Using article marketing to increase your ways to earn extra money is effective. Many people ask ‘But how much should I write?’
An article is different from a Blog post. People are visiting the article directory intending to do research. That means they have set aside time to read your material. However they will want to read more than one article. So if you make it too long they will lose interest and move on.
I ‘skim read’ an article to see if it’s worth reading. So what am I looking for? A good headline (which we have already discussed), context – what am I going to learn, new facts or techniques that I can take away and apply, what I can expect if I apply the lessons from the article?
I would advise a minimum of 500 words and a maximum of 775 words for the average article. If you find yourself writing a lot more that’s fine. Simply split your longer article into two or three shorter ones and say they are part of a series, Part 1, Part 2 etc. This has the added advantage of enticing the reader back to read more of your content.
So now you know the basic length of an article you really have no excuse boost your ways to earn extra money and become an author.
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Andrew, I agree with everything that you say but I would add a couple of things. Firstly, I think a good article has to focus on the message from the reader’s point of view – so many focus from the writer’s point of view (the same applies to Press Releases too). Also, it is useful to include a benefit in the resource box that blends with the article because many people who skim an article also scroll down and look at the resource box.
Simon
Great advice and thanks for dropping by to comment.
Andrew
It is very rare for me to actually like any website, but after reading several articles here, I must say that I like your site! Fair enough!
This is an excellent blog post, which has answered some questions lingering in my mind. Goal setting is indeed so important in everything we do. I feel that many people fail because they set unrealistic goals – goals that are impossible to achieve. What they ought to do is, like what you’ve outlined, to have short, medium and long-term goals. When they take baby steps to achieve their short-term goals, it makes them feel that they are achievable, hence giving them the motivation and confidence to work towards their medium and long-term goals.
Another reason is of course the lack of patience. Many people expect to succeed at their first try, but we all know that is not quite possible. Many thus gave up cos they thought they can never succeed!
All the best to your Internet business!
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Article marketing is the great equalizer online. I a have had my ups and downs over the years but all in all it is a great way to make some extra cash. I can also say that the guys at wealthy affiliate are very good and put a lot into the product they offer .Thanks for having KeywordLuv on your site. I just started using it myself for my blogs
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Having a good article to your site is a big help. Once one article in your site got on the top you will surely gain traffic. It can make you a living once you have a writing skill. Writing article will do the work for your site.
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Article writing marketing is still the great unknown to me. You have some great information on here…maybe one day I will give it a go.
BTW that counting objects thing is cool! Never saw it before.
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Article marketing is one of the best internet marketing strategy. It is one way of letting the readers know your capabilities as a part of the site you are involved in. Part of your capabilities is writing an original and interesting content of your article. If you are a passionate writer, it would be easy for you to do that. Yes, it is very advisable to write an article with a minimum of 500 words.
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Melinda
I would say ‘give it a go’ now then you will grow in confidence. The CAPTCHA I use is a free WordPress Plug-In for WordPress and the objects are far easier to see that the goofy skewed letters most CAPTCHAs use. Thanks for commenting.
Andrew
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I love to write article but I don’t know some requirements on how to become effective in marketing. Thank you for your post I will follow the tips you provide.
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