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The 7 Step Formula For Writing POWERFUL Articles In Less Than An Hour

Posted on 30. Jun, 2009 by Cory.

What I’m about to Reveal to you in this article is a easy to follow, Step-By-Step formula for writing Powerful articles in less than a hour.

It might take you a few times to get the hang of it the first time around, But, once you’ve gotten through the learning curve, your articles will flow out of you without stressing your brain out to much.

I say this from experience because I used to be terrified about the thought of writing an article, but, once I got this formula down to an art, they seem to come together quite easily now.

The benefits of writing articles alone out weight the fear of having to write them, so read this article with an open mind and if you have to read through it twice, do so.

Writing articles are very powerful and in my mind, the best way to build trust and credibility with your online business.

So, without further delay, let’s go to Step #1.

Step #1. Targeting your audience.

The first thing you have to figure out is which audience (target market) are you trying to reach.

This is critical to your overall outcome of your article and what you want your potential reader/customer to do next after they’ve read your article.

So, make sure you know ahead of time who you want to target.

Step #2. Put together a attention grabbing Headline.

This is probably the single Most important step when it comes to writing your articles because this is what’s used to bait your potential reader/customer to read your article.

Let’s use my headline for this article as an example:

The 7 Step Formula For Writing POWERFUL Articles In Less Than An Hour

Notice how I’ve stated the main benefit you’ll receive from reading my article, this is KEY, and this is what you want to convey to your potential reader/customer.

Step #3. Clearly explain your position on the issue.

This next step is where you introduce your article with a sentence or two that Clearly and Completely explains your position on the issue inwhich you promised in the headline of your article.

You don’t want to leave people hanging, but, at the same time, you don’t want to hand them the store either.

Take a look at how I started out this article as an example.

Step #4. List off your main points you want to cover.

This is where you list off your main points you want to cover in point form.

You don’t have to come up with alot… 3,4,5,7,10 , it really depends on what you plan on covering.

Step #5. Elaborate on each point you wrote down.

After you’ve finished writing down your main points you want to cover your next step is to elaborate on each of them with a sentence or two.

Step #6. Finish up with a Conclusion.

You’ve now figured out who your target audience is going to be.

You’ve put together a attention grabbing headline to pull readers in.

You’ve listed off and elaborated on 3,4,5,7,10 points with a sentence or two.

Now… it’s time for the conclusion.

And, your conclusion is simply where you have your chance to tell your readers why this article was important and to get them to take action.

Step #7. Put together a compelling Resource Box.

Your resource box is where you put your copyright info and website contact information.

There are many styles of how your resource box could look, so, my suggestion to you is visit some article directories to see how others are putting there resource boxes together or you can take a look at mine at the end of this article.

Your choice.

Well, there you have it, The 7 Step Formula For Writing POWERFUL Articles In Less Than An Hour.

The best way to get this formula down is to have a nice size notepad to write on and go through the steps listed above to brainstorm your article topics.

Make sure you spend some time with your headline, this is probably the most important part of the article because its job is to bait your readers.

Don’t let fear stop you from writing because you think you don’t have any wisdom to share.

I used to think that way, but as you can see, I no longer fear writing and have no problem sharing that with you.

So, with that said, I truly hope this article inspired you to get writing and got your creative juices flowing for your first article and the one’s that follow.

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Article Marketers! Article Submission Service SubmitYourArticle.com Reviewed

Posted on 20. Jun, 2009 by Cory.

Want to get more exposure to your articles without doing all the tedious work of submitting your articles manually? If you answered ‘YES’ then keep on reading.

The internet offers plenty of great information about article marketing. I have found there to be numerous benefits from the use of article marketing and for those of you that need your products or services related to your niche some instant exposure and credibility then this is an service you don’t want to pass up.

The article marketing service in question is called Submit Your Article and is a service I use monthly to get exposure and highly targeted traffic to my websites in several niche markets.

Submit Your Article is a service that offers consumers an excellent service at an affordable price(Only $37 a month for 8 article submissions). This is great news during such difficult economic times.

Time is a precious commodity most of us don’t have time for, especially if your busy taking care of all the other stuff your business demands.

If you enjoy article writing but don’t have time to manually submit them yourself, this will all change with the use of Submit Your Article.

Don’t let the various advertisements for other related services confuse you. When you focus on the real aspects of them, Submit Your Article wins hands down. I don’t want to waste my time talking trash about other products and services in this category, but they are simply a waste of your time and money because I have tried most of them.

Even though Submit Your Article is a great service, it is simpler than I had thought to use. A bit more substance would be nice but overall I am happy with the service because of what it has done for my business and that is send my websites targeted traffic.

Submit Your Article definitely has plenty of great value to offer consumers looking to get more exposure for their articles. It has one of the best ratings you will find out there on the internet. Don’t settle for any service that doesn’t meet the same high standards.

Don’t allow this valuable service escape you. It only takes a few minutes to complete your order and you can be submitting your articles to targeted publishers and article directories within 24 hours.

Links are very important and by clicking on this one below you are shaping up for a successful future for yourself and your business, no matter what it is, this service will make it work .

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One more thing, if saving money and gaining value appeals to you, then article marketing is definitely one you should explore and now that you have read my review though you should be able to achieve success with both of those factors.