< P > B e f o r e w r i t i n g a n a r t i c l e , h a v e y o u e v e r f e l t o v e r w h e l m e d b y a b l a n k s e n s a t i o n , n o t k n o w i n g w h e r e t o s t a r t ? < / P > < P > . . . I ' l l b e t y o u h a v e ! < / P > < P > T h i s c h e c k l i s t s h o u l d h e l p y o u e l i m i n a t e s o m e c o m m o n p r o b l e m s i n w r i t i n g a r t i c l e s : < / P > < P > 1 . H a v e a s p e c i f i c p u r p o s e i n m i n d . < / P > < P > A l w a y s h a v e a s p e c i f i c p u r p o s e i n m i n d b e f o r e y o u b e g i n w r i t i n g : y o u s h o u l d b e c r y s t a l c l e a r a b o u t w h a t a r e y o u h o p i n g t o a c c o m p l i s h b y w r i t i n g y o u r a r t i c l e . I s i t a n a r t i c l e c l a r i f y i n g a n i s s u e f o r y o u r c u s t o m e r s , t o a t t r a c t p r o s p e c t s , t o i m p r o v e t h e l i n k p o p u l a r i t y f o r y o u r w e b s i t e ? < / P > < P > 2 . K n o w y o u r t a r g e t p o p u l a t i o n . < / P > < P > B e f o r e w r i t i n g a n a r t i c l e , c o n d u c t r e s e a r c h o n t h e t a r g e t p o p u l a t i o n . W h a t a r e t h e i r e x p e r i e n c e , t h e i r i n t e r e s t , a n d t h e i r w a n t s i n t h e c h o s e n t o p i c ? W h a t p a i n o r p r o b l e m d o t h e y t r y t o a v o i d ? < / P > < P > 3 . D e v e l o p a d e t a i l e d o u t l i n e f i r s t , s t r e s s i n g o n t h e b e n e f i t s . < / P > < P > N o w t h a t y o u h a v e a p u r p o s e a n d a t a r g e t , o r g a n i z e y o u r a r t i c l e s o t h a t s c a n n i n g i t q u i c k l y w i l l s h o w i m m e d i a t e l y t o y o u r r e a d e r h o w h e w i l l b e n e f i t f r o m i t a n d w h a t a r e t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t p o i n t s . < / P > < P > 4 . S t o p y o u r r e a d e r i n h i s t r a c k s w i t h y o u r t i t l e . < / P > < P > Y o u r t i t l e s h o u l d g r a b t h e r e a d e r ' s a t t e n t i o n a n d ' f o r c e ' h i m t o r e a d y o u r f i r s t p a r a g r a p h . U s i n g y o u r m o s t i m p o r t a n t b e n e f i t u s u a l l y d o e s i t . < / P > < P > 5 . S t a r t y o u r a r t i c l e w i t h t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t i n f o r m a t i o n < / P > < P > A g a i n , d o n o t k e e p y o u r m o s t i m p o r t a n t i n f o r m a t i o n f o r t h e c o n c l u s i o n ! G i v e i t i m m e d i a t e l y a n d d e v e l o p o n i t i n t h e f o l l o w i n g p a r a g r a p h s . < / P > < P > 6 . K e e p j a r g o n t o a m i n i m u m . < / P > < P > I f p o s s i b l e , a v o i d j a r g o n a s w e l l a s p r e j u d i c e s a n d i n s i n u a t i o n s . W r i t e y o u r a r t i c l e s o t h a t e v e n a c h i l d c a n u n d e r s t a n d i t . < / P > < P > 7 . M a k e y o u r a r t i c l e w a r m a n d p e r s o n a l . < / P > < P > S p e a k d i r e c t t o t h e r e a d e r . U s e a l o t o f ' y o u ' . R e a d i n g y o u r a r t i c l e , t h e r e a d e r s h o u l d f e e l w a r m t h a n d e m p a t h y , k n o w i n g t h a t y o u h a v e t h e s a m e p r o b l e m s a n d g o a l s t h a n h i m . < / P > < P > 8 . K e e p s e n t e n c e s s h o r t a n d s i m p l e . < / P > < P > U s i n g s h o r t a n d s i m p l e s e n t e n c e s w i l l a l l o w a f l u i d a n d e a s y r e a d i n g , p r e v e n t i n g y o u r r e a d e r t o g e t b o r e d . < / P > < P > 9 . H a v e s o m e o n e f r o m t h e t a r g e t p o p u l a t i o n c r i t i q u e y o u r a r t i c l e . < / P > < P > W h o c a n g i v e y o u a b e t t e r f e e d b a c k t h a n s o m e o n e f r o m y o u r t a r g e t p o p u l a t i o n ? I t w i l l h e l p y o u < / P > < P > 1 0 . S p e n d m o r e t i m e r e w r i t i n g t h a n w r i t i n g . < / P > < P > B e s i d e s f o r m a t t i n g y o u r a r t i c l e f o r e a s y r e a d i n g a n d n i c e p r e s e n t a t i o n , b e s u r e t o u s e t o o l s o r a n e x t e r n a l e d i t o r t o c a r e f u l l y p r o o f r e a d y o u r w r i t i n g f o r g r a m m a t i c a l a n d s p e l l i n g e r r o r s . < / P > < P > R e m e m b e r t h a t t h e m o r e w r i t i n g y o u d o , t h e b e t t e r y o u w i l l g e t . A f t e r s o m e t i m e s , w h e n y o u a r e i n t h e h a b i t o f w r i t i n g , a r t i c l e w r i t i n g w i l l n o t s e e m a s d i f f i c u l t a s n o w ! < / P >
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