Generate Web Traffic – How To Write articles

Sunday, May 17th, 2009 at 1:50 am

Articles are known to generate web traffic to a site. Articles are a major factor in giving websites high rankings in search engine result pages. The higher a site ranks the larger slice of the traffic he gets. With more traffic, there is more potential for profits.

The importance of articles in today’s internet based businesses are undeniable. They dictate a lot of the success, and can drive a lot of traffic into your website. It is one of the key elements in making a site profitable.

Choose a subject to write about – Writing articles should be about something you know about, so if you own a site, you’re probably fairly knowledgeable about that subject. Before you write your article carry out some research, you can search online or go to the library and check out some books and magazines. When you write your article, you won’t have a hard time because you already know what it is and what it’s about.

Do your keyword research – An article must always be centered on the keywords and keyword phrases, select 2 or 3 keywords per article. As each website visitor goes to a site, there are those who are not just merely browsing but actually looking for a specific answer to their problem. When this happens, a searcher usually goes to a search engine and types in the keywords they are looking for (e.g. Dog Training, Classic Cars, Wedding Speaches). It could be anything they want.

The Important thing is that you have an article that has the keywords that are related to your site. For example, if you maintain an auto parts site, you must have articles about cars and their parts. There are many tools in the internet that provides a service in helping a webmaster out in determining what keywords and keyword phrases are mostly sought out. You can use this tool to determine what keywords to use and write about.

Write an eye catching headline – If your title can entice a person’s curiosity, one that would immediately grab the attention of your reader, include at least one of your keywords within the headline. Use statements and questions that people are looking for such as How to.., 10 tips to…, 7 ways….

Write 4-5 points you want to cover in your article – This is the framework of your article, now its time to add the meat of your article.

Expand these points into paragraphs – You will need to connect all your paragraphs. This will form the body of your Article. Each article should be 400-600 words in length, if longer split into two articles.

Write an introduction – The introduction will describe the ideas contained in your article. This may be how you found a resolution to a problem you had or something along those lines.

Write an ending – The conclusion will wrap up your points and drive home what you have explained in your article.

create your resource box – If you are going to submit articles to ezines and/or contribute your articles to newsletters and other sites, DON’T ever forget to include a link to your site. A little resource box with a brief description of your site and you should always be placed right after your articles that you have submitted. If people like your articles, they will most likely click on the link directing them to your site. Include at least one of your keywords as anchor text.

Spell check your articles – Write naturally for a person to read, you cannot just fill an article with keywords. They must also be regarded as good reading materials. Articles must be able to entertain people as well as provide good information and help for their needs. Articles should be written well with correct spelling and good grammar. If you want people to trust you, make your work good and well thought out.

Finally – People respond well to facts, figures and statistics. Using specific facts and figures can enhance your article because it makes it authoritative. A good and well written article will boost your reputation as an expert in your chosen field or topic.

It’s just a matter of making your articles creative and interesting. Trust and rely on this outline when preparing your articles because this will prove to be very useful in writing all of your articles.

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