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Writing articles is a lot easier than you think. The biggest problems I see people have with writing articles is that they are either afraid they don’t have anything to say, they’ll be criticized by others, or they want to be an expert in everything.

Well, at least on this blog, I’m an expert in one thing: Internet Marketing for Free. Period.

That’s the first thing you have to do when writing an article: choose your topic. This should be easy because your topic should be the same thing as your site theme.


If your site is on flowers, then write an article about flowers.

However, before you write about flowers, you want to take your topic and narrow it down considerably.

For example:

What kind of flowers? Could be perennials, annuals, or a specific flower like roses.
What’s the problem? My roses won’t grow. My roses won’t bloom. Etc. etc. You get the picture.

Out of those two questions you now have an article.

The first thing you do is write the title. This will help you get focused. You can use Headline Search to help you create your title.

One of the easiest titles to create is the “How To. People are always looking for articles on how to do stuff.

So, as an example, your title could be: 5 Ways to Make Your Roses Grow, or How to Make Your Roses Grow.

Once you’ve decided on a title, then make a list of tips.

There are actually two very simple article types that anyone can write: tips, and recipes.

With a tips article, you give a list of tips on your topic. With the recipe, you provide step by step guidance on how to do something, like a recipe.

Once you’ve written your list of tips, which can be three, five, seven, or however many you want to include, you write two to three sentences after each one explaining it.

The last thing you will do is write your introduction, conclusion, and resource box.

In the introduction, you’ll tell what your article is about. Introduce the problem.

For example:

Unless you have a green thumb, it can be hard to get your roses to grow. Here are five tips you can use so that your roses bloom better.

Stupid introduction, but just an example.

In the conclusion, sum up what the article is about.

If you use these tips, you’ll find that your roses bloom more often, and they’ll bloom longer.

Finally, you’ll write your resource box.

This is one of the most important elements of your article, and it’s also the one that people get wrong.

One of my writers posted an article to my article directory yesterday. Her resource box was longer than her article, and she rambled on and on about who she was, what she did, etc.

That’s not how you do it. Most publishers and webmasters will reject that, and your resource box won’t get you the results you want because no one really cares who you are. They want to know that you know what you’re talking about. That you are credible.

Keep it short. Give your reader a reason to visit your site. You could offer a free ebook, ezine, or more information on the topic.

Here’s my latest resource box:

Jinger Jarrett is the “Internet Marketing for Free” lady. You can get free ebooks, ecourses, software, tutorials, articles, and tips on how to market your business on the internet for free when you visit http://www.askjinger.com.

Include an enticement because this is how you are going to drive traffic to your site.

If you need more help with writing articles, which is the primary way I promote my business, read my article writing ebook. It’s free, and it gives you more information on article writing, as well as promotion, and I’ve created a free tool you can use to write your articles. Makes article writing a snap.