How did you learn to write articles so fast?

Some people are 'natural' writers and some have to learn or use a formula. Your keyboard skills and fluency with the language are also factors. Not everything has a 'secret' - some skills are acquired naturally. Other writers learn by writing and writing and writing some more.

Then, too, some bloggers exaggerate...especially if they are selling 'write faster' products.

The speed at which a piece of writing was produced is of little or no interest to the reader.

Content writing isn't a race.
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Are you interested in becoming a freelancer or are you writing a personal blog? The approaches are different depending on your goals. I often use a formula based on 3 character archetypes and 5 plot devices. Then mix and match.

That's about average typing speed. If you are well versed in the subject writing the first draft could easily be done in that time span. If you have to research then it's completely unrealistic.

If you want to be a good article writer then you need to make your writing speed so good. There is no technique for creating unique article that I think so.

Are you trying to type fast or be a good blogger?

Last I knew, having good content and being able to relate to your readers were more important than how fast you can read.

I'm not the best at sitting and writing one article and posting it. I tent to write down ideas and what I may want to say about it, than come back to it later and write the entire article. I use to have to come back a again to fine tune the article to make sure is flowed correctly and had some sort of authenticity to it.

Work on sounding like yourself when you write and you will get better and start typing faster.

If you don't have the talent or experience, then you need to practise more. The more you write, the faster and more confidence you are. Try not to be so perfect initially in terms of quality if you want the speed.

Use a voice to text app for android, speak/write a wall of text, send it to your email, copy/paste to your offline text editor, proofread/edit as needed. Done.

I've been writing a long time but a 1,500 word article in 30 minutes is a bit of a stretch.

However, as others have already said, it depends on how well you know the subject matter. I could write an article on guitar playing or magic or dieting without doing much research.

Other topics might require hours of research or interviews with experts or collecting data and statistics.

After it's written, you need to let it set for a little while and then edit.

As Yukon said, if your keyboarding skills aren't great you can speed up the writing time by speaking your article and then going back and proofing and correctlng the flow.

To become a better write you need to read a lot and write a lot. To be honest, I think speed should be the last on your list of concerns.

Ezine articles has a lot of good information on article writing as well as some useful templates.

Rose

The speed doesn't provide the quality. Those people probably don't care too much of what they write or they're just cheating you

People are looking for quality not quantity. As long as your message delivers you should be fine.

That's a good good question, Shanks88 if you have some knowledge and passion for something, share it on your blog, the articles as well as speed of creating them, not to mention the ideas for further articles come completely naturally . At least this works best for me. Otherwise I am not much concerned how fast I write an article but what I write, that makes a whole lot difference.

Skip them. People can't write quality content fast. A creative writer needs time. But again, if the topic is not worthy, you can fix it lesser time. There are also article spinning tools where you just need to give an URL and it will give a rewritten article.

Yes, it is due to fast typing speed and broad knowledge or data search. It is possible to write 1500 words within 30 minutes. I used to type article with in 45 minutes but my typing speed is 55 wpm. I think those who are able to write great articles with such a speed first collect all the information and data that is relevant to their topic and then they started phrasing the words. There are different sources of collection of data like Wikipedia, Quora, Magzines, Qanda and much more authentic sites. After that they just have to rephrase the article according to their preferences.

1500 Words in 30 mins in pretty fast. I am no where that speed and I can touch type. If you know the subject matter extremely well and research is not required, I can see how this could be done, especially if you have a client that requires the same content over and over again.

However if research is required and it is a subject you are not familiar with, I don't see how this could be achieved for high quality content, although everyone's interpretation of high quality is a little different.

I used to hate writing and I was terrible at it. It used to take a long time and I didn't know what to write. This was in 2009 and I was writing those 250 word articles, which used to work fine for SEO... back in the day, so I was writing 10 of those per day.


Guess what? It got easier the more I did it!


I wasn't a natural writer and I hated it in college. I wish I had the writing skills I have now back then. Just doing it helps for sure.


