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Always wondered over how some people do it better, what’ve they got that I don’t have, or what do they write that I don’t write ! Later, found out that its all about how you make people happy and how much you give them. If you’re honest about it, the best of you automatically shows up.
Here are nine such tips I learned about writing articles that could possibly make people love them and share with their friends.
Every time you read that article you last re-tweeted, hadn’t you said to yourself – How did he manage to write that much ? Or How did he find all those tools ?
That is exactly what the author want you to feel while reading his post.
Its a guarantee that your article will be shared if you bring in the "more than usual" feel to it.
Doing your homework often helps in the long run. There are two things you can find with good research. One – What others have been doing so far (so that you can avoid repeating it) and Two – What others have missed.
Finding the things that others might have missed listing/mentioning is one way to make sure that you do things better.
So, what’s the difference between saying "Your mp3 player has a capacity of 100 GB" and saying "Your mp3 player has enough storage to play music when you’re travelling to the moon and back" ?
The second one brings in more value to the user, though technically, both means the same.
Its not easy doing the normal stuff even, so its easy for one to stop right there and say "Phew ! Just managed to make another post". But little do you realize that you just ended up being like another guy and all that you did was wasted.
Being your own manager always help. I always make it a point to ask my self the question "So what ?" soon after writing a post (that I want to promote). And if the answer is not compelling enough, I re-work on it and stretch a bit more until I get that "not bad" feeling.
Another neat trick is to let yourself be your own critic. The problem with the "me feeling" is that you end up doing compromises and let all the bad things go by, while only seeing the good things. Being optimistic is fine but sometimes we all go that extra bit and "assume" that everyone would be as optimistic as you. Not all the times is this true. So be your own critic and make the harshest arguments on your own article, before you give the chance to someone else.
This might not be possible with all stories that you publish but if you have a friend who’s understanding then the best way is to ask him his opinion on the story, or the title, whichever you wish to share with him. If he’s excited go ahead and share the story to the world, they’d be equally excited. But if its luke-warm response, you might want to go back and re-work on the article until you get him excited.
The one good reason I can think of why I would share an article is when i get the feeling that its written for me, or is closely related to me. Even if its a news item, if i can see that it affects me, I’ll most probably shout it out. Try to being in the same idea to your blog articles. If all of your readers feel that its "personal" to them, you’ve most probably done a good job.
This is an excellent strategy – if it can be called one. It helps you answer questions like "Why the hell am I writing this article in the first place ?".
I strongly believe that you have to be a good listener to be an interesting speaker. If you don’t know (or don’t have the slightest clue) what goes through your reader’s mind while reading your article, then you better don’t do it until you learn it.
Hope it all made sense.
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Good advice, but some of the points are highly open to interpretation and difficult to work out.
For example: put yourself into readers’ shoes assumes that you know who your readers are and that you have worked out who you are targetting.
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I like the idea of doing research to provide information that other people have missed.
As for #8, I would add that writers/bloggers write in their own unique voice and share a personal story where applicable.
Great post! Very informative…
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well written. I’m bookmarking this page!
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Nice tips. Two more you might consider.
First, I usually write a post and then sit on it for a day or two. When I go back to it, I do so with a completely fresh eye, and I’ll usually see things I didn’t see before.
Second, remove all extraneous words. My mentor said it like this, “Make every word fight for its survival. If you can take it out and it doesn’t change the meaning, it didn’t belong there in the first place.”
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Some serious tips in there. So this is some kind of article everyone will love sharing
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These tips are like gold. It will definitely help all who read.
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Great post. Sometimes you lose track of the reason for writing a blog post and it gets boring for the reader, some very good points here.
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9 Tips to create seriously interesting posts everyone will love sharing – Daily SEO blog http://tinyurl.com/ljoxjm
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Very well put together .
The suggestions are right on point & are proven winners for successful article marketing.
Especially #’s 4 & 9.
Warren Little
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Nice read! Another thing I find important (IMO) is to make sure the post itself is visually attractive and easy to read & digest. Making key words bold, using bulleted lists and short paragraphs, and including a couple of nice pics (ones you took yourself to make the post more authentic) go a long way as well.
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