by John Hewitt

Created on: January 11, 2010   Last Updated: January 12, 2010

 Article writing is a fantastic pastime, a great therapy and can supplement or even replace your income. However you approach the subject of article writing there are a few tips you can use to get exposure; this is especially necessary if you are writing articles for money or if you have a message that you want the world to hear.

Planning the article in advance can often be a good idea unless of course you are so inspired an can allow the article to flow in one spontaneous stream. You can jot down the subject matter and then spin off sub-sections related to the topic to flesh out the article itself.

Articles start, obviously enough, with their title. However, one can write an article based on your chosen subject without the constraints of a title and can free flow and see where the article takes you. You can then check a keyword tool to see what the main points of your article are and so can then base your title on these all important keywords. This may very well help your article to have a better internet profile; good keywords make a good title; good titles are great for search engines.

As for article inspiration: you have a whole life and wealth of experience that you can draw upon as well as observation of yourself, family, home, community, country and planet. Keep a small pocket notebook with you at all times and jot down everything; funny occurrences, tragic news events, dreams you had last night and so on. When you really suffer from writer’s block you can go back to your pocket book and rediscover what moved you on a particular day: this is all great subject matter for your articles.

It is often said that specialising in a particular field or writing about what you love is a good idea. However, you can also write about what you do not  love. Problems at home or work can be great article subjects. You can write tips on overcoming adversity or people management or anything else that comes into your sphere of existence. Again, the point is that anything that affects you in an emotional way, on either side of the scale, is article writing material.

As therapy, article writing is a fantastic aid. Pent up emotions, old hurts, current difficulties can all be written about and thus released from your own psyche. Along the way you will more than likely help people who are going through similar circumstances.

So give article writing a try; you will probably become addicted to it and along the way you could earn some extra money and could help a great many people.

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