Article Writing Tips to Retweet: October 2011

Every month @EzineArticles provides well over 100 useful tidbits of information, and training – We’ve gathered some of the best ones from October right here. Retweet any of them to enhance your article writing efforts.

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EzineArticles Tips and Training Snippets

• Writing a good title is like window shopping: If the reader sees something enticing or irresistible, they will stop by!
   
• A broad topic is like a scattered shower during a drought. Narrow your focus & drench your audience with a satisfying rain!
   
• Value yourself & your efforts by valuing your time! Plan ahead: Outline ideas to get the most out of a writing power hour.
   
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Posted by Penny, Managing Editor on November 4, 2011 at 1:00 pm | 5,273 views | Comments (3)

Article Writing Tips to Retweet: September 2011

Every month @EzineArticles provides well over 100 useful tidbits of information, and training – We’ve gathered some of the best ones from September right here. Retweet any of them to enhance your article writing efforts.

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EzineArticles Tips and Training Snippets:

• Your resource box is the ‘nutritional information’ of your article; give readers a breakdown of how you are beneficial to their daily lives!
   
• What’s better than spell check? A friend willing to read your article. Human eyes catch things like “to” vs “too” better than software.
   
• Keep the ball rollin’! Use your unique content & style in your articles to build credibility & continue w/ relevant linking.
   

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Posted by Penny, Managing Editor on October 7, 2011 at 10:00 am | 5,027 views | Comments (2)

Article Writing Tips to Retweet: August 2011

Every month @EzineArticles provides well over 100 useful tidbits of information, and training – We’ve gathered some of the best ones from August right here. Retweet any of them to enhance your article writing efforts.

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EzineArticles Tips and Training Snippets:

• Spell check is like a fork – great for pancakes (spelling), but horrible for syrup (grammar). Proofread to catch things spell check can’t.
   
• Proofreading – does a body good! Proofreading is like sniffing milk before you drink it – you want to make sure it is not sour.
   
• Linking to a site w/ no content is like inviting guests over for a pool party w/out a pool. Ensure your site is fully functional.
   
• Any meal must be broken into bite-sized pieces before eating. Help your reader devour your article – use 3-5 sentence paragraphs!
   
• When you invite a guest into your home, you make sure everything is tidy. Links are like your home – clean ’em up to make it more inviting.
   

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Posted by Penny, Managing Editor on September 2, 2011 at 1:05 pm | 5,331 views | Comments (11)

Article Writing Tips to Retweet: July 2011

Every month @EzineArticles provides well over 100 useful tidbits of information, fun facts and training – We’ve gathered some of the best ones from July right here. Retweet any of them to enhance your article writing efforts.

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EzineArticles Tips and Training Snippets:

• Readers shouldn’t be “none-the-wiser” after your article. Put yourself in reader’s shoes: Do you take away quality info?
   
• Is your article a jungle? Keep paragraphs between 3-5 sentences to ensure your readers can navigate through w/o a machete.
   
• No ifs, ands or BUTTS? Use “butt” and “but” wisely. Spare yourself from being the butt of a joke, but humor is welcome. :)
   
• Would you go to a theater if the projector was broken? Ensure links & videos on your page work before sending readers.
   
• Sugar & spice & everything nice, that’s what great articles are made of! Variety creates uniqueness. What’s in your recipe?
   
• A comedian crashing a funeral is a faux pas. Approach your audience with the right tone & content by targeting them.

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Posted by Marc, Product Marketing Manager on July 29, 2011 at 10:40 am | 5,378 views | Comments (8)

Article Writing Tips to Retweet: June 2011

Every month @EzineArticles provides well over 100 useful tidbits of information, fun facts and training – We’ve gathered some of the best ones from June right here. Retweet any of them to enhance your article writing efforts.

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EzineArticles Tips and Training Snippets:

• Writing distractions can freeze your productivity. Use these tips to melt away those distractions: http://is.gd/kiaQ6l
   
• Get Personal: Use personal experiences to back up your claims and tips. This builds trust and a faithful readership!
   
• All hot air & no delivery. Use titles that are inviting & provide a solid promise or risk deflating their trust!
   
• Reader comments are clues to what they like about your work. Keep track of what your readers are saying to keep them happy.
   
• Compatibility: Landing pages should be compatible w/ different browsers and versions. Incompatibility = No readership!
   
• If a reader can finish a novel while waiting for your landing page to load, they won’t stick around to see what you offer.

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Posted by Marc, Product Marketing Manager on July 1, 2011 at 12:59 pm | 5,255 views | Comments (3)

Article Writing Tips to Retweet: May 2011

Every month @EzineArticles provides well over 100 useful tidbits of information, fun facts and training – We’ve gathered some of the best ones from May right here. Retweet any of them to enhance your article writing efforts.

