What to do if you HATE writing articles?

[Trixxie12]

Hey guys,

I'm not a big fan at all in writing articles, sorry but I cant stand it... especially when I have no idea what to right about, and when I finally think of something, EZA decline it. I'm quite fed up of it, I know there is people out there that have been declined alot more than me, but that isn't really the point. The point is, is that I find this incredibly boring !

What should I do?

thanks

[R Hagel]

One word: Outsource.



Cheers,
Becky

[Michael Oksa]

In reality there are three choices, all of which are doable...

1. Stop writing articles, or to be precise, stop using articles as a means of promotion.

2. Hire someone to write them for you.

3. Learn to like writing articles.

Based on your post, options 1 & 2 are probably the better fit.

All the best,
Michael

[valerieSONORA]

If you HATE it, then don't do it. Nobody's making you.

Like someone said before, you can always outsource.

[dvduval]

I have a pretty high pagerank site, so often I offer to acknowledge the author at the bottom of the article, and they end up getting like a pagerank 6 page in exchange for the article, though I have pretty stringent quality guidelines.

[dwt]

I feel your pain! In fact, I just took a break from writing articles for the past couple of hours. There are very few of us who LOVE to write--especially when you know you need re-writes for all of these articles, but unfortunately, it is a necessary evil. I typically try to write the articles then outsource for the re-writes. Ho-hum back to work...

[Lindsay Brynn]

Originally Posted by Michael Oksa

In reality there are three choices, all of which are doable...

1. Stop writing articles, or to be precise, stop using articles as a means of promotion.

2. Hire someone to write them for you.

3. Learn to like writing articles.

Based on your post, options 1 & 2 are probably the better fit.

All the best,
Michael

Michael has the best advice here. You could keep trying and maybe you'll get better at it or you could just look at these alternatives.

[Woody Crenshaw]

The key in any business and marketing endeavor is to do what you like to do.

If you don't like writing articles you either are not "made" to write or you are writing about the wrong subjects.

The key is to discover your communication type and then doing what you like to do that aligns with this. For instance, I love to write but hate to do audio whereas others prefer to do interviews and hate to write. You need to figure out what you enjoy doing then do it.

[jasonl70]

I think Michael put it best...article marketing is not the only model out there.

I have never written a single article, and I think I do quite well.

I don't think the following people write very many articles either: frank kern, yanik silver, jeff walker, mike filsaime, ryan diess, andrew fox, etc... (sorry if I butchered any names!)

[vicone]

Have a look at the comments on this great little tool and maybe you'll change your mind about writing articles.

A Great Little Research Tool

Incidentally, from time to time I come across negative comments about Ezine but my latest experience with them has been positive. I built a new website on 30th April and wrote an article on one of the keywords which I submitted to EA just before midnight (Pacific Time) on the 30th. At 3 pm on 1st May, I received an email from them to say the article had been approved. Google visited the same day.

I don't have a paid membership, just a free member like most others. So either EA are becoming very efficient or I got lucky!

There are lots of ways to learn to write acceptable articles and this is an important skill, so I would persevere and learn how.

As others have said, you can always outsource if you wish, in the same way you can always carry a pocket calculator instead of learning mental arithmetic.

Have a look at the ideas contained in the thread I referred to above and maybe it will help.

Also have a look at the comments and links provided by Jenn Dize in this thread:

Articles - How many of you are qualified?

Ivan

[Trixxie12]

Originally Posted by Michael Oksa

In reality there are three choices, all of which are doable...

1. Stop writing articles, or to be precise, stop using articles as a means of promotion.

2. Hire someone to write them for you.

3. Learn to like writing articles.

Based on your post, options 1 & 2 are probably the better fit.

All the best,
Michael

Thanks for the advice all, but really what if you cant afford paying people to write articles for you?

[Drew Castle]

I was kind of in the same boat as you until I got Dragon Naturally Speaking.

Now, instead of feeling like I'm writing articles, I feel as if I am speaking on a topic and it is being transcribed into text. Helped me out a lot.

[Steven Wagenheim]

Originally Posted by Trixxie12

Thanks for the advice all, but really what if you cant afford paying people to write articles for you?

Then find something else to do that you can afford.

Either that or suck it up, learn how to write, learn how to enjoy writing or
again, find something else to do.

[morwanneg]

Just like what they have said above, OUTSOURCE. If you don't like writing articles, hire a writer to write your articles for you.

[Kim Davis]

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

Then find something else to do that you can afford.

Either that or suck it up, learn how to write, learn how to enjoy writing or
again, find something else to do.

I agree with Steven. We all do things we don't like to do everyday, but until we can pay someone else to do it then we have to do it, ourselves. Some people hate housework but have to do it, until they can afford to hire a cleaner. No money, just do it.