And then using a simple formula also helps - something like this:

• Introduction - state what the article is about and offer a teaser to keep them engaged.
• Point #1 with supporting points/data (1-3 paragraphs)
• Point #2 with supporting points/data (1-3 paragraphs)
• Point #3 with supporting points/data (1-3 paragraphs)
• Conclusion - sum up the 3 points and state what they learned
• Call to Action - ask them to do something (like, buy, contact, etc.)

With this, I could crank out 1500 words in about a half hour pretty easily. Of course, do research and don't write fluff. Oh, I hate fluff - that's stuff people already know, like "Nowadays, people are using their phones more." That's garbage. Go deeper - state why, state how, or give an interesting fact. Don't bore us.



And then keep it interesting, too. Inserting some examples or even some personal stories really helps. That will keep people engaged. Make it funny, too, if you can. A small joke here and there is nice. This shows personality.


Go for quality. Make reading your stuff worth it to people and they'll want more. All you need is 100 raving fans, right? :-)

You need PRACTICE as for everything.

Take note that quantity does not mean quality.

If you have trouble: simply outsource it. Maybe your best channel for yourself is not blog but youtube....didnt you consider this possibility?

I often use templates and as I said above, Ezine articles has a lot of good ones.

But I have to say, what you describe doing not only sounds extremely tedious but also seems like it would create repetitive, tedious articles.

The style you will use depends on your audience. You'll only learn the style by reading other blogs, books and articles your audience reads. Then try to write in the same style adding your own unique twists and turns.

I guess if you're only writing review articles what you are talking about could work. But if you want your articles to be entertaining or engaging I don't think it's the way to go.

Again, speed should never be your first goal.

Rose

Hey. I hear you.

It used to take a ton of time to write articles--and I'm a professional writer!

Then I read some crafty ebooks by a very smart writer/marketer named Jason Fladlien. And learned some basic formulas. As a result, my articles immediately became shorter, better, and easier to write. Even faster.

Key Tips: Don't try to "save the world" with your articles. Simply pick one "problem" you're trying to help your reader solve.

-Learn some formulas by Googling '7-Minute articles'. There's a blog with Jason's free stuff on it.

-If you get hooked by that, you may want to grab his low-cost course. It's absolutely worth it!

Hope this helps.

I can easily write around 1200 - 1300 words in an hour including all the web research required fr an article. I guess it comes with experience. But your own self-learning curve matters too. It's both ability and practice.

You need to work on writing the more you practice more fluent you become while for some people it comes naturally.First you need to prepare a content and have a clear idea on what you need to focus. By doing this you can easily frame sentences and can improve your speed and confidence automatically.

content is content... vlog or writing or singing whatever.. if you watch:

jump to 5:00 and you get his breakdown the 3 points that make up content.. I follow very much the same principles in my writing, and once you have a set pattern in place, with a bit of practice production can be pretty fast.

I personally dont count my " Research " time to be included with " Writting " time... they are 2 different things, and to be honest, when I start researching/reading, I am more than likely not " researching " for a single article but a multitude of them.. so 3 hrs of research could result in 5 pieces of content, or 1 depending on the topic.

What software do you use beside buzzumo to find content to write about? buzzumo is good but i cant afford it for now, Quora and reddit can give me tons of ideas but i think the topics will not be popular.

Also my biggest problem is to find solutions to the problems, especially if i want to use proof and historical facts or make a comparison. What do you use to find solutions? search forums/quora/reddit or even other blogs?

Lastly, whats the standar font style and size to use for titles/subtitles/paragraph?

It is not a secret but it does come with practice . You hav e to test and try different tactics too see what helps you to write faster . Some of the principles to apply are basic .

1 Don't write and edit
2 Turn off all notifications ,gadgets etc
Those are just 2 that i can remember right off of the bat .

Here's the biggest secret. In order to increase the writing, one has to increase their "writer's capacity". The only way to increase one's writer's capacity...is through writing! There is no secret, there's no overthinking, it just has to be DONE. Just wing it! Stop worrying about optimizing, that's what sleep is for, so you can think about how to optimize your productivity. During the day just wing it, put words to paper, and if it looks like Frankenstein, edit the paper. If it still looks like it just fought Thanos, then edit it one more time. TWO REVISIONS MAX, and then submit.

