Why Are You Writing That Article? >> If You Don't Know...You're TOAST!

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One of the biggest mistakes that article writers make is to allow themselves
to get distracted. This is especially easy to do when you're writing a very
long article.

What do I mean by getting distracted?

The best way to explain this is with some examples.

Let's say you're writing an article that is purely fact based. In other words,
all you're doing is presenting the facts about a subject. Let's say, oh let's
just pick something out of thin air...you're writing about the causes of and
treatments for hemorrhoids.

The facts are pretty cut and dry. If you research this problem, you'll find
that just about everything you read on the subject is the same thing.

So, what you don't want to do is start going off onto a tangent about
how you personally feel about hemorrhoids. Nobody cares about how you
feel. If you're writing a fact based article, give them the facts. Otherwise,
if you start going off on a long dissertation of how you think this procedure
is better than that procedure, you're going to lose your audience.

If you have a comment to make, make it fast and keep it short. The main
focus should be on the facts. One sentence at the end of each paragraph,
at most, is all you should allow yourself for commentary.

Okay, what if you're writing an article where the primary purpose is to get
the reader down to your resource box and to your site? In order to do that,
you can't give them too much info in the article itself. Otherwise, they
walk away saying, "Thank you for all that. You've solved my problem and
now I don't need your stupid site." And trust me, they're not going to leave
you a tip for a great informative article.

So you want to do 2 things here.

First, you want to take the total amount of info related to the topic and
make sure you only give the reader a fraction of it. It can be a third or a
half or whatever. But, if it's 100%, you're done for.

Second, here is where you CAN give your opinions. Add some color to the
article. Your opinion will make the article more interesting, fill up more space,
to meet directory word requirements, and make it so that your reader will
be more interested in going to your site because:

1. You've engaged them.
2. You didn't give them enough to solve their problem.

Okay, what if you're writing an article on some funny stories about a
particular celebrity? Well, in this case, you don't want to spend too much
time on the person's bio. If the reader wants to read funny stories about
this person, then they probably already know a lot about the person. So a
long boring bio is not needed. A paragraph at the beginning is all you need.
And it shouldn't be more than a few sentences. The remainder of the
article should be the funny stories.

I could give many more examples but I think you get the point. You have
to sit down and ask yourself...

"Why am I writing this article?"

"What is my main objective? Is it to inform, entertain, sell, or what?"

If you can't answer these questions and start going off on tangents, you
are going to lose your reader as sure as my name is Steven Wagenheim

Your article must be focused on what it is you're trying to get across.

Just like this one was...All 589 words of it.
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  • Profile picture of the author tiger325
    This is why you are the best of the best when it comes to article marketing!
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    • Profile picture of the author JayXtreme
      LOL..

      Waggerz you come in here like you are some sort of article writing expert.. have you ever written an article?.. no.. didn't think so...it shows...

      /JK..

      Great tips Steve... you do provide some cool guidance here.. rock on dude..

      Peace

      Jay
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      • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
        Originally Posted by JayXtreme View Post

        LOL..

        Waggerz you come in here like you are some sort of article writing expert.. have you ever written an article?.. no.. didn't think so...it shows...

        /JK..

        Great tips Steve... you do provide some cool guidance here.. rock on dude..

        Peace

        Jay
        Jay, you are quickly becoming one of my favorite people here. You really
        crack me up.

        Actually, my clone does all my writing.

        I just sit around and make stupid forum posts, play video games and
        record songs all day.

        Why should I do any work????
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        • Profile picture of the author JayXtreme
          Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim View Post

          I just sit around and make stupid forum posts, play video games and
          record songs all day.
          Our schedules are pretty similar then Steve... only I avoid the songs bit.. it's painful to hear me sing.. even for me

          Peace

          Jay
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          Bare Murkage.........

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          • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
            Originally Posted by JayXtreme View Post

            Our schedules are pretty similar then Steve... only I avoid the songs bit.. it's painful to hear me sing.. even for me

            Peace

            Jay
            Have you HEARD waggers???

            JK Steve...
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            • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
              Originally Posted by KarlWarren View Post

              Have you HEARD waggers???

              JK Steve...
              Oh you ain't heard nuthin Karl.

              Wait till you hear me do my Jeff Lynne impersonation.

              That'll REALLY make you cringe.
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            • Profile picture of the author JayXtreme
              Originally Posted by KarlWarren View Post

              Have you HEARD waggers???

              JK Steve...
              No... but I am going to YouTube him now to see what I can find, I do remember a vid a while back but never watched it...
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              • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
                I'm not one to talk though...

                my lame ar*ed attempts at singing are out there somewhere too. hahaha.
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                • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
                  So, what you don't want to do is start going off onto a tangent about how you personally feel about hemorrhoids.
                  Personally, I think they're a pain in the tuchis...

                  Sorry, but somebody had to say it.:p
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                  • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
                    Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

                    Personally, I think they're a pain in the tuchis...

                    Sorry, but somebody had to say it.:p
                    John, you should be shot for that one.
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          • Profile picture of the author zenmn
            Thanks Steve!

            I said it once, said it twice and I will say it again.....

            One day soon I will be able to return the favor.

            -zenmn
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris Lockwood
    Anyone wanna buy 50 fresh articles on hemorrhoids? I guess I won't be using them after all.
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