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EzineArticles Tips and Training Snippets:

• Discover how to create article titles that open the highway for more traffic to your articles: http://is.gd/Q88WS7
• No “roads” to your work = no traffic. Be sure to include quality, relevant links to your articles.
• Never attempt to trick your audience! They’re savvy – don’t break their trust. A delivered promise of quality = Trust.
• Evaluate your audience & target your articles: Who are they? What trends do they follow? How will your message reach them?
• Spring fever? Put your energy to use: Update your profile, clean up problem articles & complete any unfinished articles!

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Posted by Marc, Product Marketing Manager on June 3, 2011 at 12:53 pm | 5,291 views | Comments (4)

Article Writing Tips to Retweet: April 2011

Every month @EzineArticles provides well over 100 useful tidbits of information, fun facts and training – We’ve gathered some of the best ones from April right here. Retweet any of them to enhance your article writing efforts.

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EzineArticles Tips and Training Snippets:

• Traffic Tip: An article on crickets, with links to a finance site, will hear nothing but crickets. Always be relevant!
   
• Avoid being the ugly duckling by ensuring your articles are not spammy, keyword stuffed, spun, irrelevant or promotional.
   
• Do not be lulled into article writing software! It spits out confusing, meaningless gibberish. Humans always win.
   
• Get out that ol’ branding iron! Your Resource Box should always have your signature. Be PROUD to own your content.
   
• Are you an HTML hoarder? Use them sparingly to include headers and sub-headers. When in doubt, omit.

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Posted by Marc, Product Marketing Manager on May 6, 2011 at 12:59 pm | 6,981 views | Comments (3)

Article Writing Tips to Retweet

Every month @EzineArticles provides well over 100 useful tidbits of information, fun facts and training – We’ve gathered some of the best ones from March right here. Retweet any of them to enhance your article writing efforts.

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EzineArticles Tips and Training Snippets:

• Your Customers LOVE long tail complex stuff, hence why they search for it! Meet their esoteric needs w/ unique articles.
   
• No software is as good as a real live human proofreader. Don’t rely on spell- or grammar-check programs to proof articles.
   
• Writing Tip: Don’t just add filler to meet the minimum word count. If a topic doesn’t have enough juice, EXPAND the topic.
   
• Q: How much should you rewrite your article to make it unique? A: 100% – In other words, write fresh new articles.
   
• To be the cream of the crop, you have to filter imperfections. Don’t send out an unfinished product, send quality product.

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Posted by Marc, Product Marketing Manager on April 1, 2011 at 12:53 pm | 6,146 views | Comments (7)

Article Writing Tips to ReTweet

Every month @EzineArticles provides well over 100 useful tidbits of information, fun facts and training – We’ve gathered 30 of the best ones from February right here. Retweet any (or all!) of them to enhance your article writing and marketing efforts.

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EzineArticles Tips and Training Snippets:

• Want to discover how to create an EzineArticles bookmark for the iPhone? Check out our new YouTube video: http://is.gd/9LHOE
   
• Great articles can go viral. Make sure yours have evergreen keyword-rich content, simple formatting and proper grammar.
   
• Grammar tip: If you’re not sure of a grammar rule, look it up, just like you’d research a topic.
   
• Resource Box Tip: Be concise. Include name, URL, pitch, and your CTA. Avoid laundry lists, pets and guts of your book.
   
• Grammar Tip to Remember: ‘A lot’ is always two words. ‘Alot’ is not a word.
   
• Writing Tip: Keep tabs on the competition. Learn from their successes & avoid their mistakes to stay on top of your niche.

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Posted by Marc, Product Marketing Manager on March 5, 2010 at 11:44 am | 4,762 views | Comments (5)

Article Writing Tips to ReTweet

Every month @EzineArticles provides well over 100 useful tidbits of information and training – we’ve gathered the best ones here.

The following is a list of (30) assorted author tips, insider info, fun facts and reminders we tweeted in the month of January. Any one of these could have been just the tool you needed to turbo-charge your article marketing efforts.

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• How to shut off the WYSIWYG editor: Account Manager, Account Preferences, Article Editing, select NO.
   
• Don’t re-invent the wheel every time you write. Build on what you know & have a system in place.
   
• Reader Confidence Tip: Make sure your resource box links to a site that is highly related to your article topic.
   
• Tip to write more articles in less time: Write first, edit later. Don’t get bogged down on 1st drafts.
   
• Out of ideas? Remember, Top 5’s and 10’s never go out of style! Write one today!
   
• On article topics: Remember, the more closely related the article content is to your link, the higher your CTR.

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Posted by Marc, Product Marketing Manager on February 12, 2010 at 2:35 pm | 8,494 views | Comments (5)