Keep doing that, and you'll eventually love writing quickly. If your typing speed isn't up to part, then go to NitroType.com/Race to get your typing speeds up.

It's because it's their passion, knowledge. That's it.

Practice... The more you do it, the better you'll get.

But keep in mind, quality over quantity in my opinion. Don't rush it.

Being able to create content fast comes down to knowing the topic really well and typing speed.

When you know the topic really well you won't have to spend lots of time on research. You can simply sit down and crank out a piece of content in little time.

I've learned how to touch type and I must say it is the best skill that I've invested in. If you don't want to learn how to touch type you can always get voice recognition software which helps with getting content out faster. Dragon Naturally speaking is a good one.

If you have a Macbook you can simply hit the fn button twice and you can speak to your computer and it will type for you.

Knowing your topic really well saves lots of time because you won't have to research too much.

Another thing is your mindset.

I've heard people who crank out lots of content say that the first draft is always going to be the worst and you have to accept that. Just vomit out what's in your mind unto the page. Don't worry about editing for now just try to get what's in your mind onto the page as quickly as possible.

When you've done this you simply go over what you've written and organize it so that it makes sense to your reader.

A writer that I've been really fascinated with is Isaac Asimov. He is the definition of prolific. He would sit in his writing room and just write for really long periods of time. He wrote over 500 books in his lifetime and such. He was really prolific.

Really though it comes down to good research and knowing your topic and just being fast when it comes to writing what you have in your mind on the page.

Tony Robbins " Leaders and Readers" if you are a persistent reader you will write thousands of words a day. Try to read at least 30 minutes a day before you sleep. that's 900 minutes a month. 15 hours.

15 hours means Two books a month. 24 Books a year. Withink 2 years, you will become a writer. I know some authors never thought they will become writers, They purchased some courses online, now they are making income online.

Good luck

Hi mate. To write good articles in a short time requires a lot of reading and discipline. A lot of hard work and it takes time to cultivate such habit. Personally I used to write a lot but to write good articles it takes a while upto a week or two.

For those who claimed they can write 1500 words in a day or two, I must tell you that these people do cut and paste job. Nothing new but they make it quite interesting and attractive. Definitely not original from them. I am sure.

Shanks88, I understand your desire to finish projects more quickly, but keep in mind that after the "publish" button is clicked, how long the article took no longer matters.

Your idea to build a swipe file is fine, but then you talk about simply substituting a few words if the topics seem related. There are two problems with this.

First, you often end up with the kind of disjointed and ineffective writing that was very popular when posting articles was done more for SEO than for real people. This will be further compounded since English isn't your milk language.

Much better to find a few basic templates and learn to work with them to create original content.

Second, you could land in hot water for copyright violation. Doing as you suggest and simply substituting a few key words is called "creating derivative works" and can get you either a hefty fine or a lot of hassle form people threatening to sue.

Onward...

You asked another poster how they would crate a review for a sleep aid product. Here's how I would do it, although it would take more than an hour.

1) Find a good review template (some good ones have been posted here over the years).

2) Read reviews by actual buyers/users, not affiliates. If the product (or something very, very similar) is on Amazon, go there. Read the reviews, both good and bad, and take notes. What did people especially like? Dislike? What problems did they have? What specific features did they like or dislike and why?

[When reading reviews, you can safely ignore both the five-star reviews that are only a sentence or two long -- kind of like the posts here that say "good post" -- and the one star reviews based on outside factors ("I gave this one star because the package was dented")]

3) Start filling in the template, using data from the product and your notes from the review.

4) Once you have a draft done, put it away. Overnight is good if you have time.

5) Go back and edit, both for spelling/grammar and content. Read your text out loud. If it sounds awkward when spoken, it will also be awkward to read. Revise it to sound smooth and comfortable.

If you have time to repeat 4 & 5, take it.

6) Submit the review. Many writers (myself included) need deadlines, or we'll never finish tinkering with our creations.

In any form of writing, the more practice you get, the more quickly you get things done. Writing reviews will be easier as you learn how to work with your templates, which reviews you can use and which you can ignore, etc.

I call total bullshit on this. There is no way you are writing 1500 words in 30 minutes. Unless it's 1500 words of useless vomit.