[Joseph Then]

Originally Posted by jasonl70

I think Michael put it best...article marketing is not the only model out there.

I have never written a single article, and I think I do quite well.

I don't think the following people write very many articles either: frank kern, yanik silver, jeff walker, mike filsaime, ryan diess, andrew fox, etc... (sorry if I butchered any names!)

You'll never know... Jeff Walker may write articles and call himself John Stoke, Mike Filsaime call himself Robert Tan and Frank Kern may call himself Auntie Mary...

[Diana Lane]

I don't like article writing either, but I do like helping people and I'm also fairly opinionated (I think most people who post reasonably regularly on forums are). If I go to Yahoo Answers and pick a question in one of my niches, I can usually come up with a comprehensive answer within ten minutes, plus another five minutes to add stuff that's relevant to what I've just said, but not necessarily to the original question. For example, if someone is asking how to store cheese for long periods of time, I'll add stuff about storing dairy produce in general, sticking my keywords in as I go.

I do have a tendency to go on a bit, and if I don't rein it in, before I know it, I'm looking at... an article! The whole lot will go on one of my websites, the most relevant bit will go on Yahoo Answers (with a link to my site as the source), and a quick re-write produces something for the article directories. You can do this with forums too - even if you never post in the place that inspired your piece, you'll still end up with an article in little more time than it would take to rant on here because 'ClickBank sux' or whatever.

I suppose it's a matter of mindset - I'd probably doze off at the thought of having to write a piece on storing dairy produce, but it's a lot easier if I view it as writing an answer rather than an article. And answers to people's questions (or partial answers, anyway) are all articles are at the end of the day.

[Roy Carter]

OP - What nobody has yet told you quite honestly, is that your grammar and spelling are not good. That will most likely be the reason that EZA are refusing your articles.

I'm not being horrible here, just telling you the truth. We can't all be good at everything, but try to focus on traffic generation methods that don't involve you writing yourself at this stage.

(Actually, Mike did tell you that already, in a polite way, but sometimes the hard truth will help you move ahead quicker).

Best to you,

Roy

[iphonecashmachine]

what about this, i have a feeling you hate what you are doing because its in a niche that you are really not interested in.

lets say you have a lovely ducati motorcyle outside and you are trying to write articles on baby feeding.. wtf

if you try to write an article on ducati motorcycles,,.... you will be pumping out those articles like theres no tommorow
For sure creating blogs only takes about 10 minutes using fantastico, plus you will have all the resources you need to start your website. (i will compile a list of all this things later)
Create a larryducatidesigns.com website and quickly just write - dont think just write on there.
THe more articles you compile the better and start pumping out articles on different brands i.e
larryducatimotorcyleparts.com and larrysducatiforums.com
You will be creating an seo mini site empire where you will have no ****ing competition with other one page wonders.
You will have killed 3 birds with one stone.
seo minisite empire
learned to write articles
created your own resource of websites to get links from.

I hope that helps and keep pounding.
thanks.

[Christa_Regalado]

I echo Michael Oksa's advice. If you still want to pursue article marketing and could not afford to outsource, looks like you have to learn how to write. It takes time and practice.

[netbie]

Download free PLR articles and spin some word to make some unique content and voila.

[J smith]

Articles are just one of th emany ways of generating traffic, that's all it is. It's a very nice way, especially for those just starting out since it's "free" and has seo benefits if you are linking to your own site.

However at the end of the day it's just a way to generate traffic, and can be replaced by another traffic generation, from ppc to forum and blog posting to video marketing and what have you. So don't get hang up on article writting. Of course, you can always outsource your articles (which is probably something you should do anyway)

[Dana_W]

Originally Posted by Trixxie12

Thanks for the advice all, but really what if you cant afford paying people to write articles for you?

You haven't explained what you need the articles for. But other people on here are correct, article writing isn't the only way to drive traffic and make money. If you hate something and aren't good at it...and can't afford to outsource it...the only other option I could see for you would be to get a part-time offline job and earn some money to pay for lower-cost article writers.

[JohnMcCabe]

Trixxie, you don't always have to pay people who do things for you in cash. If you have skills in other areas (such as making videos), you may be able to trade your skill for a writer's. Barter is alive and well...

The other thing you could offer is trading writing for grunt work, like directory submissions or something. But if writing short articles bores you that much, this is probably not the path for you.

[homejobcreator]

Thanks for sharing this, Ivan! - just purchased it, also hoping to make article writing less time consuming.

[romeovic]

i apreci8 warriors for the advices given above, its actually thru. all they said is what is happening. the greatest thing in life that brings success is doing what you enjoy doing. change you traffic generation pattern or outsourcing could help if you still want to go doing article marketing. Good Luck!

[Shakul]

I am with you brother..even I hate writing...

