If you have an online business than you probably learned that by writing articles you can increase your product and service exposure and there are a multitude of articles that tell you this. But they leave out one very important thing, the reader. All you read is “get article content”, “get traffic”, “get exposure”, get, get, get. The problem with this is that they never mention the reader, articles are not about you. Your reader does not care about your product. They are probably skeptical as it is. They do not want another advertisement or faulty promise. They want information. Your article is not going to get you anything unless it gives something to the reader. There are some writing tricks that will make your readers sit up and take notice of your article so you get the traffic you need.

First, make sure you write about something you are interested in. A big problem is that we mimic the success of others. Choosing to write about a popular niche or topic just so it will generate a lot of hits is setting your self up for failure. Just because someone has received a lot of traffic writing about cars does not mean it will work for you. They are interested in cars therefore when they write about it they not only have some prior knowledge but they get into the article more easily because it is personal.

Having a personal feel to your articles is a great way to attract readers. They feel you are interested in what you are writing so you probably know what you are talking about. Remember back to when you were in school, your favorite teacher was most likely one that was very enthused about what he or she was teaching and taught in a way that made you excited about learning it.

You want to connect with your reader. People relate better to stories or to people they know. Starting your article with a story or a quote, by a famous person, draws your reader in. Be sure that the quote or story relates to the topic. A catchy title is also always helpful. Titles that describe exactly what the article is about like, “top ten ways to make money online” are fine but a title with mystery and intrigue will spark a reader’s interest to read on. Haven’t you ever read a book or watched a movie simply because of the title?

Next, and this is very important, be bold. You have something to say, say it and mean it. You want your article to stand apart from the many that are already out there. Use an active voice when you are writing. The problem with passive voice is that it is over used by writers. Instead of saying, “the internet is used to make an income by many marketers” reword it, “many marketers are using the internet to make an income”. Active voice is more direct and less wordy.

Avoid over using adjectives and adverbs. These types of words make claims. Rather, employ nouns and verbs because they report facts. You will sound more confident, and your reader will take you seriously. Thus they are ready to do business with you when they pay a visit to your site. Now, when I say be bold that does not mean you should put uppercase letters, bold text or exclamation marks all over your article. Your article should look clean and professional.

These simple tricks will give you a good quality article. Remember this is not a diary. You are writing with the hope that you may reach out to someone enough for them to want to visit your site. It may be hard to fathom, but this is not about you, it is about your reader.

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If you are an online article author based in the United States of America you should be riding location based articles; that is to say articles which target a specific region or city in the United States. But why stop in the United States? There are human civilizations and cities throughout the world. Think globally and act locally as they say; or rather think globally and write locally.

It is very wise to write location-based articles but also consider all the cities in Canada too. Those of us who are considered experts in our fields obviously get emails from all over the world. I know I do. In the last month, I have had emails from Australia, Quebec, Kuwait, Dubai, Bermuda, Spain, Morocco, Mexico City, Monterrey and Costa Rica. When corresponding with these folks they will explain the differences there and the need for your product or service.

You can then use your answers and modifications and considerations in problem solving as articles. In my case of on-site cleaning there are water issues, reclaim issues, narrow streets, regulations, duties and import taxes and such. All of this makes very interesting articles and can help others searching on the Internet for information.

And having been to three continents now, I can certainly see the need for Planetary Distribution of articles and information as well. Hey all human civilizations need things and knowledge and the online article authors in the United States of America have more than enough to spread Around the Globe. Why have a War; Just trade goods, services and information. Consider all this in 2006.

Lance Winslow - Online Think Tank forum board. If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; www.WorldThinkTank.net/wttbbs/

Other Countries, US Based Article Authors, Write More Location Based Articles

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As an online article author I am always amused where my articles end up. They can be seen all over the Internet and it is intriguing to guess how all this occurs. One online article submission website is syndicated to another and that website gives it to another online article site and then some takes it from there and emails it all over the country in an Ezine and then it shows up on a website Blog from someone from Bangladesh.

Recently someone complained about high output article authors like myself although their complaints were not specifically addressed at me. This individual claims to be a devout Christian and yet has porno links to make money on one of his websites on click thrus. Personally, I am of no religion, it is the hypocrisy issue I am addressing here. He who throws stones, need not live with Hezbollah in a Glass House. Anything to make a Buck? Is that it?

Why do we have so many people willing to speak against one thing and then use the Internet to make money anyway they can without regard to what is right and wrong? I would challenge this gentleman to come Totally Clean in his online dealings and comments. I will not allow my hard work as a prolific author to attacked by Hezbollah or by any other self-proclaimed self righteous hypocrites.

A man should stand for what he believes in, walk the talk and run a professional legitimate business. Those links on his site are improper and for him to be accusing others of writing “crap articles” is silly and I want to say that his website has “filthy links” and is tricking people to come to his site to make money forwarding them to pornography and this is quite frankly sickening.

I do not believe it is fair to be attacking amateur online article authoring, prolific writing or anything else, especially by hypocrites. Perhaps others feel different, you decide? But he who throws stones need not live in a crystal habitat. Consider all this in 2006.

Lance Winslow - Online Think Tank forum board. If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; www.WorldThinkTank.net/wttbbs/

Free Online Articles End Up in the Darndest Places

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