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How To Write an Article
Four things to keep in mind when reaching out to your readers
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Overviewwww.raywhittaker.com
Publishing articles is one of the best ways to get noticed on the Internet
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Overviewwww.raywhittaker.com
Publishing articles is one of the best ways to get noticed on the InternetBut there’s more to writing articles than just putting words on paper (or screen)
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Overviewwww.raywhittaker.com
Publishing articles is one of the best ways to get noticed on the InternetBut there’s more to writing articles than just putting words on paper (or screen)If you want to produce quality articles, here are a few tips you might want to think about
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Speak to Your Readerwww.raywhittaker.com
Don’t ever lecture or talk down to your reader
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Speak to Your Readerwww.raywhittaker.com
Don’t ever lecture or talk down to your readerYou want to have a conversation with your reader (albeit a one sided one)
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Speak to Your Readerwww.raywhittaker.com
Don’t ever lecture or talk down to your readerYou want to have a conversation with your reader (albeit a one sided one)Pose questions!
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Speak to Your Readerwww.raywhittaker.com
Don’t ever lecture or talk down to your readerYou want to have a conversation with your reader (albeit a one sided one)Pose questions!Challenge conventional thinking
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Speak to Your Readerwww.raywhittaker.com
Don’t ever lecture or talk down to your readerYou want to have a conversation with your reader (albeit a one sided one)Pose questions!Challenge conventional thinkingBe controversial
(but never offensive to a person)
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Don’t Use Formal Grammarwww.raywhittaker.com
We break the rules for written grammar all of the time when we speak
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Don’t Use Formal Grammarwww.raywhittaker.com
We break the rules for written grammar all of the time when we speakTo write in a conversational style, write in the same way that you speak.
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Don’t Use Formal Grammarwww.raywhittaker.com
We break the rules for written grammar all of the time when we speakTo write in a conversational style, write in the same way that you speak.You can use contractions like “don’t” instead of “do not”
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Don’t Use Formal Grammarwww.raywhittaker.com
We break the rules for written grammar all of the time when we speakTo write in a conversational style, write in the same way that you speak.You can use contractions like “don’t” instead of “do not”You can start sentences with ‘but’, ‘and’, etc.
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Write Stuff That People Want to Readwww.raywhittaker.com
Three of the main ways to ensure your article gets read:
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Write Stuff That People Want to Readwww.raywhittaker.com
Three of the main ways to ensure your article gets read:
1. Provide information.• People search the Web looking for information
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Write Stuff That People Want to Readwww.raywhittaker.com
Three of the main ways to ensure your article gets read:
1. Provide information.• People search the Web looking for information
2. Entertain • people love entertaining content
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Write Stuff That People Want to Readwww.raywhittaker.com
Three of the main ways to ensure your article gets read:
1. Provide information.• People search the Web looking for information
2. Entertain • people love entertaining content
3. Be controversial • Don’t ever make personal comments but be
prepared to disagree with people
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Publishing Your Articlewww.raywhittaker.com
Publishing online is simply a matter of uploading your article to article directories
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Publishing Your Articlewww.raywhittaker.com
Publishing online is simply a matter of uploading your article to article directoriesOffline publishing (newspapers, magazines, etc) are subject to an editor’s review
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Publishing Your Articlewww.raywhittaker.com
Publishing online is simply a matter of uploading your article to article directoriesOffline publishing (newspapers, magazines, etc) are subject to an editor’s reviewDo your research
Read the periodical, check out the writing style
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Publishing Your Articlewww.raywhittaker.com
Publishing online is simply a matter of uploading your article to article directoriesOffline publishing (newspapers, magazines, etc) are subject to an editor’s reviewDo your research
Read the periodical, check out the writing styleWrite a sample article in the style of the periodical
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Publishing Your Articlewww.raywhittaker.com
Publishing online is simply a matter of uploading your article to article directoriesOffline publishing (newspapers, magazines, etc) are subject to an editor’s reviewDo your research
Read the periodical, check out the writing styleWrite a sample article in the style of the periodicalContact the editorial staff and ask if they are accepting submissions; attach your sample
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Thank you
Thanks for being here and good luck with your article writing