{"id":9,"date":"2011-12-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/fosorio\/?p=9"},"modified":"2026-07-31T20:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T20:16:21","slug":"5-rules-to-follow-when-writing-online-articles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/fosorio\/5-rules-to-follow-when-writing-online-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Rules to Follow When Writing Online Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wdfb_like_button\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis article was provided by Ken Shorey-Contributing Author to this Blog.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Writing effective online articles can really help you succeed online. It\u2019s completely free to do and it has the potential to work really well. However, in order for your online article to work, you need to follow 5 rules for how to write online articles.<span id=\"more-2346\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Write What You Know<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first of the 5 rules you need to follow when writing online articles is to write what you know. You want to make sure you\u2019re knowledgeable about a topic before you go ahead and write about it. If you don\u2019t know enough about something then make sure you do some studying before you write.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep it Simple<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The next rule for how to write online articles is to keep it simple. Most people online don\u2019t want to have to work to read anything. So, make sure you keep everything nice and simple. Write with simple words and make sure you write about topics that can be easily understood by everyone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Target Keywords<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Obviously your articles have to do work for you. In other words, they need to make it so your sites and your information is found when related topics are searched for. This is why the 3rd of the 5 rules you need to follow is to target keywords. So, you want to think about what words you want your article to be associated with. These should be keywords that are searched for a lot. Then place these keywords in the title of the article and throughout the body of the article.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Write to Your Audience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When writing online articles you also want to make sure you write to your audience. Think about who you\u2019re really targeting with your articles and then write directly to them. Often the best way to do this is to sketch out one ideal person you want to write for. Then pretend you\u2019re writing directly to that person. This will ensure you\u2019re writing to your audience and it will also make your writing very personal, which will make the article even more effective.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Provide Value<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The last rule you need to follow when you write online articles is to provide value. You want to either entertain or educate your readers. If you don\u2019t, then your article won\u2019t be worth anything. In fact, instead of your article helping your online business it will actually hurt your online business. So make sure you always provide value. In order to write great online articles you should always write what you know, keep it simple, target keywords, write to your audience, and provide value. If you follow these 5 rules then you will write effective online articles that will really help your online business.<br \/>\nAll the best!<\/p>\n<p>Ken Shorey<br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/ez-work-at-home.net\/\">http:\/\/ez-work-at-home.net<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wdfb_like_button\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThis article was provided by Ken Shorey-Contributing Author to this Blog.\u201d Writing effective online articles can really help you succeed online. It\u2019s completely free to do and it has the potential to work really well. 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