10 tips to help you increase your skill set of writing better articles for your social media, blogs and marketing.

1. 10 Tips to Increase Your
Article Writing Skills

2. Read More
 Stay up to date on the topics you write about as
well as new terms.
 Make a note of wording that is unclear and
information that seems contradictory to facts as
you know them.
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3. Research
Thoroughly
 Research your topics
thoroughly using authority
sites. This is particularly
important if you are unfamiliar
with the topic or authority sites
are scarce.
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4. Make An Outline
 Organize the article into main points or sections (A, B, C, etc.)
These may be the headings.
 Under each section include the important points you want to
make (1, 2, 3, etc.) These may be paragraphs.
 Fill in paragraphs with details and supporting information (using
a, b, c, etc.) if necessary.
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5. Use Proper Structure
 Both your article and each paragraph should be set up in a
similar way. Your article should include an introductory
paragraph, three to five supporting paragraphs, and a
concluding paragraph.
 Begin each paragraph with a topic sentence, which introduces
the paragraph’s main idea.
 Include three to five supporting sentences and a concluding
sentence.
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6. Write For Readers
 Keep the target market in mind.
 Use words and terms commonly used and
understood by them.
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7. Focus On Readability
 Keep sentences short and wording simple.
 Reduce the number of passive verbs.
 The whole article should be scannable.
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8. Make It Personal
 Speak directly to the reader. Write in the second person using
“you” rather than in the third person using “he” or “she.”
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9. Leave Out The Fluff
 Avoid repeating words and phrases. If it
doesn’t add new details or provide clarity,
leave it out.
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10. Read What You Write
 After you’ve written the article, take a break.
Come back and read it from a visitor’s view. If you
stumble over words or have to re-read
something, it needs to be reworded.
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11. Use Spelling & Grammar
Editor
 Use your document editor to identify spelling
and grammar issues you may have missed.
 Enable the readability feature. Depending on
the software, it may give you the reading level
and the average number of words per
sentence. If the average number of words is
more than 15, rewrite the longer sentences.
The easiest way is to make multiple complete
sentences.
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