Do you struggle with writing content for your website?Here’s a foolproof formula for well-written articles that are neither too long nor too short.
Does the idea of blogging make you sick because you think that you cannot write anything substantial?
Or, maybe you feel that you don’t have an outline that is worthy of publicly writing for the entire world to see.Here’s a foolproof formula for well-written articles that are neither too long nor too short.
Whatever the case may be, it is actually easier than your think to come up with a worthy article for your blog.Here’s a foolproof formula for well-written articles that are neither too long nor too short.
Here’s a foolproof formula for well-written articles that are neither too long nor too short.
- Make an outline of your topic.
- Make a list of 5 or 7 points to support the main idea.
- Write at least 5 sentences each point.
- Now you have 5-7 well-developed paragraphs. Add an introduction and a concluding paragraph. It should no longer than 4 sentences.
- Think of an interesting title that includes keywords, and at the same time catches the attention of readers.
Once you are done writing the first draft, go back and see if you can check for errors in grammar, spelling, and sentence structure. Autocorrect and spell check can be used in this case, but the human eye, together with comprehension, is still the best way to spot errors and catch typos.
What happens if your web article is too long?
A solution to a web article that’s wandering off course into another topic is to break it down. If you’ve followed the instructions above on outlining the topic and stuffing each sentence with sufficient details, then it shouldn’t be hard to determine the parts of the article that ran off the track. Do a Cut and Paste of the unnecessary sections, and save them for later use in another article that you can link to.
NOTE: Social media is a great means of advertising, it also sets competitive vibe on the web. You hold an advantage when you have access to a some really good images. Try to add one to your article page. When you share the link to social media sites like Facebook or LinkedIn, the image redirects to your website, and this will spark that extra interest needed to make the people check your website out.
Hi Paul,
How does your social media tip work for Pinterest or Instagram?
Doug – since Pinterest and Instagram are visual in nature, I would make sure the image is exciting to get peoples’ attention and post that on either/both of those social media platforms. With that said, I am certainly NOT an Instagram or Pinterest expert. In fact, if you follow me on Instagram you will see I post only personal images and things that I find interesting!
Hi, Paul. This is a very simple way of outlining a quick post. I do a similar one with 3 key points instead of 5.
Brainstorming titles can be a bit of a challenge. I recommend HookLine Dynamics. Click on “Get Ideas” and it will walk you through a number of questions about your target audience, purpose, etc.
Awesome! Thanks for the tip, Sara!
Simple formula that virtually anyone can use to write blog posts and articles. I like the recommendation for long articles that go off topic.
I would add, just do it. 🙂
Just do it… Of course! I missed that one 😉
Thanks for the great tips. I haven’t written very much over the past 20+ years, so I had to start form scratch…. brainstorming, outlining, and development. Thank you for sharing!
Glad this helped out, Sheryl!
A very good tip, Paul! Although I tend to write a title first with the keyword(s) in it. That way, I can be able to focus on one particular topic only.
Knowing your keyword(s) is always helpful and can keep you focused. Thanks, Bing.
I use that process for articles or multi-day posts (3-5K words), Paul. Not for my blog.My blog tends to focus on one or two things, so it’s a lot easier to just plow in. (Of course, I spend hours each day reading different sources so that my mind had a plethora of ideas from which to cull a blog or two or three.)
And, yes, I write three to five blogs in a row, generally. Then, switch to my other writing the other days.
But, for those who haven’t been writing for decades, and need to start the process- this is ideal! (When I began writing, there were no blogs- and all publications were a minimum of 2000 words. I learned your process well, and highly recommend its discipline!)
There are so many ways to develop writing practices and once you get into a rhythm, it will start to flow.