One of the things which you should avoid when creating content for websites, writing blog posts or developing any other web content is the passive voice. It’s often been said that the passive voice is weak, and research suggests that some people find it harder to understand than the active voice.
But whilst the recommendation is to write in the ...
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I like Wagon Wheels. You know what I’m talking about don’t you? Those delightfully huge biscuits with a marshmallow layer, and then covered in chocolate. Too large to dunk, but definitely one to grab from the plate when it comes round.
Whilst enjoying a quick Wagon Wheel moment earlier I ...
Continue Reading →In my previous post I mentioned how it was a good tactic to find out what questions people were asking in relation to your topic or keyword, and then use these as the basis for SEO articles. What I didn’t mention was precisely how to go about finding out these questions, although I gave some general pointers.
Today I’m going to share a quick tip with you for quickly grabbing a list of questions people are asking right now in relation ...
Continue Reading →For an article writer one of the hardest tasks is trying to think of a new angle or coming up with new content on a subject you may well have been writing about for quite some time.
But one of the most common reasons for this problem is that all too often article writers try to come up with answers, without really thinking too much about the question.
Oh, there’ll invent a question, and probably either include it in the article title ...
Continue Reading →Why are titles so important when writing articles for online marketing? Surely a single line of a few words can’t make a whole heap of difference to a search engine? If the article is packed full of the right stuff, then isn’t a title just a little bit like the envelope a letter comes in? Something that’s perhaps glanced at briefly, but ultimately fairly unimportant?
If this is how you feel about article writing and creating SEO content then either you’re ...
Continue Reading →How long should an article be? It’s a simple enough question, but often depending upon who you ask, you’ll get a different answer. Why is this? The reason is because an article should be exactly as long as it needs to be. The real question is not how long an article should be, but what you want it for. Once you know that, then the length becomes either wholly irrelevant, or reasonably self evident. Let me explain a little further.
If ...
Continue Reading →Some UK article writers get to write about the latest bikini fashions, the latest Porsche or pizza toppings. But sometimes article writers get challenged, having to write SEO articles about subjects such as men’s socks, wallpaper paste or nipple pads. Writing articles on exciting subjects can be fairly easy, and fun, but how do you go about creating interesting search engine optimised content on subjects that may be considered ‘dull’ and less sparkling?
Clearly a basic description of the product may ...
Continue Reading →Today professional content writing services are taking Bing much more seriously, with Microsoft’s search engine gradually taking a bigger and bigger share of the search market. It’s too easy to ignore the fact that Google is not the only search engine, but if you apply the right kind of search engine optimisation tactics it can be easier to dominate within alternative search engines, simply because there are fewer businesses competing effectively with you.
Bing currently holds over 7% of the search ...
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Still copying and pasting the first couple of sentences from your article and slapping them down as your summary? If so, then you’re missing out on around 15-20% of your traffic. Boost your traffic today by following this simple five point plan.
A tremendous number of SEO article writers have a simple format when it comes to creating a summary that’s really focussed on getting the reader to click the link and go on to read the full article: copy ...
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