2008年11月8日星期六

6 Red Hot Tips To Get Your Articles Read

How to Make Great Articles and Get them Read - 6 Red Hot Tips

Many people really dislike having to do write a articles or do a report on something. They can feel like it takes a lot of time and effort and that most likely no one will read them anyway. To some people, reading articles seems like work too, especially if the article is boring and very bland. Well, articles are supposed to be read, their purpose is to impart your message and information. If it is not read then it is a waste of time and effort.

Still, in order to be read first, the article must be written. It’s just a matter of making them good. It does not have to be an exhausting task, where you just barely labor through it either. If you want to make good quality articles then there are several tips you can follow and keep in mind to do so. Once you get the hang of it, writing articles could be fun, as well as profitable for you and your site.

Of course, writing articles must be about something you know about, that’s why if you own a site, you are probably knowledgeable about that certain topic and theme. As you write on your topic of choice, you will find it much easier to do because you are well versed about the subject matter. It’s just a matter of making creative articles that are interesting.

To make sure that your articles get read and are enjoyed, here are six red hot tips to get your articles read. These tips will make your articles readable and interesting.

1) Use short paragraphs. Paragraphs that are too long, can tend to get disorderly and the reader can loose the train of thought or get confused, which can cause them to feel it’s taking too much effort to read it. The reader will just quickly disregard the paragraph and move on to much easier reading articles that are good to look at, as well as read.

2) Use bullets or numbers when you can. Using numbers or bullets in your article, will better help the reader commit to memory the information that is being emphasized. Readers will appreciate having each of the articles tips, points or main subtopics highlighted and drawn into focus, by using bullets or numbers. Format your bullets and numbers with indentations so that your article won’t look like a single block of square paragraphs. You can feel free to be creative and use your talent to add some excitement to the shape of your article.

3) Use Sub-headings to sub-divide your paragraphs in the page. By doing this, you will put it into sections but keep in mind each section is part of making the entire article whole. This will help the reader feel the flow of the article and they will be better able to go from one point to the other without feeling confused. Readers will be able to really focus on the point of the article better and will stay interested in it much longer.

4) Provide a good attention-grabbing title or header. Exciting titles are what will grab a persons interest and if you can do this, then your already halfway there to getting them to read it. Use statements and questions that utilize keywords that people are looking for. Titles and headers describing your article should provide some short but concise information on it.

You can use titles like; "Tips to get the girl of your dreams", or "Easy steps to being a successful flirt".

These types of titles reach out to a persons emotions and makes them interested.

5) Make your articles interesting from beginning to end. Your opening paragraph is the most important one, keep it creative and try to relate a real life situation that the reader can feel connected too. You can use good descriptive metaphors to help make a point, but be sure to do it with good taste. Driving your examples with graphic metaphors and similes would make it easy for them to imagine what you are talking about. Make the experience pleasurable and enjoyable for them.

6) Don’t use bland or dull statements that are just ordinary, think of ways to re-word that sentence if need be with facts and figures. Using specific facts and figures can heighten your ability to have traffic building articles, because it makes it authoritative. The trick is to not make it be too strictly fact focused, because you need to keep it flowing and easy to read. Ultimately a good rule of thumb to follow, is to make it an article you would enjoy reading yourself!