Do You Have What it Takes to Write Great Web Content Articles?

By Regina Paul, published May 03, 2007
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The truth is anyone can write web content articles, but many don't even realize it. If someone had told me a year ago that I would be writing web content articles and getting paid to do so, I would've laughed them right out the front door! At the time my big dream was to write novels and get paid for it, not articles. The funny thing is that now I do both, and am quite successful at each.

There are some things you need to know though in order to write great web content that gets hits.

The first thing you need to keep in mind is to write about subjects that you know. If you can write content off the top of your head because you already know the subject, you will be far more likely to both make money and get hits. The reason is that when you write what you know about it shows in the tone of your writing. Also, you will enjoy writing more if you write what you know about.

The second thing to keep in mind is key words. That's right key words. When I first started out, I wasn't sure what was meant by key words, and my first articles showed that by not being great web content. They were good, just not great. Key words are a few words or phrases that you sprinkle throughout your writing and which will be easily noticed by the search engines. The important thing here is to not overdo key words, too many is worse than none at all. You want no more than a 3% key word density for each key word. To check your key word density you can go to this website here.

Your third tool for writing great web content is to choose topics that are searched for all the time online. Now you may be asking yourself, "How can I find out what people are searching for?" and believe it or not that is relatively easy. Fortunately for us, The New York Times keeps a list of the most searched for topics on their website. This page is very useful in determining topics to write about that will get hits to your articles. You can find this list here.

Do You Have What it Takes to Write Great Web Content Articles?

Having a buddy when you're writing to bounce ideas off of is a good idea too!

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Takeaways
  • Don't rely on the spelling and grammar check tool in Word.
  • Write what you know about already.
  • Check your keyword density before submission.
Did You Know?
That the New York Times has a page on their website that tells what the most searched for terms are from online?
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This is a great article. As a newbie to AC, I plan to use your ideas. Thanks and keep up the good work.

Posted on 07/16/2008 at 2:07:44 AM

 
Hey there. I loved this article and plan on using the links that you provided. I have never been good with keyword density and have been lucky to have been able to write and get paid as much as I have. Again, thanks.

Posted on 01/24/2008 at 7:01:14 PM

 
I found this article to be very helpful. It is full of great tips, but even better, it was clear and consise--not overwhelming as so many articles covering this topic are. Thank you!

Posted on 11/13/2007 at 7:11:00 AM

 
Great tips! I've 'favorited' you so I can go through the rest of your articles. ;-)

Posted on 10/16/2007 at 12:10:00 PM

 
Great info!

Posted on 05/03/2007 at 8:05:00 AM

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