[EzineArticles] Article Writing Tips to Retweet: June 2013

Article Writing Tips to Retweet: June 2013 Every month @EzineArticles provides useful tidbits of information and training for nearly 100,000 followers. We've gathered some of the best ones from June right here. Retweet any of them for motivation or to share with your Twitter followers. Just CLICK on  to Retweet. Motivational Quotes for Expert Authors Take risks. Test strategies. Write. Grow. "Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again." - Richard Branson   Do today what others won't, so tomorrow you can accomplish what they can't. pic.twitter.com/LQxMtJUdlA   The right circumstances may never come, so seize the opportunity to succeed by starting now. pic.twitter.com/eGWrDWENc2   Write to satisfy: "You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction." - G.H. Lorimer   What's on your reading list? "Read everything ... and see how they do it." - William Faulkner pic.twitter.com/WB4FHoPrmV EzineArticles Tips and Training Snippets Seize this opportunity: WRITE NOW. pic.twitter.com/kU0xJc0Egp   Don't give up! Be persistent, write daily, and believe in your ability to lead in your niche. pic.twitter.com/iUZR1176Re   If you're not excited and enthusiastic about your work, then you're doomed from the start. Enjoy what you do!   Getting into the routine of writing daily will be like breaking a bad habit (in this case: not writing) ... pic.twitter.com/W3q3UXM5ai   Writing is just like any other skill: you can master it with practice. Hone your skills by writing for at least 20 minutes on a daily basis.   Plain and simple: Write for humans. (P.S. People are more rewarding.) pic.twitter.com/wxKjIXxyVZ   Set writing goals for yourself and test your range. What haven?t you written about lately that?s been on the minds of your audience?   Article Writing and Grammar Good writing is a result of 3 things: revision, revision and revision ... RT if you agree or reply what's missing! pic.twitter.com/cxT3bgxP64   Write with abandon and then edit vigorously. "I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter." -- James Michener   What's your revising technique? "I'm all for the scissors. I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil." - Truman Capote   Editing matters. Use this checklist (ow.ly/lXAxf) to help your readers see through the smoke. pic.twitter.com/5Sq4BWudPl   If this sounds familiar, then now is the time: Reclaim your ability to spell! pic.twitter.com/sg50xow7MW   EzineArticles Inside Information If you don?t include an effective call to action, you?ll have little to show for your work. Discover how to do it: ow.ly/lW8fg   Never fear leaving out key elements again. Visit ow.ly/mciW7 to discover the "The Anatomy of the Perfect Article."   Don't set yourself up to fail. Understand how to improve your writing and maximize engagement by author type: ow.ly/mgZEO   Your writing loves attention, even ruthless editing. Visit ow.ly/ma9Tn for 5 steps to overhaul your articles.   Losing readers on your website? You may need to give the design of your website a little love with these 7 tips: ow.ly/lM99x   Writing can be informative and entertaining! All it takes is creativity. Discover how to channel your creativity: ow.ly/lRnQd   What's your favorite Tweet from June? Click here to let us know in the comments section of this post online! P.S. For more posts like this, check out the Article Writing Tips to Retweet category and don't forget to follow us on Twitter to stay up-to-date on the latest EzineArticles information and training. To Your Article Writing Success & Passion! Penny, Managing Editor http://Blog.EzineArticles.com/ http://EzineArticles.com/ PS: Not on Twitter? Like us on Facebook for more great tips every day. EzineArticles Member Endorsement "The benefits will be dramatic" EzineArticles has been one of the best Internet marketing decisions I've made over the years. One thing that is important with Internet marketing is to produce content consistently, not once a month. The benefits ... will be dramatic in that regard. The whole process is a marathon, not a sprint! David Greene PreferredPainCenter.com EzineArticles Newsletter Information Join EzineArticles | Manage Your Subscription | EzineArticles RSS Feed | List Support Create Free Membership Account | Login For Members Only To Leave The EzineArticles Newsletter: leave-8956487-4591749.2ee37a53b1b55f6b57794ace0b613d97@lists.permissionbasedemail.com ISSN: 1525-7126 - Library Of Congress, Washington D.C. Postal address: EzineArticles.com, PO Box 12740 Green Bay WI 54307 USA © Copyright 1999-2013 EzineArticles.com. All Rights Reserved.

