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How to Write an Article in Minutes
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Published on December 3, 2012
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Not too long ago, I remember BIS said that she cranked out over a dozen articles or something on a daily basis. That one got me.
I mean, seriously! Not monthly, not weekly, but daily! Yeesh.
I mentioned it in another blog, but lately I've been down in the dumps and having a hard time motivating myself to create content. News like that can really wake you up.
I'm slowly moving out of that phase. My aim is to put 300 pages of content on my site, and although I haven't started or even know how to start, I'm sticking to it.
Interestingly, before putting out a single new page of training (it's an authority site), I find myself cranking out articles on Street again. Just an hour ago, I wrote a full-fledged 400-word article, and half an hour after that, another 400-word, high-quality article. Both are now pending. Both are keyword-targeted and include natural backlinks.
How did I crank out articles that fast and that numerous? The same way BIS did, I believe.
Step 1) I sat down
Step 2) I found a low-hanging keyword using WA's keyword research tool
Step 3) I wrote whatever came to mind, focusing on the positives of the keyword, such as what ideas one could come up with with a "template for coming up with stories"
Setp 4) I threw in a link where it looked appropriate and submitted
It. Is. That. Easy.
I don't even remember why I had a hard time writing articles. It's probably something to do with being a perfectionist. Although I want to submit to sites like Ezinearticles, I find myself miffed at the prospect of going through a new submission process and daunted by the idea of running out of ideas. I still need to submit a quota to street to get the platinum ranking, after all.
Anyway, that'll all probably change once I start hitting ten articles a day myself. :D
My advice for today: when you find a good keyword, write a good article right away. There's more training on WA that'll probably help you out with the specifics, but I guarantee the process is that simple no matter what or how you're writing.
Side note: There's a quote related to the whole "how to write" thing that I'm starting to hear more and more often, and now I fully believe it. Step one of writing will always be: "apply seat of pants to chair."
I mean, seriously! Not monthly, not weekly, but daily! Yeesh.
I mentioned it in another blog, but lately I've been down in the dumps and having a hard time motivating myself to create content. News like that can really wake you up.
I'm slowly moving out of that phase. My aim is to put 300 pages of content on my site, and although I haven't started or even know how to start, I'm sticking to it.
Interestingly, before putting out a single new page of training (it's an authority site), I find myself cranking out articles on Street again. Just an hour ago, I wrote a full-fledged 400-word article, and half an hour after that, another 400-word, high-quality article. Both are now pending. Both are keyword-targeted and include natural backlinks.
How did I crank out articles that fast and that numerous? The same way BIS did, I believe.
Step 1) I sat down
Step 2) I found a low-hanging keyword using WA's keyword research tool
Step 3) I wrote whatever came to mind, focusing on the positives of the keyword, such as what ideas one could come up with with a "template for coming up with stories"
Setp 4) I threw in a link where it looked appropriate and submitted
It. Is. That. Easy.
I don't even remember why I had a hard time writing articles. It's probably something to do with being a perfectionist. Although I want to submit to sites like Ezinearticles, I find myself miffed at the prospect of going through a new submission process and daunted by the idea of running out of ideas. I still need to submit a quota to street to get the platinum ranking, after all.
Anyway, that'll all probably change once I start hitting ten articles a day myself. :D
My advice for today: when you find a good keyword, write a good article right away. There's more training on WA that'll probably help you out with the specifics, but I guarantee the process is that simple no matter what or how you're writing.
Side note: There's a quote related to the whole "how to write" thing that I'm starting to hear more and more often, and now I fully believe it. Step one of writing will always be: "apply seat of pants to chair."
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