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Tips and tricks to be the best content writer ever

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Hello, Looking to improve your content writing skills and create more effective content for your blog or website? Our comprehensive guide is packed with tips and tricks to help you create engaging, high-quality content that resonates with your audience. From crafting compelling headlines to target...

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Tips and tricks to write content better
Saturday,ÊAprilÊ1,Ê2023 1:48ÊPM




Table of Contents
• Prewriting
• Writing
• Revising
• Editing
• Publishing


1. Prewriting

SometimesÊyou’reÊluckyÊenoughÊtoÊhaveÊanÊidea,ÊsitÊdownÊatÊyourÊcomputerÊandÊletÊtheÊ
wordsÊflowÊthroughÊyourÊfingertips.ÊBeforeÊyouÊknowÊit,ÊtwoÊhoursÊhaveÊgoneÊbyÊandÊyou
haveÊaÊpolishedÊarticleÊreadyÊforÊpublication.ÊWhenÊthatÊdoesn’t happen,Êthough,ÊyouÊ
needÊstructureÊtoÊgetÊtheÊballÊrolling.ÊStopÊstaringÊatÊaÊstarkÊwhiteÊpageÊandÊdoÊthisÊ
instead:

Decide What to Write About
WhatÊyouÊchooseÊtoÊwriteÊaboutÊdependsÊonÊwhoÊyou’reÊwritingÊfor.ÊYouÊmayÊhaveÊanÊ
assignmentÊforÊaÊbroadÊtopicÊthatÊyouÊcanÊshapeÊasÊyouÊwishÊorÊaÊtopicÊwithÊspecificÊ
guidelinesÊtoÊfollow.Ê(IfÊit’sÊtheÊlatter,ÊcarefullyÊgoÊoverÊtheÊassignment.ÊDon’tÊexperience
theÊnightmareÊofÊfinishingÊanÊarticleÊonlyÊtoÊrealizeÊyouÊmisunderstoodÊtheÊdirections.)ÊO
youÊmayÊbeÊwritingÊforÊyourself,ÊwhichÊleavesÊyouÊfreeÊtoÊchooseÊanyÊtopicÊyouÊwant.
TheÊbestÊtopicsÊanswerÊquestions,ÊsolveÊproblemsÊorÊotherwiseÊappealÊtoÊaÊperson’sÊpain
points.ÊWhereÊdoÊpeopleÊcomplain?ÊOnÊtheÊInternet.ÊCheckÊoutÊblogÊpostsÊonÊtheÊtopicÊ
you’reÊwritingÊaboutÊ(orÊwantÊtoÊwriteÊabout)ÊandÊthenÊreadÊtheÊcomments.ÊWhatÊdidÊthe
writerÊmissÊthatÊyouÊcanÊcover?ÊHeadÊtoÊTwitterÊandÊReddit,ÊtwoÊgoldminesÊforÊ
complaints.ÊIfÊyourÊfocusÊisÊlocal,ÊcheckÊoutÊreviewÊsitesÊlikeÊYelp.ÊSoÊlongÊasÊthereÊareÊ
unhappyÊpeople,Êyou’llÊhaveÊaÊwellÊofÊideasÊtoÊchooseÊfrom.

, Flesh Out Your Idea

OnceÊyouÊhaveÊaÊbasicÊideaÊtoÊstartÊwith,Êit’sÊtimeÊtoÊbuildÊitÊout.ÊYouÊcanÊdoÊthisÊinÊaÊ
traditionalÊoutlineÊorÊfree-formÊwithÊbrainstormingÊmapsÊorÊfree-writing.ÊItÊcanÊbeÊplainÊo
artistic,ÊsimplisticÊorÊdetailed,ÊonÊpaperÊorÊdigital.ÊWhateverÊ– itÊjustÊhasÊtoÊworkÊforÊyou.Ê

DuringÊthisÊstep,Êyou’llÊbeÊdoingÊyourÊresearch.ÊEvenÊifÊyou’reÊfamiliarÊwithÊtheÊtopic,Ê
researchingÊitÊopensÊyouÊupÊtoÊnewÊconceptsÊyouÊhaven’tÊthoughtÊof.ÊIfÊyouÊwantÊtoÊ
createÊanÊoutline,ÊmindÊmap,Êetc.ÊthatÊcoincidesÊwithÊyourÊintendedÊwordÊcount,ÊkeepÊth
inÊmind:
• ShortÊparagraphsÊshouldÊbeÊ1-3Êsentences.
• LongÊparagraphsÊshouldn’tÊbeÊlongerÊthanÊ5-6Êsentences.
• OneÊsectionÊ(i.e.,ÊoneÊsub-idea)ÊshouldÊhaveÊatÊleastÊ2ÊshortÊparagraphsÊorÊ1ÊlongÊ
paragraph.
• AÊsentenceÊisÊaboutÊ20-25Êwords.
• AddÊitÊallÊupÊtoÊgetÊcloseÊtoÊyourÊdesiredÊwordÊcount.

TheseÊaren’tÊrulesÊthatÊyouÊhaveÊtoÊfollow.ÊIfÊyou’reÊpreppingÊanÊarticleÊthatÊyou’reÊwritin
forÊaÊclient,Êthough,ÊandÊyourÊnumberÊoneÊgoalÊisÊ“getÊitÊdone,”ÊthisÊcanÊhelpÊyouÊorganiz
yourÊthoughtsÊinÊaÊwayÊthatÊwillÊtranslateÊtoÊtheÊcorrectÊarticleÊlength.

Finalize the Structure
OnceÊyou’reÊdoneÊbrainstorming,ÊyouÊmayÊhaveÊaÊjumbledÊmessÊofÊideas.ÊEvenÊifÊyouÊhav
aÊtidyÊoutline,Êthough,ÊyourÊideasÊmayÊbeÊoutÊofÊorder.ÊBeforeÊyouÊjumpÊintoÊwriting,ÊgoÊ
throughÊyourÊideasÊandÊarrangeÊthemÊinÊaÊwayÊthatÊmakesÊsense.ÊIfÊyouÊcutÊconcepts,Ê
storeÊthemÊsomewhereÊ– youÊmayÊneedÊthemÊagain,ÊorÊtheyÊcouldÊevenÊturnÊintoÊaÊspin-
offÊarticle.

AsÊyouÊdoÊthis,ÊjotÊdownÊanyÊthoughtsÊyouÊhaveÊforÊyourÊintroductionÊandÊconclusion.Ê
ConceptsÊthatÊworkÊwellÊinÊintrosÊandÊconclusionsÊinclude:
• UnexpectedÊorÊjarringÊstatements
• AnÊoverviewÊofÊtheÊmainÊproblemÊpeopleÊface
• AnÊoverviewÊofÊhowÊtoÊsolveÊthatÊmainÊproblem
• HopeÊforÊtheÊfutureÊifÊyourÊadviceÊisÊfollowed
• DeepÊthoughtsÊthatÊdon’tÊfitÊwellÊintoÊanyÊoneÊsection

IntrosÊandÊoutrosÊareÊhardÊtoÊwrite,ÊbutÊthey’llÊformÊeasilyÊifÊyouÊkeepÊaÊlistÊofÊrunningÊ

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