[EzineArticles] 8 Tips to Writing Instructional Articles Readers Love

8 Tips to Writing Instructional Articles Readers Love Put the "I" in Unique! Dozens of niches provide how-to instructional articles. Why? They're easy to write and they target most audience's sweet spots: informative content that helps them achieve what they want (whether it's an emergency or to achieve a goal). Due to the popularity of this type of content, it's easy to let your quality slip. When was the last time you took a step back and really looked deep into the instructional content you're writing? Look closely: Do your instructional articles offer detailed original tips, insights, case studies, or analysis? Or do your article submissions beat around the bush by providing regurgitated or vague content in order to build backlinks? If it's the latter or you're unsure, then rein it in. Use these tips to write productive instructional articles that benefit readers and your exposure. Provide Quality Content - If your intention is to provide readers with helpful, quality, and detailed information that provides them with solutions to their needs and wants, then you're on the right path. Don't stray from this path by regurgitating existing content on the Internet or stating the obvious (e.g., "Find a great XYZ by searching online"). In writing, quality is much more important than quantity.   Explain in Detail - Organize your thoughts into well-designed, detailed articles. Bear in mind readers will mainly want the "need to know" details relevant to achieving their needs or wants. Avoid complex industry jargon to ensure you will benefit your most basic readers. Include specific steps, guidelines, precautions, and your best tips to ensure you've asserted your authority and your unique content is clear.   Instruct Patiently - Guide your readers through each corresponding step so they may follow along without having to revert back to a previous step or click away for more information. First, outline the fundamental steps in a sequential order, and then provide helpful hints or best practices for your audience.   Include an Exercise - Get your readers involved by providing an exercise for them to do on their own. This can be a problem to solve, a fun activity, a survey, or steps to follow to achieve a desired end result. Whatever you do, light the way for them with clear directions (that's format and language) so they don't get through your article and have no direction on where to start.   Restrain Yourself - Limit the amount of ideas or concepts in your articles by focusing on 1 or 2 main points. It's tough, but it requires you to drill down a topic to consider all of the intricate details that make it whole (or work!). This allows you to separate ideas into a series of articles without overloading the reader with multiple concepts in one article. Aim for 1 detailed idea per article.   Share Experience - Don't hesitate to use your own experience when describing an instructional process. Think about the best ways you would follow through with your plan and be precise in your directions. You can separate your ideas from the standard "industry ideas" if you wish, so your unique content makes an impact.   Follow up on Your Website - Your instructional article should stand on its own; however, you can entice the reader to visit your website for even more in-depth information in the form of images, diagrams, videos, etc. in the call-to-action of your Resource Box. The key is to deliver in the article and then over-deliver on your website to provide a great user experience.   Include References - Your content needs to be unique and the star of the article, but you're certainly entitled to include helpful references that paved the way for your strategies. The instructions you give can be your own spin on a basic principle and having that backup to reference will give your readers some assurance of your credibility. An instructional article's primary purpose is to educate readers in a short and concise document that conveys useful information to support concepts and procedures. A common misconception of instructional articles is that they should be written solely using technical language. While acceptable, cut and dry technical writing can be incredibly boring for both the reader and the author. Use the above list to deliver unique instructional content that's engaging and never leaves your audience hanging. How do you ensure your instructional articles are engaging, unique, and assert your credibility? Click here to share your feedback in the comments section! To Your Article Writing Success & Passion! Penny, Managing Editor http://Blog.EzineArticles.com/ http://EzineArticles.com/ PS: Easily increase your exposure fast by building a huge portfolio of quality, original articles with our 52 interactive Article Templates on PDF! EzineArticles Member Endorsement "... professionalism and excellence ..." EzineArticles has impressed me with their standards of professionalism and excellence. I am happy to be one of their authors. 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[EzineArticles] Maximize Your Engagement: Understand Your Author Type

