This piece on the 10 (no, 11… yes, 11) tips for aspiring authors is not composed from the catbird seat point of view of the article host or database manager. Rather it is by and from the perspective of an author who thinks the early misgivings. It is written especially for the starting article writer. I have composed and submitted hundreds of writings for publication to numerous of article directories and information managers and still finds article writing my nemesis.
1. Needs vs Wants:
Writings and Web blogs are unavoidable in today’s system of indexing by search engines. Not what the newbie wants to hear. Just remember what the Holy Book states, “there has nothing over taken you that is not common to man”. This is absolutely right! All of us detest article and blog writing at times, and some of us dread the journey to pen and paper (or keyboard as the case may be) all the time. Many a webmaster would call them “a necessary evil” as they are not broadly speaking anyone’s best wished house keeping chores.
2. Just Being Writing, It Gets Easier:
First it is often tough to get a thought or idea and to get started. We know authors who actually get sick thinking about the process. Lighten up. There are a lot to write about, name it: alternative medicine, cancer diseases, true religion, life insurance, playing online poker, cheap insurance. Others may think of even more unusual topics such as penis enlargement and cheap viagra. Once an writer has a starting point and gets passed the introductory thoughts, article and blog writing usually works pretty smooth.
The essential thing is that you get started. Pick a theme you know something about and just begin writing. You will be pleasantly stunned at just how easily ideas flow. Don’t think everybody knows what you know. They don’t. Will Rogers once uttered, “all men are ignorant, just on different subjects”. And this is the truth!
3. Good vs Perfection:
Your old English composition professor is not looking over your shoulder. This paper does not have to be perfect. It doesn’t mean it should not get a point or to say that it does not have to be correct. At least it does or it should be. But, perfection is not the goal and is, in fact, rarely possible. Too much detail and you run the danger of losing your reader on various levels. Too long and
most readers simply don’t have the time or interest to wade through the material regardless of how good it is.
4. Length of Blog vs Article Length:
Most web publishers want a minimum of six hundred (600) words per article - some will let you slide with four hundred (400) words. Blogs can have a shorter content. Blogs can and maybe should support appropriate photos and embedded links.
Don’t over do it though. Too gaudy or too slow to load and you have wasted your time, ticked off a potential reader, and probably upset a publisher who can ban you from their publications. writings, but then, typically cannot carry these extra touches according to the prerequisites of most article publishers.
5. Format:
Prepare your article in American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) format. There are many tools that does this thing. A search for ‘free ASCII editor’ or for ‘free plain text editors’ will provide one with a multitude of free options. WordPress is a popular choice. If all else fails simply use notepad to turn out your masterpiece.
6. Spelling and Grammar:
Run and good spell checker and grammar checker once you have written your article. Microsoft Word works well for these purposes. Just don’t use the MS Word copy for publication of your article. Rather use its corrections to make any necessary corrections to your plain text copy. The MS Word copy will work for blogs although other editors are favored.
Just like the days when you were pushed by teachers, you will findarticle writing and blog writing skills become better with time and practice.
7. Publish and Announce:
Once your article is ready you may want to utilize some software to publish and announce it. First do a search for Blog hosts and select those suited to your needs. Join one or more and publish your blog there. Then search for blog and RSS announcers and utilize them to get your blog known.
Now that you have that out of the way find an article wizard that will post your compositions to free web publishers. You can post them one at a time by hand if you are really bored and have absolutely nothing else in life to do. Using an automatic poster you can publish to hundreds of servers in an hour or so. The only way to go.
8. Forbearance:
Now, have some forbearance. Here is where you lose control. Many of those who host writings are timely and your writings will be reviewed in a span of 1 to 2 days. But, many others will be days and weeks down the road therefore never date an article - a sure way to get rejected.
9. Rejection - “sorry your article has been declined”:
Be prepared for most servers to reject your writings. Do not be personal about this. It usually has little to do with you or your article.
Some databases instantly reject compositions for spelling errors when there are none or where there is more than way to spell a word. And, just as in any other endeavor some hosts are simply too slow-moving and get so far behind, the easiest and fastest thing to do (and perhaps the only alternative) is to reject everything. You will learn who these are over time.
There are also people who review your articles through the sausage grinder and if they find certain words, regardless of how they are used, your article are instantly junked. These are the people who can’t even publish the Bile because it contains words that offend them or their readers. Don’t worry about these folks who are so heavenly minded they are of no earthly use.
Remember the rule: In every rule, there is an exemption.
10. Always believe, and keep cranking out articles:
Since most writers, especially starters, prepare only one copy of an article against the advice of most seasoned authors it is important that the newbie keep his chin up - keep the faith. That will be easier as more and more of your compositions are accepted and published taking visitors to your website while creating those all essential links to your sites.
It is not essential that every host to accept everything submitted to them. After one or two directories publish your article on any given subject, the search engines tend to penalize you anyway by ignoring additional postings. This is close to spamming and while it could help someone find you, it probably won’t. It is not necessarily, the more the merrier. The additional listings will not increase your page rankings or links reported by the search engines. It is more important to get your article published by hosts with the highest Google PageRank possible.
Now, one BONUS Hint for you: Together with “the rejection slip” will usually come a proposition on how to “edit” your article and a invite that you submit it again. Don’t waste your time. While trying comply with one database manager’s request you could have composed a new article where you can get more punch. There will be enough publishers will choose your article up so move on and save yourself some time and heartburn.
Everybody has a thought or idea at least once a day usually at the wrongest time. How many good ideas have you lost because of waiting? Don’t procrastinate! Go! Capture that thought before it is gone forever.
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