Turn 1 Article Into a Set of 8
Here’s a simple way to quickly create more articles with less effort.
Writing quality articles takes hard work. When it comes to article writing and marketing, there’s no way to transform nothing into something with the wave of a hand or the snap of fingers. In other words, successful article writing is not a magic act, nor are we all magicians. That being said, today I want to show you a little trick that’ll help you transform a single “Top 7 Tips” article into 8 stand alone articles.
This strategy isn’t exactly magic, but it can be used once in a while to give a quick boost to your writing efforts and help you produce more articles in less time. This is especially useful for writing challenges like the 100 Articles in 100 Days Marathon Challenge (#HAHD).
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- Write 1 “Top 7 Tips” Article – You may have already written a “Top 7 Tips” in the past. If not, give our Top 7 Tips Article Template a try to help you get started. It doesn’t necessarily have to be “Top 7 Tips.” It could be “7 Things to Avoid,” “7 Things to Consider Before X” or anything else like that. What matters is that it has 7 different components. Here’s a quick summary of what this first article should look like:
- Introduction – Tell the reader why your seven tips should matter to them. Consider questions like “What are the benefits of these tips?” and “Why would someone care about this information?” to get an idea of what to include. The introduction should be about 50 words in length.
- Tips – The main part of the body should be the tips. You don’t have to get into the ultra-specific details of the information you are providing. Get straight to the tip, give a short explanation of it and move on. Each tip should be about 50 words.
- Conclusion – Reiterate the take-away message of the tips. Again, tell them why the tips are important and why they should use your advice. The conclusion should also be about 50 words long.
Note About Word Count: Following this guide, the “Top 7 Tips” article will be about 450 words long. If it’s more than that, don’t worry. You can always write more at first and cut your article down to size later. Just remember that the final article should say the things you want to say in as few words as possible.
- Introduction – Tell the reader why your seven tips should matter to them. Consider questions like “What are the benefits of these tips?” and “Why would someone care about this information?” to get an idea of what to include. The introduction should be about 50 words in length.
- Make Each Tip Stand Alone – Take the tips and make them stand alone articles by further explaining the details of each one. Use the 5W1H strategy (who, what, when, where, why and how) to make sure you are sharing all the essentials of the strategy. Aim for about 400-500 words (max. 750) for each of these individual tip articles. Remember that these articles have to stand alone. Someone who finds “Tip #4” in the series shouldn’t have to look back or ahead to other articles in the set to fully understand “Tip #4”.
- Include Personal Examples – To make the individual articles stronger, try to include personal examples. If you have personal experiences that would give valuable insights into the subject matter, you’ll build credibility with your audience by sharing those experiences.
- Think Like Your Audience – Once you’ve poured all the information into each individual article, alter your own perspective and try to think like your audience. Think about the questions they may have that you’ve left unanswered and answer them.
Use this strategy right now by writing and submitting your next set of eight articles for more traffic back to your website.
Thanks for the input, Ya. :-) Chris, Penny and I enjoy coaching EzineArticles members on article writing, both here on the Blog and elsewhere. What other term would you use to describe people who do that? Article Writing Coach was the best we could come up with …
September 29, 2010 at 4:58 PM[Reply]