Writing but a few articles a week can lay the foundation for a very powerful, and profitable, online business.<\/p>\n
I can think of a dozen well-known marketers who started online exactly that way.<\/p>\n
They began with article marketing and discovered an audience who liked them, trusted them and bought from them.<\/p>\n
They went on to create their own products and build their online empires. These are names you would know.<\/p>\n
If it happened for them I believe it can happen for you too.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n But\u00a0HOW<\/strong>\u00a0do you write a great and helpful article if you are not a \u201cwriter\u201d. That\u2019s the question I get a lot. So I\u2019m going to answer it here.<\/p>\n Here is the formula I use to write articles.<\/p>\n Before we get to the \u201chow to\u201d let me say that this is but\u00a0one of many proven models<\/strong>\u00a0for writing articles. I personally rotate between about five article writing models (or templates) to keep things interesting for me and for you, my readers.<\/p>\n Of all those models this one is\u00a0the easiest to use<\/strong>\u00a0and the most pleasant for the reader of your article.<\/p>\n This article writing formula helps you help people, and\u00a0helping people is what article marketing is all about.<\/strong><\/p>\n When you approach article marketing this way \u2014 with a true desire to help \u2014reciprocity<\/strong>\u00a0will work for you and yiou will be rewarded for your efforts without having to resort to hype or high pressure sales tactics.<\/p>\n Here is the step by step process.<\/strong><\/p>\n You are going to write a \u201chow to article\u201d that gives the reader three\u00a0or<\/strong>\u00a0five steps to take to accomplish a task.<\/p>\n This is a lot like a recipe.<\/p>\n If you can teach your daughter to scramble eggs or teach your grandson to shoot a basketball then you can do this with no problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n You just need a little practice. When you teach your kids how to do things you break the task down into tiny steps, baby steps, and\u00a0make sure each step is clear and easy to do<\/strong>.<\/p>\n That is what you will be doing here as well.<\/p>\n By the way, it\u2019s okay with me if boys scramble eggs and girls shoot baskets. I was just giving an example.\u00a0 So get in your mind somethig you can tell a reader to do with three or five simple actions.<\/p>\n If you can\u2019t think of something now no problem.<\/strong>\u00a0You can come back to this article when you have your idea.<\/p>\n In my next article I\u2019m going to share how to generate an endless stream of ideas so no worries.<\/p>\n Ready? Good.<\/p>\n Your article is going to have\u00a0the following structure<\/strong>. Let\u2019s look at the structure and then I will share for a moment about each item.<\/p>\n This overview assumes a five point article.<\/p>\n That\u2019s it! Simple, clean and effective.<\/p>\n One thing you need to remember is this. When writing for the Internet you need to\u00a0keep your paragraph length short.<\/strong><\/p>\n The best model for me is no more than three sentences per paragraph. Two sentences often works better.\u00a0 Let me give you a very brief sample.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Very soon I will write an article for you using exactly this formula so you can see it in action. The sample below are my notes, not the finished article. I\u2019ll finish the article in a few days time and send it along for you to see.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s say you want to write an article about\u00a0how to get more traffic to a website<\/strong>.<\/p>\n And let\u2019s say you are\u00a0making the case that the reader should buy this super duper traffic course<\/strong>\u00a0you are promoting.<\/p>\n How do you do that without high pressure selling?<\/p>\n Here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n Remember, what you read next is NOT a finished article. Just notes about how to write an article around that topic. I will send the finished article to you via email.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Paragraph 1 \u2013\u00a0Define the problem<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 We all need traffic but there is so much information out there that it becomes overwhelming and expensive. People are suffering from information overload.<\/p>\n Paragrpah 2 \u2013\u00a0Review possible solutions<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 You could waste time and money experimenting and you might find something that works. Or you might lose all your money. You could just do pay per click or buy a solo ad or put an ad on Facebook. But there are risks.<\/p>\n Paragraph 3 \u2013\u00a0Propose your solution<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 A better way is to model someone who has \u201cbeen there and done that\u201d. Someone you can trust and who will help you.<\/p>\n Paragraphs 4 \u2013 8 \u2013\u00a0Your five step solution<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Take these steps in researching solutions.<\/p>\n (1) Who are the leaders in the \u201cgetting traffic\u201d field.<\/p>\n (2) Can you afford to do what they teach you to do?<\/p>\n (3) Does what they are proposing make sense to you?<\/p>\n (4) Do they have a good reputation online?<\/p>\n (5) Will you take action on what they suggest?<\/p>\n Paragraph 9 \u2013\u00a0Summarize your argument<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0If you find someone you can trust who has a proven model for getting traffic and you can afford to use what they suggest and will take action there is every reason to believe it will work for you.<\/p>\n Paragraph 10 \u2013\u00a0Suggest an action step<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Make a list of the difffernt ways to get traffic to a website and choose one that interests you most. Possibly include the list in the article.<\/p>\n I will write THAT article in the next few days and send it along so you can see what the finished product looks like.<\/p>\n For now YOUR action step is this \u2013 think about things you can teach people to do in three or five short steps.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n It might be getting traffic to a website or it might be baking a cake. Doesn\u2019t matter really \u2014 the process is what\u2019s important.<\/p>\n Once you learn the process you will be able to write articles quickly from your own experience or from your observations or research.<\/p>\n You will be an article writing machine!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n There you have it. I have written literally over 1000 articles using this very formula. It works for me and I believe it can work for you too.<\/p>\n Article marketing changed my life and helped me build a strong online business that created both financial and time freedom. I want that for you too.<\/p>\n Because freedom is a beautiful thing indeed!<\/p>\n Here is a link to Charlie\u2019s original article<\/p>\n Charlie Page is the owner of Directory of Ezines click the banner to the right to find out more about Directory of Ezines 2.0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here is another article from my friend Charlie Page Article marketing is powerful and effective. Article marketing can also\u00a0take many forms. Blogging, submitting articles to other sites, email marketing and writing short reports are all article marketing. 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