Article Writing – Some of the Stumbling Blocks
How to Avoid Articles Being Rejected:
The incorrect use of links in an article can cause your article to be rejected.
As a rule of thumb:
- No more than 4 links in an article – 2 self serving and 2 non-self serving.
- Too many links look spammy.
- Non self-serving links should be AFTER the 3rd paragraph.
- Self serving links should go in the Resource Box.
The title of an article is most important – it should be SEO, Precise without being flat and boring.
For example: Stress Management: 5 behaviours to discover – Good Title.
Brilliant Title: Stress Management: 5 Great Habits For You To Learn.
If, in your article your title says 5 Great Habits…… then make sure 5 points are in the body of your text. Bullet points and headings are ideal for this. The 5 points will be easily definable and the reader will not have to trawl through thousands of words trying to find them.
If you try putting titles in that are full of keywords with spelling mistakes i.e. wieght loss – then these articles could be hard rejected which means you article will be deleted. Make sure you check the whole article for spelling and grammar mistakes. This will all be taken into account getting your article published, especially on Ezine.com some of the other sites are slightly more lenient.
These are all tips that I have learnt and hope they will be useful.
If you are interested in this article and would like me to post some more, then please leave a comment and I will possibly create an ebook or at least put up some more posts.
See you on the way up!
Hi Barbara,
Thanks for the tips, I must do some more articles soon.
I like the 5 habits, or 7 secrets approach with a list as it makes it easier to write,
Thanks
Keith
Keith Purkiss (Alex Jeffreys Student)´s last blog ..Building The Business, Networking, and Traffic
Hi Barbara,
Some great advice that would help many newbies.
I have found also that placing to my links in my articles gets them refused.
Placing bullet points makes the article easier to read and to the point..LOL
Mark Terrell
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Hi Barbara,
Thanks for the advice, I like the look of your Blog.
I read some where that submiting the same article across several article sites can have an adverse effect.
Interesting
Take care
Sean
Hi Barbara,
Article writing is an excellent way to get the link to your blog or profile out into the wide world.
Having a number in the title is also a useful trigger for people to select and read the article. (Odd numbers work best).
Excellent advice on using bullet points to make the article scanable to the reader.
Looking forward to helping you sometime
John
PS
Could you tell me the name of the widget yo use to pick up the latest blog article written by the comment writer that appears just below Submit Content.
John Tanner´s last blog ..Back from my vacation in Thailand
Hi John
It’s not a widget but a plug in you can download at
http://comluv.com/download/commentluv-wordpress/
Let me know if I can help with anything else.
Regards – Barbara
Hi Barbara,
article writing has been proved to be a great way to attract traffic, there are article submitters that work great and do the tedious task automatically for you and it’s recommended to submit at least two articles per week, Barbara you have a great blog thank you for your advice.
Andres
Andres Luna´s last blog ..JV Auction Profits, The Low Down!
It’s important to know the rules of article marketing. Still, the most powerful aspect of an article lies on its effect on the readers.
Quality and uniqueness will go a long way.
I also focus my energy on Article Writing. Article writing also promotes your website and branding. ~,’