[HiddenSwingers]

Hi

I am in a similiar position to the post creator. It's not that I don't like writing articiles, it's more of I'm not very 'creative'.

Can anyone give me an idea of what rates I should expect to pay when outsourcing?
Just so I don't get ripped off.

Any help would be much appreciated.

[jasondinner]

If you're serious about getting traffic, but don't feel like doing the work required,
you can always use a service like Mike Ambrosio and Ron Douglas's Traffic Sage.

Traffic Sage - Website Promotion Service

For someone that has no clue, no gameplan, and still tons to learn about traffic
and conversions, a service like this may not be for you.

But if you already have a game plan in place that produces results, but you're
starving for more traffic, then this would be great solution for you.

They do a lot more than write articles. But that's just one of their specialties.

Hope this helps
Jason

[Zacman]

If you hate writing you better get over it if you want to be successful online.

Unless like some others mentioned you are good at videos or design or something else you could either make income with to pay for outsourcing or barter with.

Cheers,
Zac

[OmarNegron]

You can outsource....or you can try this...he he he

YouTube - Article Marketing Made Easy - This...

[Steve Sanchez]

There are tons of people who will write your articles for you. Many of them here on the forum. Just look at the signature blocks below their posts and you'll find plenty. I would definitely outsource what you don't want to do or you'll fail miserably.

You have to enjoy your job or you won't succeed at it.

[aj113]

Originally Posted by Michael Oksa

In reality there are three choices, all of which are doable...

1. Stop writing articles, or to be precise, stop using articles as a means of promotion.

2. Hire someone to write them for you.

3. Learn to like writing articles.

Based on your post, options 1 & 2 are probably the better fit.

All the best,
Michael

4. Get some decent software to do it for you.

[Paul Hooper]

Originally Posted by Trixxie12

Thanks for the advice all, but really what if you cant afford paying people to write articles for you?

I would advise that you outsource a few articles initially (if you look around you can find some fairly good prices), then study how a proffesional writer structures their articles and learn from this.
Look to see how and where they have placed the keywords, look at the first paragraph, the main body and the last paragraph in each article to see how they make them flow.
The simple fact is, article marketing can be a very effective method, but if you can't afford to outsource all of your requirements then you will need to learn to write them yourself...you can do it, look at the pro's and learn, dont give up!
Good luck.

Cheers,
Paul

[howudoin]

Originally Posted by Trixxie12

Hey guys, im not a big fan at all in writing articles, i cant stand it... especially when i have no idea what to right about, and when i finally think of something, EZA decline it. I'm quite fed up of it, i know there is people out there that have been declined alot more than me, but that isnt really the point. The point is, is that i find this incredibly boring !

What should i do?

thanks

As i see it, learning to write articles is really not such a ig deal. After all practice makes a man perfect {Don't mean to sound a sexist here}, and article marketing can be approached in a similar manner.

A shortcut would be to get PLR articles and try rewriting the same. Rewriting quality PLR articles is really not a big deal and it will almost always pass the EZA Guidelines barrier. You can also look at some of the "keyword based PLR article" to get a better picture as to what exactly you should be writing about.

[waken]

Well, this is very true for a lot of people. Not everybody is a born writer like Steven Wagenheim. I think it would be a torture to Steve if he didn't write something for a day. For coffee lover, it's like a day without coffee

So your problem is not in the physical writing and typing itself ha? So, Dragon wouldn't help you...

Hmm... no idea to write? Is that what stopping you?
You can get software like SearchAutomator to simplify your search..
And while I do own IAW and tried even the Pro version before, it's just not as easy as it seem. Grabbing a sentence here and a sentence there on a totally alien subject don't make much sense to me.

I prefer the tedious method of searching from Google directly and pick a few articles and read from A to Z. Not only results from the 1st page of course but pick random pages as well to really grasp the concept and idea behind. Then, noting some important ideas in point form.

That's it. Then I will start writing the article using my own words. You don't need to refer back to those articles that you have read, just the point form that you have jotted down earlier is sufficient to trigger your brain to recall ideas to elaborate on. But of course, if you need to... nothing wrong with that.

Most people hate doing this. It's boring and time consuming. However, by doing this you can actually write more than one article at one sitting. It's only the research part that takes longer time but you can write a few articles from your research effort. So, it's well worth it rather than worrying that your article would be rejected by EZA and let the doubts take over you.

In other words, just do it! And here are the things that has helped me with article writing:

1) get enough sleep - productivity level increases a lot than to force myself sitting infront of the pc getting nothing done but surfing around. Basically, this help you to focus.
2) start by writing on subject that you like / love. Don't bother about the profit first. Get used to it, practise it, feel it, LOVE it.
3) remember that your article needs not to be perfect. Quality and quantity are just of equal importance.
4) don't just write for EZA. You can write long and useful post on Warriorforum that can benefit others. Write on your blogs that gives you better flexibility (100% approval), comments on other peoples' blogs, and other social sites that allows more multimedia, it's going to be interesting, isn't it? The point is, love what you're doing while practise to write.
5) Practise makes perfect. It will come to a stage where it becomes 2nd nature to you.