I worked as a journalist for a decade and have been writing thousands of words five days a week since the age of 18 and there is no way i could produce anything acceptable in 1500 words in 30 minutes.

You're looking at 350-400 words in 30, of well research, well composed, content - 500 words max. Anything more than that, you're entering the world of drivel.

I know you wish you could just pump out a book a day, like some of these braggards claim, but it is nonsense on every level. You cannot do that.

It has been mentioned in the comments, you will need practice, language fluency, knowledge on topic, all of that.

What I've found to be productive sometimes is just take a dump on the paper. You have the title, you have the topic, so just start. Let it all out, all your joy and anger and sadness and everything you think and feel about the topic. Don't be shy, show how weird and crazy you are to the world.

You will do at least 1000 words in 30 minutes.

But, it comes with a price. Many, in fact. You'll need at least an hour later. Being fast for me means no fact checking or research or even making sense sometimes.

I write in three or four phases, the first one is, as I said, letting it all out, then research and fact checking and corrections and links and references and all that stuff that people read your article for in the first place. Granted, some articles end up in the trash, because as I later find out, I've been completelly wrong about something and there's no way I could ever defend my position, but it's still more fun for me than first reading everything on the topic and then writing what is essentially someone else's opinion about it. At the end come the pictures and formating and html and style etc. I'm sure a lot of people would disagree with this approach, but it works for the output as you measure it in words/minute, and as soon as I launch my blog I'll see whether it works generally. I can tell you that I've finished the first drafts of 12 articles, all between 1000 and 2000 words, and none of them has taken me more than an hour.

The way I see it, there's too much competition already, you probably want to go as personal as you can to even have a slight chance of standing out. That's the only weapon you have that the competition lacks.

Yep definitely tons of practice. I wrote 500 words or more daily in a Word document. Easy way to gain clarity in writing and also to churn out those words super fast. Just keep writing and the words flow more easily, but do it daily. Never miss 1 day of writing and you will become a pro's pro.

IMO, you must know the topic very well. It's easier to write an article if you know what interesting stuffs to put in there. That's the first thing. The second one is to split the article in sub headers. It would then be easier to write the contents per sub header. And then you'll think about the intro and conclusion. You can do a bit of a research if you want to add more juice to your content.

Balance in technique and ideas, speed writing and more experience in different fields

It's called practice and experience.


If you're a gamer, this helps too

Sometimes you don't learn it, instead you discover you have a thing for it. But hey it you want to learn how to be good in it, you can dedicate yourself and put an effort to learn it. After all, hard work beats talent.

Clearly, writing about something you know and also you like/want to teach in your own way will get you writing fast and original and you will enjoy it a lot, on the other hand, writing about uninteresting stuff is really a terrible whore, i personally don't have the mental power to handle this and even though i think that some of you are extremely skilled to handle such a thing, i highly doubt that all the freelance writers out there go through this whore daily.

Im pretty sure many of these 1500 words in 30 minutes writters, use paraphrasing tools and copyscape to achieve this and do you know what? if that's correct then this business can be very lucrative even if you get paid less, it's still massively profitable since you can create content without any effort. Im pretty sure that many have built careers around it and it's not a shame tbh.

Don't underestimate the power of reading too for writers. The more you read the better you'll become at writing.

For me it took a while to start writing fast. But as time went by and I wrote more and more, the time of writing went significant less.

I believe in a lot of practice. I wrote over 100 articles before even considering myself a blogger. From there, I lost count to the number of books and articles I've written.

I've mentioned this before in here, but what works for me is using one of the you talk it types software programs like Dragon Naturally Speaking

For me, that takes care of my slow typing skills.

Then, I have a simple template that I use for every piece of content or article that I write.

It's simple, easy-to-follow, and has been proven to keep your visitors and readers interest.

Remember, you don't have to be Ernest Hemingway to write content that people appreciate and act on.

And 1500 word articles maybe great for Google...

But are they good for your reader?

I equate effective article writing to a simple snack.

People come to your article, they pick up a tip or two, and they go on with their day.

Cardinal rules...

Use bullet points, use an outline, and get your point across without fluff.