Article Help! How to Write Internet Articles
By Jeanette Joy Fisher
Many beginning article writers make little mistakes
that either keep their articles from being accepted
or passed over by web site managers. Internet
publishers look for articles that don't need
reformatting. Make your articles easy to use.
1. Research your keywords
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Use keywords first in your article title. Use
keywords again in bold subheadings and at the
end, even in your bio. Use only three keyword
phrases to promote in any article. Really, one
keyword phrase is best. Add your name to keyword
list in the keyword section of the article
submission page.
2. Article
Title Tips
This format helps you title your article:
Keywords: Benefit to reader
Capitalize only main words in your title. Don't
use all caps or your article will not be published.
Don't capitalize the, an , a. Use Word to write in
and use the tool Format, change case, title case to
see the proper capitalization.
3. You must format articles in plain text. Write in
Word and paste into
TextPad for best results.
4. Avoid using passive sentences with "is" and "are"
verbs. Don't use "it, they, he," when you can use a
strong word.
5. Put commas inside quotes.
6. Don't indent paragraphs.
7. Only put one space between sentences. You use a
modern computer, not a typewriter. Computers put the
right spacing after periods.
8. Add a space between paragraphs. White space on
the computer screen makes reading easier.
9. Don't format your articles with hard breaks
unless you submit by email to the Yahoo groups. Some
Yahoo groups prefer articles with hard returns after
64 characters. Most article banks will not accept
articles with hard returns.
10. Try to talk to "you" and not about yourself too
much. People read articles to get help or to get
information. They want to know "what's in it for
me?"
11. When you submit articles to the article bank,
they format the article with your author name. Do
not repeat your title and then your author name in
the body of the article.
12. Keep each article in TextPad ready to go in an
article folder. Open with TextPad; if you click on
the article icon without using "open with TextPad"
in the drop down menu, the article will open in your
default plain text editor.
13. Keep your keywords at the bottom of your article
so they're handy to paste in all the article banks.
Format keywords without spaces:
credit tips,how to establish credit,credit
scores,Jeanette Fisher,finance home
Don't put words like "to" in your keywords unless
you list "how to."
14. Long article titles stand out on the front page
of article sites for the short time your article
stays listed there. You get the most attention the
first few hours because web masters check the main
page for hot new articles to post.
15. Put your copyright at the bottom of your
article. This will go above your author resource box
or bio.
16. Don't write long articles. Long articles take too much time to write. Break
up your articles into short, concise topics. Best
length for web pages: 300 to 500 words; ideal--400 words. Although Ezine Articles allows articles of
only 250 words, many article sites require 300
words. So many authors start off with 800 words or
more.
17. Format your author
bio with the HTML codes or you will not get a live
link to your website.
18. Use HTML tags to make your
article look good. Bold and italics, bullets and
numbers.
See the HTML
codes.
This is how my article looks with codes when I
submit:
Credit Help: How to Help Your Teen Prepare for a
Strong Financial Future (What Schools Should Teach
About Credit)
Our college-bound son just bought his first home at
21. He was able to buy a home for forty thousand
under the appraised price, get a low interest rate,
finance the closing costs, and pay no money down.
How could he possibly do this? His credit score is
over 700.
You can help your teenager prepare for his or her
financial future by establishing a high credit
rating. Offer your teenager these three crucial
credit tips for a great financial future:
<b>1. Start early</b>. Begin by successfully
managing a checking account-- the first credit
requirement. Wells Fargo Bank has a program for
children to open joint accounts with a parent as
young as 13 years of age. For a free individual
checking account, Washington Mutual requires a
minimum age of 18 or a manager's approval for
younger account holders.
<b>2. Apply for a major credit card at 18</b>. It's
easier to get a first-class credit card with
favorable rates and terms while a student attends
college before the age of 22. Why do banks want to
open accounts for students who have no credit
history or employment? Because lenders know that
college graduates in general make more money and
also pay their bills on time. Also, most consumers
don't like shopping around for credit and tend to
keep their credit accounts. Therefore, lenders
desire to establish strong relationships with the
preferred market early in their credit experience.
This doesn't mean that you as the parent need to
co-sign; banks expect parents to help out with the
payments when necessary. Just be crystal clear with
your child what you expect regarding debt
management. The purpose is to teach responsibility
and to establish credit--not to go into debt.
<b>3. Manage the credit card account with credit
scores in mind</b>. Once the account is opened,
encourage your child to use the card for necessities
that would be purchased with cash--not luxuries--and
to pay the debt before finance charges accrue.
However, don't pay the entire balance off each
month; let a little roll over at least every two
months. Banks don't appreciate accounts paid in full
each month. More important, paid accounts don't
factor into the credit score as much as an account
with a low balance.
Explain to you teenager that the purpose of using a
credit card is to establish good credit. To do this,
a credit card should never have a balance over 50%
of the available credit. The best credit scores have
accounts with only 10% of the credit line used.
Setting up a checking account and a credit card
account helps your teenager learn about responsible
money management, with the bonus of building strong
credit to finance a home.
Copyright © 2006 Jeanette J. Fisher
<a target="_new" href="http://jeanettefisher.com">Jeanette
Fisher</a> is the author of "Credit Help! Get the
Credit You Need to Buy Real Estate" and other real
estate investing books. For more credit articles and
<b>free Credit Tips Ebook</b>, visit <a
target="_new" href="http://worryfreecredit.com
">http://worryfreecredit.com </a>
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scores,Jeanette Fisher,finance home
Article Writing Tips
My keywords include "
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is the keyword phrase for the book sales letter website
in the call to action (CTA) at the bottom of the
article.
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