Maximize Your Engagement: Understand Your Author Type What Type of Author Are You? Have you ever considered how your personality shows in your writing and how it could be affecting your success negatively? "[When] it comes to sales and marketing and to positioning ourselves as the expert in our field, we have a general tendency to consider every other person to have similar interests to us, and to have similar needs and wants to us," stated EzineArticles Diamond Expert Author Marc De Bruin's article, Your Business Writing Skills - What Kind of Author Are You? "This often times causes us to compose our sales and marketing messages in a style that is clear and comfortable for us, but may not be as clear and comfortable for the one who reads our copy." Based on the Aus IDentities principles of personality profiling, Marc provides the basics to help all writers understand their "Author Type" and how they can use this knowledge to gain maximum acceptance by readers. Check out the following highlights of Marc's article below. The Author Leader You write articles to teach and inspire. Constantly seeking knowledge to master a topic, you focus on helping your audience reach their full potential. Tips for the Author Leader type: Include more real-world examples to convey your message Tone down jargon that may confuse readers Increase practicality and application by providing solutions Condense large topics into a series of shorter articles The Author Negotiator You are speed driven and favor independent work without restriction or regulation. Focused on the present, you have a keen eye for detail and can find solutions to current problems quickly. Tips for the Author Negotiator type: Think "bigger picture" by providing long-term solutions in your articles Consider the past and future of your niche and topic Give examples that tie into the framework of your cumulative experience Allow other perspectives to enter into the fray The Author Humaniser You champion an idealistic world view to inspire and empower people to become their best. A visionary with an uncanny ability to connect with people, you think beyond the problems of today. Tips for the Author Humaniser type: Consider your audiences' current circumstances and problems Be specific by providing actionable step-by-step strategies to achieve a solution Exchange vague metaphors with your real-life examples and experiences Avoid "fluffy" or vague content that lacks an actionable takeaway The Author Consolidator Your lecture-stylized articles are practical, disciplined, and reliable. You are an advocate for something larger than yourself and believe in a foundation of tradition that can be used to build success. Tips for the Author Consolidator type: Think laterally by considering the past, present, and future Be open to change when considering tradition and outdated practices Allow readers the freedom to choose without passing judgment on their choice Remember that belonging to a group is not important to everyone About Marc De Bruin Marc is a certified life/business coach, master NLP Practitioner, and Aus IDentities Personalities Facilitator on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Joining EzineArticles.com in February 2006 to build exposure and publish his writing, Marc understands how taking a new step is a daunting task. By imparting his knowledge in a simple and effective way, Marc helps fulfill his readers and clients personal and professional goals. "I walk my talk. I have practiced what I preach," he wrote. "It hasn't always been easy in my life and business, but it has definitely been educational and sometimes life changing. THAT's the 'stuff' I now aim to get across to my readership, so they don't have to go through many of the things I went through." We'll leave you today with Marc's best advice for new (and struggling) Expert Authors: "Just start off ... Practice makes perfect, and the more you write, the more you'll get noticed. Aim to have 10-15 articles up and running as soon as possible, and create a good profile for yourself. It's the number of articles - and obviously the quality! - that will create a readership." Do you recognize yourself in one or more of the above author types? What's your author type? Do you have any questions for Marc? Share your feedback in the comments section - we'd love to hear from you! Click here to visit Marc's original article for an extended description, tips, and other strategies to writing better articles. 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[EzineArticles] The Anatomy of the Perfect Article

The Anatomy of the Perfect Article ... And Tips to Write It Comprised of 6 sections (Title, Category, Summary, Body, Keywords, and Resource Box), the perfect article targets readers with quality, original, and relevant content that meets their needs and provides a great user experience. Discover how to write great articles by studying insights found in The Anatomy of the Perfect Article graphic! Simply click on the graphic below to view this post online. The Anatomy of the Perfect Article Transcription Title Write eye-popping, compelling titles: Target humans, not search engines Be descriptive, yet brief (under 60 characters) Use good grammar, capitalization, and spelling Write with power words in active voice Need a title? Get 5 Title Suggestions from the Write & Edit tab of your My.EzineArticles.com account. Category Help new and loyal readers find you by matching your article topic to the most relevant category. Visit EzineArticles Category Guidelines to select the perfect category for your articles! Summary Write a gripping article summary to give readers a taste: Get straight to the point and identify the reader's benefit Use present and active language Be brief in 2-5 sentences (200 words max.) Use good grammar, capitalization, and spelling Provide a compelling call to action Body Organize your article body into three sections: Introduction Your introduction should: Compel readers using direct, active language Engage by providing a relevant compelling analogy or fact Focus on your main idea and its benefits to the reader Main text Format original, quality content according to the topic: Unordered lists when providing an overview of options Ordered lists when providing a step-by-step process or ranking of importance Bolded headers to compartmentalize sections of text Conclusion Write a motivating conclusion: Recap your main point Provide a thought-provoking piece of information Create a bridge connecting readers to their next step Keywords Enter up to 100 characters worth of keywords to help interested parties find your articles. Resource Box Advocate your authority in your Resource Box: Add your name and (optional) business title List your website address in valid URL form. Example: http://your-company-name.com/ Include your unique value proposition pitch in 1 to 3 sentences Provide one final call to action that directs readers to your website or blog 3 Resource Boxes are often not enough to target a variety of audiences. Try our Premium Membership today to accomplish your article writing goals in less time with 12 Resource Boxes. Discover more at http://EzineArticles.com/Premium/ Ready to write? Submit your next quality, original article today! Click here if you're a member or click here if you're new to EzineArticles.com. Want to share this image? Simply copy/paste the code from below into your blog or website. <a href="http://img.ezinearticles.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-the-perfect-article.jpg"><img src="http://img.ezinearticles.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-the-perfect-article.jpg" title="The Anatomy of the Perfect Article"></a> To Your Article Writing Success & Passion! Penny, Managing Editor http://Blog.EzineArticles.com/ http://EzineArticles.com/ PS: Take control of your article's publication schedule with an EzineArticles Premium Membership subscription. Sign up today! EzineArticles Member Endorsement "... my original articles still bring traffic to my first website!" I began my first website in November of 2006 and by early 2007 I had enough content to start promoting it ... I first learned about article marketing from my site's webhost and their guide to getting traffic to your site. They also recommended EzineArticles as a high-quality article directory ... Some of my original articles still bring traffic to my first website! Kristen Burgess MilkAndMud.com EzineArticles Newsletter Information Join EzineArticles | Manage Your Subscription | EzineArticles RSS Feed | List Support Create Free Membership Account | Login For Members Only To Leave The EzineArticles Newsletter: leave-8939161-4591749.2ee37a53b1b55f6b57794ace0b613d97@lists.permissionbasedemail.com ISSN: 1525-7126 - Library Of Congress, Washington D.C. Postal address: EzineArticles.com, PO Box 12740 Green Bay WI 54307 USA © Copyright 1999-2013 EzineArticles.com. All Rights Reserved.

