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Traps and How To Escape Them – Article Template
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Here’s an article writing template idea for you to use: The “Traps & How To Escape Them” article template!
We’ve all been trapped from time to time on almost every plane of possibility ranging from physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, financially, etc… and you get to save the day with your expertise by delivering the “escape plan” followed with a Resource Box where they can learn how to further escape from the trap.
Here’s how the “Traps & How To Escape Them” article template works:
- Make a list of every trap you know someone in your ideal target market has fallen into on purpose or by accident.
- Important: Only list (1) trap per article but you can list a single or multiple ways to escape it in each article.
- First paragraph clearly defines the “TRAP” along with why it’s bad to be in that type of trap.
- Example: Overtraining for your next triathlon event might be the trap and it’s bad because overtraining can lead to burnout and decreased performance.
- Optional: Stir the pain up by selling them on the ideas as to why being caught in the trap won’t help them achieve their goals.
- Optional: Sympathize with the reader as to why they are not alone and that many before them have fallen into this trap for the following 2-7 reasons.
- Next, setup a sub-head to clearly show them you are now going to help them “ESCAPE” from the trap they have found themselves into.
- Important: Make it extremely obvious where in your article the reader can quickly scan to grasp your escape route ideas. Don’t hide this from them deep inside your article body or mislead the reader to think they have to visit your website to find the escape plan.
- Give the reader a clear path from their current ‘locked up’ position of being in a trap to how to escape the trap via your unique ideas, strategies, tips, suggestions & secrets.
- Optional: After you’ve helped them to escape the trap, show them how to never get caught again in the trap.
- Conclude with a quick summary of the trap as you defined it; the most common ways to escape it and how the reader will benefit by following your advice.
So, get started with step #1, brainstorming all of the different traps your ideal target reader may find themselves in as it relates to your niche and expertise. You’ll be amazed how fast the rest of this article will seemingly almost write itself once you do the hard part of identifying the most common traps & your specific advice for how to escape.
 Posted by Christopher M. Knight on November 25, 2008 at 11:19 am | 4,575 views |
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I love this article template, especially in the face of what people worldwide are facing economically. I am a career coach, and with job layoffs, this gives me a perfect way to approach the job search strategy topic in a way that prevents job seekers from falling into the same traps that got them into jobs with no future.
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Excellent Christopher. Thanks ever so much. I often sit in front of my computer for an hour before I get an idea of what to write about that day.
This will definitely get my imagination into gear. It’ll make me much more efficient and probably a better writer.
Happy Thanksgiving to you!
Luke
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Hi Chris!
This is a good explanation of the template. I especially like these words:
…”by delivering the “escape plan†followed with a Resource Box where they can learn how to further escape from the trap.”
because it teaches the importance of the resource box flowing out of the article.
Another variation on this one is to ask in your title “Are You Falling Into the Most Common Trap in _________”
Have a good ThanksGiving,
Jeff
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Priorties have to be fixed for point to point go ahead. It prevents our mind from diversion unattended and uncalled for actions. Many agencies trap our attention and mind where degree of involvement increases that leads ut to trouble. So the article is useful if applied in our daily routine. The diversion our mind to unplanned schedule put us in well of unescapable trap.
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I like this because it is indeed, a sub-genre of the Problem/solution Template. It makes sense and the article author that uses it, will find that they are speaking to the direct needs and emotional concerns of their readers. Good call on this template idea.
I think many of us have used this template without even realizing it. But please do not fall into the TRAP of: complacency in your article writing. If you do you will find that you will bore your loyal readers and they will click out literally to your articles. Rather, you need to take this New Template and refine it so that it:
1.) Fits your style
2.) Speaks to your reader
3.) Solves their problems
4.) Captures their interest
5.) Compels them to act (clicking your link).
It’s time you added this template to your arsenal of article authoring techniques, so please think on it.
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I like the idea of using a template to write an article. I’m just starting out here as a newbie and I will give it a go. REgistered a while back but never have got to publishing yet so this is going to give me the structure I need to post for myself. thank you
Paul
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Thanks Chris for this useful template.
Fellow writers just be aware of that people aren’t searching for traps or problems but solutions, so the title should include this.
A classic is the style
‘Getting Out of Dept without falling for fake offers’.
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What I like about this idea is it’s broad enough
and flexible enough to cover any niche market.
I am new to article marketing and this is a great idea
I plan on using, that has shown me the power of simple, efficient and effective article marketing.
Thanks!
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This is a really good idea. Thank you. I like addressing the pain someone has around what each of us does and then bringing the solution to them via our article.
Thanx,
Reva Kussmaul, Remodeling Coach
Eye for Detail, Inc. #811341
626.791.6283
eyefordetail@mac.com
eyefordetail.biz
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For an experiment, I tried writing the “Trap-Escape” template as an experiment for a series of articles that I just completed. Turns out that these articles are very valuable to print magazines. That means they are very much desired by online media and to Ezine Publishers too!
My articles were based on the Franchising Industry. But, I immediately became away that ANYONE who is a consultant should be writing no less than 1:5 ration of all the articles they write using this format.
Why? It seems to be that the “problem-solution” template which is very similar is something that works for experts of industry and consultants, because this is how people (readers) think, when they are combing thru articles to read on the internet. You really should be thinking here. My experiment has proven that this is some “bitchen” advice! Whoops? Maybe I am not allowed to say that?
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Thank you for this series of Article templates. They really get the ideas flowing. I do find it easier to write with a framework in mind, especially when I have many ideas for a particular very-tight, niche topic.
Excellent support guys! Thank you.
Maiya Rose
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I like it! Some practical suggestions there on the `problems and solutions` theme. Get my thinking cap on.
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