by Wendy Roltgen

Created on: August 12, 2009

Writing articles for web sites is different than writing for traditional media. Instead of having a magazine spread or an entire column to fill, writing articles for a web site should be focused on one or two key words and be relatively short for easy reading.

Top Tips for Writing Web Site Articles

One area to keep in mind when writing web site articles is how your readers will be reading your information. Since you are writing for a web site, the information will be read on a computer or handheld device. The information provided in a web site article should be concise, focused and tight. Many article writing web sites encourage writers to keep articles short, with just 400 to 600 words.

Paragraphs should be short as well to provide optimal white space for easier reading on screen. When appropriate, writers should utilize bullet lists or number outlines for easy reading and skimming through the web site article.

Web site articles should focus on one or two unique keywords that potential readers would use to search for the article. By writing with search engine optimization in mind, the likelihood of your web site articles being found is greatly increased. If you have several aspects of a particular topic that you'd like to cover in a web site article, consider breaking each aspect into a separate web site article. Brief and focused web site articles allow you to better focus the topic on one or two keywords that might be used when doing an internet search.

When writing web site articles, the article focus should be relevant to the web site you are writing for. The content and key words the article uses should drive traffic from target customers to the web site. For example, if you are writing articles for a local dentist, the articles should contain content that someone looking for dental services would want to read. Inappropriate article content on a web site can frustrate potential customers and not drive the right customer traffic to your web site.

Determining the right key words to use when writing web site articles can be a challenge as well. Luckily there are several free key word search tools available to web site writers and designers such as the one provided by keyworddensity.com. Before writing web site articles, consider doing a search on potential key words. Use the information revealed to determine the keywords your web site article should feature.

Writing web site articles is a great way for writers to get exposure and build recognition. With a few of these tips for writing web site articles, you can enhance the traffic your web site articles generate.

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