Another important component when it comes to earning online cash is being able to write articles quickly. You need to be able to write decent articles for submission to article directories as well as your own blogs. You can even write articles for profit. While my Blog Content Wizard program is great for building quick throwaway articles, sometimes you want to create content that is more substantial. So, let’s look at a basic article creation method that will allow you to write good articles quickly.

First, you have to have a good title. It should have your primary keywords as a bare minimum. You then can add some attention catching phrases to it. Here are some examples. Just replace the ## with the number of items you want to include and the ______ with your keyword.

• ## ______ Tips
• ## ______ Secrets
• Top ## Tips for ______
• Top ## Secrets of ______
• ______ How To
• How To ______
• What You May Not Know About ______
• ______ Review
• Is ______ a Scam?
• ______ News
• ## Answers to Your ______ Questions
• ## Ways To Use ______

Hopefully this short list can give you some ideas on what to use for your titles.

Next, your first paragraph should start off with either a question to your audience or a confident, but obvious, declaration of fact. For example, you might ask “Do you have trouble selecting a good carpet cleaning company?” or “Have you been wondering how to lose weight faster without extreme dieting?”. Or, you might declare “It is difficult to find a reputable carpet cleaning company” or “Everyone is looking for a way to lose weight faster without extreme dieting”. Notice also in these examples that the opening sentence contains the keywords, “carpet cleaning company” and “lose weight faster”. You want to have your keywords in your first sentence. The rest of the first paragraph will briefly state where you want to go in the rest of the article, such as “Here are some tips I can give you that will help you in your goal to lose 14 pounds in 10 days.”

Now, you have the body of your article. I prefer a 3 paragraph method where I’ll state a point per paragraph. Generally I’ll open with a statement, then provide 2 to 5 backing sentences and then a closing sentence that leads to the next point. Each paragraph should be about 100 words long and state the point you want to make. If you want, you can ramble on a bit more to pad out the article. If you’re going for something with more points, for example, “Top 10 Digital Cameras”, then you might want to use shorter paragraphs unless you’re wanting to create a 1000 word monster article.

Another pattern you can use for a 3 paragraph article, one that is popular in sales, is the “feel, felt, found” sequence. In this one your first paragraph indicates that you understand the reader’s situation. For example, “I know that you feel frustrated when trying to lose weight quickly.” The second paragraph lets them know you’re coming from the same place, as in “I felt that there was no hope when it came to reaching my weight loss goals”. And, the final paragraph lets them know what you found out about the situation that solved it for you, for example, “But, you know, I was very happy when I found that Kwick-E-Loss tablets really helped me take the pounds off and keep them off”.

Where can you get your talking points for topics you don’t know well? That’s what sites like Google, Wikipedia and so forth are for. Of course, you don’t want to cut and paste something verbatim. Just get the basic idea and put it in your own words.

Now you’re ready for the conclusion. The closing paragraph just simply restates the points or the opening paragraph, whichever works best for your situation. The last sentence should also restate your primary keyword, for example, “I hope this has cleared up any questions you had about hiring the right carpet cleaning company”.

To recap, here’s the basic outline:

1. Keyword Based Title

2. Opening paragraph with keyword in the first sentence that states the main point

3. 3 (or more) supporting points or Feel-Felt-Found pattern for additional paragraphs

4. Closing paragraph with keyword in the final sentence.

That’s all there is to it. With a little practice you should be able to use this pattern to whip up good articles within a 15 to 30 minute timeframe. When you learn the art of quick article writing you’ll have an important weapon in your earn online cash arsenal.

Frank Carr December 5th, 2008 Content Creation

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