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How to Get More People to Read Your Content

Keep Them Coming to Read Your Content

By Timothy Scheiman, published May 22, 2007
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All of us have written articles that were just mediocre. Not just because we made some grammatical errors but because they just not interesting enough. I intend to offer to some tips to help you get more people to read your articles.

Catchy titles

If your title doesn't grab someone attention your just wasting your time. Your title needs to stand out. Don't use titles like if you where going to write a review. Lets use a review of a Washington apple. Don't make your title "Review: Washington Apple". Its bland and very boring. Try this as an example.

Washington Apple: The best tasting apple. This title is more interesting and should get you more reads.

Short paragraphs

Long paragraphs are too wordy and many times the reader will just stop reading. Keep your paragraphs short. The longer they are the less they get read. Writing and article is not like writing a novel which can get away with longer paragraphs.

Ask questions of the reader

Your articles should produce thought the best way to do this is to ask questions of the reader. Any article that allows the reader to put himself in it usually asks the reader to come to some type of conclusion.

Keeps articles under 600 words

For Associated Content articles should not be over 600 words. The longer they are the more the reader wants to stop reading. So keep it short get all your points across and end it. Don't drag the article out and end up rambling.

Stick to a template for writing

Watch creating articles so that you follow a template for the type of article your creating. Templates keep you on the straight and narrow. You want to write not spending your day creating templates that don't follow the patterns laid out.

AC has a place to put references

Try to keep references in the place AC wants them. Don't fill up your article's main body with references put them where they should go so that all articles have a uniformity.

Don't have too many points

Keep your points between 5 and 10 in number. The more points and the reader will find it very boring and quit reading it. Your articles must be over 400 words to get paid but they don't have to be more than just a couple pages long.

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interesting tips, you are right with the short paragraphs... that usually loses me

Posted on 08/10/2008 at 11:08:17 AM

 
Very good tips - especially about short paragraphs.

Posted on 06/05/2007 at 12:06:00 PM

 
Great tips!

Posted on 06/03/2007 at 10:06:00 AM

 
excellet tips!

Posted on 05/31/2007 at 7:05:00 AM

 
Thanks, there are a couple of things here I hadn't considered! Good article.

Posted on 05/24/2007 at 10:05:00 AM

 
Well written article!

Posted on 05/23/2007 at 5:05:00 PM

 
Good tips here. Nice work with this article.

Posted on 05/22/2007 at 8:05:00 PM

 
Excellent tips.

Posted on 05/22/2007 at 9:05:00 AM

 
Good tips

Posted on 05/22/2007 at 9:05:00 AM

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