Writing Content – 5 Tips

Five Tips For Writing Blog Content

The though of writing content is something that makes most people freeze up. Flashbacks to their years of struggling over English papers. But if you want to be a successful Internet marketer, you’re going to need to write some content.

Don’t worry though – writing content is nothing like pouring over 5 pages of Shakespeare. Creating your information product can be simple and quick when you follow these steps.

1. Research first before you begin.

Before you even write a sentence for your information product, you should get your research done. Your content should flow from one idea to another and you’ll have no clue what those ideas are until you finish your research. What happens when you’re halfway through the book and then find a new way to look at the situation? Get your research done before trying to write and you’ll end up with a better product.

2. Get organised with an outline.

Get organised – this is one of the most important parts of writing well. In order to write your content quickly, you need a good road map. By writing out an outline and organizing your research, you’ll be able to work through your pages quickly. You won’t have to stop and think about what to write next because you’ll have your outline to follow.

3. Share personal stories and examples.

It’s a lot easier to write about your own experiences, or the experiences of someone you know, than trying to explain a concept outright. Your writing will be a lot more interesting and easier to write if you can think of ways to share examples from your own life. If you don’t have personal experience with the topic you can make up stories or draw examples from others who have experience. This is essential if you are working with big topics or topics that are a little dry. It will not only make your writing more fun but it will help get the concept across to your reader.

4. Put your critical side on the shelf.

There are two parts to everyone’s brain – the creative side and the critical side. The critical side of your brain can get in the way when you are trying to write. It will tell you to fix that sentence or that your paragraph isn’t good enough. Your writing will go much more quickly if you can put your critic on a shelf and just write until you can’t write anymore. Assure your inner critic that it can go to town on your information product, but only after your creative side has had it’s way. You’ll find that your writing will go more quickly, mistakes and all, when your critic is quiet during the writing process.

5. Read your draft product out loud.

The quickest, and best, way to edit your product is to read it out loud. Even if your word processor has spell check and grammar check, there can still be things wrong with your content. Reading your product out loud will override your brain’s tendency to fill in mistakes with the right words. By doing this, your editing will go a lot more successfully and quicker.

Even if you were a less than perfect English student in those days of childhood, you can quickly and easily write your content when you decide to follow these 5 steps as a start.