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3 Things You Must Have In A Good Article

by shabit87
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Hey Guys,

Just thought I'd share the 3 things I noticed are in all articles I read.

1. A great title. A title that not only captures the reader and gets them interested, but states exactly what they'll get when they read the article.

2. It's meaty! No "fluff" included. The article expands the title and answers any questions or elaborates on further on the topic at hand.

3. It leaves you with some sort of closure. The conclusion, restates what the topic and how it has touched on the topic. It resolves any unanswered thoughts and makes closing suggestions...suggestions could include further reading, a product, a super offer, a question to think about, etc.

So if an article has these 3 things I don't see how it can suck...yeah there's grammatical errors, but don't we usually excuse that if the article gets its point across??
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  • Profile picture of the author Raygun
    Good post. Don't how important it is to have a great resource box in each of your articles. Remember that you not only are trying to help people, you are trying to get them to your page.
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    • Profile picture of the author webwriter
      Quite a few articles on Ezinearticles.com follow this format, along with the articles I've written and had accepted. I value content the most and any title that promises it, but fails to deliver with important details very disappointing.
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      • Profile picture of the author shabit87
        Originally Posted by webwriter View Post

        Quite a few articles on Ezinearticles.com follow this format, along with the articles I've written and had accepted. I value content the most and any title that promises it, but fails to deliver with important details very disappointing.
        Ya, I know the feeling. Its very disappointing. Its like being tricked almost, huh?
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    • Profile picture of the author shabit87
      Originally Posted by Raygun View Post

      Good post. Don't how important it is to have a great resource box in each of your articles. Remember that you not only are trying to help people, you are trying to get them to your page.
      Oh yes, but of course! For the most part, with some exceptions, the goal of these articles are to get the readers to follow along to your website...kind of like what yahoo answers is beginning to be.
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  • Profile picture of the author MarkFreeman
    I am not a huge fan of complete closure.

    I think that if it all wrapped up too nicely sometimes you wont have the impact on click through rates you want.

    Leaving them feeling like they have gained something valuable but without a sense of closure on the bigger picture may encourage them to find out more from your link.
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    • Profile picture of the author scrofford
      Originally Posted by MarkFreeman View Post

      I am not a huge fan of complete closure.

      I think that if it all wrapped up too nicely sometimes you wont have the impact on click through rates you want.

      Leaving them feeling like they have gained something valuable but without a sense of closure on the bigger picture may encourage them to find out more from your link.
      I fully agree. The whole idea of article marketing is not only to give some good info, but to leave the reader absolutely hungry and salivating for more so they will click on your link which will take them to your sales page. This is where they will have their thirst for the information quenched and you will have a sale. Hopefully that is lol.
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    • Profile picture of the author Power and Wealth
      Originally Posted by MarkFreeman View Post

      I am not a huge fan of complete closure.

      I think that if it all wrapped up too nicely sometimes you wont have the impact on click through rates you want.

      Leaving them feeling like they have gained something valuable but without a sense of closure on the bigger picture may encourage them to find out more from your link.
      Agreed. Give them what they want and keep them wanting more.
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  • Profile picture of the author SeanSupplee
    Nice keeping it short and sweet and leaving the reader hanging is the way to drive visitors. You don't want to give everything away or they have no reason to visit your site to learn more.
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    • Profile picture of the author shabit87
      Originally Posted by SeanSupplee View Post

      Nice keeping it short and sweet and leaving the reader hanging is the way to drive visitors. You don't want to give everything away or they have no reason to visit your site to learn more.
      Yeah, just give them a taste, thats why I say some sort of. I think of it like giving a free trial to a software or service. converts wayyyy better!
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  • Profile picture of the author thetrafficaddict
    1. Killer headline that builds curiosity, mixed with some benefits.

    2. A technique or mindset that will help reader solve a problem.

    3. Good call to action.
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    • Profile picture of the author shabit87
      Originally Posted by thetrafficaddict View Post

      1. Killer headline that builds curiosity, mixed with some benefits.

      2. A technique or mindset that will help reader solve a problem.

      3. Good call to action.
      I couldn't have said it better myself. LOL. Thanks for contributing!
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  • Profile picture of the author tonyaphx
    You want the reader wanting more so they click on your page where more info is given to hopefully close the sale.
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  • Profile picture of the author dmtaylor247
    Yeah I think just providing good info, if the topic is general then they will what to know more, but if they are after something specific then they might not hang around.
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    • Profile picture of the author shabit87
      Originally Posted by dmtaylor247 View Post

      Yeah I think just providing good info, if the topic is general then they will what to know more, but if they are after something specific then they might not hang around.
      I agree, good solid material never hurt anyone, and a good unresistable offer never hurt a marketer
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  • Profile picture of the author exit7
    Originally Posted by shabit87 View Post


    Just thought I'd share the 3 things I noticed are in all articles I read.

    1. A great title. A title that not only captures the reader and gets them interested, but states exactly what they'll get when they read the article.
    I think the key to what you are saying is right here in these two sentences of yours: a great headline will get your article opened, and possibly read.

    I'd say the reason you see #1 in "all articles I read" is because if the headline sucked, then I'll bet you never read the article. It might actually have been a better article than the one you read with a better headline but worse content. But if the headline didn't make you open it up, you never got to find out whether the content was good, did you?
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  • Profile picture of the author keithdougherty
    I agree with Ray, I would say even leave out the conclusion, you want to provide good content, but the main objective of an article, typically, is to get someone to take action. If you finalize the article, why click your link.

    Have a great resource box that looks like part of the article, but wets the appetite of your reader, enticing them to want to read more.

    Good post though.
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