However, last but not least... outsourcing those work that you hate and focus on your strength (what you like) is the goal eventually. So, just write and once you've some budget, outsource it if you really can't write. (Even if you like writing, outsourcing it's like multiplying your power. So, outsource if you want to grow fast).

Waken

[Micheal Perkins]

I can not take credit for this idea. I saw it in a post another warrior made, I don't remember who or I would give him credit.

If you want links from article directories for the purpose of both SEO and traffic, visit article directories like ezine articles and do a search for articles using your keywords. Click an article that comes up in the search. Now scroll down below the article and you will see a three categories of articles. One of them is most viewed articles.

This list is gold. There are the most viewed articles on that directory for those search terms. Start visiting each article and read it. Then you will see a link at the top right of the page that allows you to leave a comment.

So leave a comment adding value. Do not spam it, you will hurt yourself. You can leave a link back to your site when you leave a comment. Now you're getting backlinks on the article directories without writing articles. But you should have someone write for you if you don't want to do it yourself.

[MarkWrites]

Combine the resources that PLR products provide with the power of outsourcing and you can completely solve your aversion to article writing.

[AlbertF]

Writing articles take a bit of my time, however, it is worth it for reading the feedback from my viewers.

[Rod Cortez]

"If you hate writing you better get over it if you want to be successful online."

Bad advice. I don't know of one single 6 or 7 figure IMer who writes 100% of their own articles. You're also conveniently forgetting there are press releases (easily outsourced), using tools / techniques such as RadioPublicity.com (been my secret weapon for years now), PPC, other forms of paid advertising, joint ventures, using publications such as newspapers, magazines, etc.

I happen to enjoy writing, but 99% of my article marketing is outsourced now because my time is much better spent elsewhere.

Loving to write is not a prerequisite to making it in IM, though it certainly doesn't hurt either.

My 2 cents.

RoD

[Pat Ordenes]

don't like writing articles?
create videos!
30 BILLION videos are viewed per month!
100 million viewers per month!

[The Villa]

I'm not a fan of writing online articles myself even if I make a living out of it. Despite what I feel though, I have still been somewhat successful at it. All it takes is a lot of discipline and willpower to swallow the bitter pill.

But if you really can't, you should get a ghost writer to do the work for you.

[JAIDEEP2959]

Go to forum digitalpoint content section.

Purchase articles from members who are having 50+ itrader.

You will get the articles instantly and submit it to Ezinearticles.com.

[Diane S]

I recommend that you keep your articles short. Read the writer's guidelines for the high PR article directories and submit articles of just over their minimum word counts. You might avoid burnout that way...

[igorhelpsyousucceed]

You have couple of choices here:

1. Learn to write articles, who knows maybe you'll love it.
2. don't do articles at all. instead do video, audio, blogs etc.
3. Outsource. There are plenty of ghost writers hungry for a job

Igor

[esericsu]

go google a book called "write like a maniac" I think its free. It really helped me learn how to like writing articles.

[Habbit]

Maybe outsource for a few articles and then spin , have a look at content hurricane,you can make any article unique with a click of a few buttons.Good Luck

[Rod Cortez]

Here's something else you can do if you hate writing. Grab a copy of Dragon Naturally Speaking and simply talk into a microphone and let it type for you. Sure you have to go back and edit it but it's so much easier to let your voice do the writing. I haven't written an article on a keyboard in years. DNS freaking rocks.

RoD

[Barry Walls]

Dragon is an awesome tool. I recommend it to all my students.

Also, think about doing it a different way...outside the box.

If you don't like writing articles on the niches you've chosen, (which may be lucrative but boring to you) but have some subject areas which you love and can talk about for hours, you can arbitrage the process.

Get hired as a writer for the areas which you love to talk about and use the money from that work to pay to have other, less interesting articles written for you.

That way, every article you write produces 5 or 6 or more ghost written articles.

The areas you are passionate and knowledgable about will become your main "circle of competence" and your earnings rates will be much higher than the cost of articles you give to freelancers.

After you have established yourself (the right way) in your favourite niche area as a writer, you can charge $30 to $50 per article...or more.

Then use this money to buy articles on subject areas you hate.

Once you get good, you can write between 4 and 8 articles on your specialist subject in one hour.

Usually you can do them straight off the top of your head.

One hour of your time can produce dozens of articles this way.

All the best

Barry

[monster11]

I hate writing articles too, but I always force myself to write, because article can always give unique visitor to your website.