General Article Writing Tips
1.
ARTICLE TITLE:
Title of Article should be enticing and it
should contain keywords.
2.
OUTLINE:
You should make an outline according to the
article so you fill it up with factual information rather than filling
it up with fluff.
3.
HEADINGS:
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Use headings to depict article structure
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Headings also help to breakdown a Long topic
into short multiple sub-topics.
4.
PARAGRAPHS:
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Write
short Paragraphs to enhance readability.
- Single lined paragraphs should be used to “Emphasize”.
5.
IMAGES:
Make your writing interesting by displaying images relevant to the
description
6.
SIZE OF ARTICLE:
Don’t write Long
articles, people prefer short and to the point information. The standard size
of articles is 3000 words.
7.
TONE:
It’s an important
element of your article, you have to adopt a specific tone for the Content that
you are writing e.g. For Blogs you give information in a friendly tone using
casual language and for Web Content you will provide information in a
professional tone using formal writing language.
8.
AUDIENCE :
Your
Audience comprises:
a.
Readers:
Readers are looking for information so give them exact information that
they are looking for regarding the subject.
b.
Search Engines:
Search Engines have programs that crawl web content to index against
keywords, so use a keyword analyzer tool to provide your client content that is
just not rich in information but also Search Engine Optimized.
9.
PLAGIARISM:
Write articles in
your own words, don’t violate copyrights of other content writer and claim his
content as your own – don’t even think about it web is crawling with tools that
detect plagiarism.
10.
FORMATTING:
The Formatting of
the article should be done such that it is easily readable. Formatting includes
Font, Font size, Color of font etc
11.
General Tips To Keep in Mind While Writing:
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Avoid usage of first person, be neutral
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Adopt summary style in writings
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Use Common Sense while describing entities
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Give critical attention to Punctuation.
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Content should be factual rather than fluff to
gain reader’s attention