[EzineArticles] 5 Steps to Gutting Your First Draft

5 Steps to Gutting Your First Draft Revise and Proofread Your Articles Searching for information should not resemble panning for gold. Readers don't want to wade through verbose sections of text to find the golden nuggets of information and won't when more information is readily available. Stop wasting your efforts with the "won't" audiences! After all, what's the point in writing articles if your articles aren't read? Get readers engaged in your articles by ensuring only the key information makes the cut. Take a Step Back Revising and proofreading are critical steps in writing and growing as an Expert Author. Revising is a hard step for many and it's often skipped. I get it - you're close (sometimes too close) to your articles. You've raised it word-for-word and now you're being asked to gut it, tear it apart, and then serve the best parts to your audience. The whole process can be scary, exhilarating, frustrating, and intense. Change your mind and think of it like this: Writing is very forgiving. It's flexible and loves all of the attention you can give it, including ruthless editing. At the end of the day, you and your readers should be satisfied with your articles. Use these steps to achieve this satisfaction. Gut Your Article with these 5 Steps 1. Gut it. Be ruthless by cutting sentences or even entire paragraphs. Use the - 10% rule: If you've written 1,000 words, then do everything in your power to bring it down to 900 words. Experiment by "setting aside" or cutting an entire paragraph of content and consider whether the article would make sense without it. 2. Remold it. Try a different format. Would a list be more effective in conveying your message and organizing your thoughts? Would bulleted headers help you compartmentalize your information? Make it easy for readers by ensuring they can clearly identify the key points of your article. 3. Trim it. Repetition can be helpful, but it's tedious and often obnoxious to read. Remove repetitive content and check for message-weakening conjunctions like "yet," "so," etc. Simplify your key points to the most direct statements by choosing active voice over passive voice. 4. Revise it. This stage is your final revision process and should not require extensive changes. Simply make sure your article answers all of your reader's questions regarding your topic, the article flows with ease, and isn't missing any key elements that may have been overlooked in the previous steps. Tweak as needed. 5. Proofread it. This step should always be saved for last and never skipped: proofread your article for grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. If you really want to take your revisions up a notch (highly recommended), then try this 10-step proofreading checklist. Do you have to use all of the above steps? Not at all! Everyone's writing is different and it's important to not over-edit content. Many Expert Authors will use a combination of the above steps, such as 1, 4, and 5. Discover what works for you and your style. Once again, I must stress the importance of steps 4 and 5: don't skip these. Always revise and proofread your articles prior to submission, but understand when you're done. If you find yourself trying to edit a sentence or paragraph only to change it back, then use this as an indicator to move on. These steps aren't a recommendation to sacrifice creative, descriptive language for bare bones, dull content. In fact, they are designed for you to take a more creative approach to help you convey your message to your readers with more originality and style. So why not try it today? Do you use these steps? What's your revising and proofreading technique? Click here to let us know in the comments section - we'd love to hear from you! To Your Article Writing Success & Passion! Penny, Managing Editor http://Blog.EzineArticles.com/ http://EzineArticles.com/ PS: Get the latest article writing insights and news right on your Facebook newsfeed by liking us on Facebook and adding us to your Interests Lists for more great tips every day! EzineArticles Member Endorsement "EzineArticles.com has worked out extremely well ..." The relationship with EzineArticles.com has worked out extremely well. As a consequence of publishing articles on EzineArticles.com, I have built a huge body of material that enhances my credibility and search engine optimization. However, and most importantly, I have been able to use EzineArticles.com as a way of helping others. Nigel Brooks NigelAlBrooks.com EzineArticles Newsletter Information Join EzineArticles | Manage Your Subscription | EzineArticles RSS Feed | List Support Create Free Membership Account | Login For Members Only To Leave The EzineArticles Newsletter: leave-8934320-4591749.2ee37a53b1b55f6b57794ace0b613d97@lists.permissionbasedemail.com ISSN: 1525-7126 - Library Of Congress, Washington D.C. Postal address: EzineArticles.com, PO Box 12740 Green Bay WI 54307 USA © Copyright 1999-2013 EzineArticles.com. All Rights Reserved.