 27 ways to write really good internet articles that will surely draw more traffic fo your websites when you choose to find some time to learn this course.

Overview: How To Write “Killer” Articles
Before I give you the overview, it’s important to remember why we’re writing these articles in the first place. We are not writing them because we love to write!
I mean, it’s great if you enjoy writing, but that’s not the focus. We ARE writing articles because we want web surfers to find our articles, enjoy our articles and THEN CLICK the link(s) we’ve provided in our Resource Box so they can come to our website and take action!
By “take action,” I’m referring to opting-in to our newsletter, downloading our free “teaser” report, visiting the affiliate site we’re promoting or BUYING what we have to sell!!!
Keep this in mind as you write each and every article!
OK, onto the “overview”…
Please note: Some of the concepts mentioned will “overlap” each other
How To Write Articles The Directory Editors Will Love
I’ve never seen anyone else mention this, but it’s important to note… It’s important to give Editors what they want as they hold the “keys to the castle.”
If they don’t like your article, or if they break the “Terms and Conditions” set by the directory, they won’t publish your article and all your effort will have been for not. Here’s 7 tips to keep the Editors happy:
1. Submit good, “original content” articles (500-700 words long)
2. Make sure your titles and body content are keyword-rich
3. Don’t include “By: Author Name” in the title (save for Resource Box)
4. Make sure your article is informative… Not a sales pitch!
5. Format your article to 60 characters in width
6. Use a text editor to remove your word processor’s formatting
7. Let your text wrap naturally. Only use the [Enter] key after completing a paragraph. Leave an empty line between paragraphs.
Note: While 500-700 word articles are optimal, articles between 400-1500 words will be accepted by most directories.
How To Write Articles That Will Be Loved By Your Target Market
Article Writer’s Cheat Sheet

1. Write keyword-rich articles so they can be found by searchers
2. Do your homework to learn what problems your market has
3. Write interesting articles that give solutions to problems
4. Offer more information (for Free) in your Resource Box
Pro Tip: Internet Marketer, Jimmy D. Brown, coined a phrase that’s perfect for Article Marketing… Make your content “Useful but incomplete.” This way, they’ll need to go to your site to learn more about your “solutions.”
How To Write Articles The Search Engines Will Love
1. Write keyword-rich articles so they can be found
2. Make sure your articles are “original content”
3. Submit your articles to “authority sites” (sites with high PageRank)
4. Consider LSI (latent semantic indexing) when writing
Now, I’ll break it all down to “27 Tips Guaranteed To Give You A Leg-Up On Your Competition.” We’ve covered some of this info already, though much will be new.
27 Tips Guaranteed To Give You A Leg-Up On Your Competition
1. Make sure you’re submitting Original Content
2. Most Article Directories will NOT allow you to include any direct Affiliate Links, but this can be overcome by using Link Management software (see Resources section)
3. Editors like informative articles that share your expertise. Articles that include tips, strategies, how-to’s, case-studies, reviews, opinions and commentaries are well-received
4. Articles which are considered “hypey,” i.e. excessive self-promotion, a sales letter or even a press release won’t be accepted.
5. You must use decent English, i.e. spelling, grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, etc. (It doesn’t have to be Shakespeare, just above average)
6. Punctuation rules: Include one or two spaces after a period but be consistent. If doing the “…” thing, ALWAYS include (3) dots. If separating something with a hyphen, use two (example; “- -“. Never include a space before a comma or period
7. Articles must not contain information the editors deem illegal, immoral or promoting hate or violence
8. Articles must not contain information deemed unethical by the editors. Check each directory if unsure, each has it’s own set of rules
Article Writer’s Cheat Sheet
9. You may not submit the same article twice to the same directory. Apparently, some authors were.