7 Top Tips To Maximize the Time To Regularly Write Quality Articles that Increase Web Traffic
By Leanne Hoagland-Smith
For the last almost 18 months, I have been writing and submitting articles to the Internet. When I first started this endeavor, I exchanged emails with Chris Knight at Ezine Articles and asked him How many articles should I write? His response back then was to begin with at least 100. To say I was astounded was an understatement.
On the morning of September 22, 2006, I checked the Ezine Articles web site and learned there were 33,271 authors. Of that number, only 281 experts (less than 1%) had submitted 100 articles or more and just 97 of them had 200 articles or more to their writing credits.
This data revealed 2 questions:
The first question I answered in the article How Does One Find the Topics or Content for Writing Quality Articles that Increase Web Traffic?
This article addresses the second question of time management or rather the best use of this limited resource.
Time is a precious resource. A Goggle search supports that time management is indeed important because the keyword time management earned 656,000,000 hits. So, how does one find the time to write hundreds of articles? These 7 tips should help you because they have helped me.
#1 - Begin with a Plan
Your article writing should be part of your overall marketing plan that is infused with your strategic plan (who does what by when). As an executive coach, I have discovered less than 2% of all the small business owners and even executives that I have worked with have a written plan of action for their business or their selves. This plan would include:
- Type of articles to write
- Where to distribute articles
- How to track articles
For myself, I have learned through trial and error to submit to only 5 to 8 sites with EzineArticles being the first one. The reason for this is the popularity of this site as well as the statistics that this sites provides for all authors. Before I start submitting articles to other sites, I watch the reads for articles on Ezine and then selectively distribute to other sites. Time is then saved by not submitting unpopular articles. The plan helps to identify my target market and hence I realized that paying someone to distribute articles (which I did in the beginning) for me was not in alignment with the plan. Finally, through the excellent statistics at EzineArticles I can determine in which genre I wish to be in the top 10% of all writers.
#2 - Establish a Goal
If article submission is one on you primary marketing strategies, then you need to write a W.H.Y. S.M.A.R.T. goal to support that strategy.
- Written
- Habit Forming
- Yours
- Smart
- Measurable
- Attainable
- Realistically set high a Stretch
- Time Driven
Last year I established a goal to write 100 articles by the end of December 31, 2005. This goal was achieved. This year's goal is to write 150 articles by the end of December 31, 2006. I am 52 articles away from that goal. And next year's goal is to write 225 articles. Finally by 2008 if not before, I will be writing one article each day.
#3 - Schedule time to writeBlock out time to write for writing. For me, I am a morning person and do the majority of my article writing in the morning. My writing is not exclusively for article marketing, but also includes writing:
- Recaps for my clients strategic plans
- Workshops on business building to professional development for teachers
- Speeches
- Monthly newsletters articles for Power Choices
- Presentations for state and national conferences on performance improvement and educational reform
However by scheduling time every morning, I have developed the habit of writing. Some mornings I only have 15 minutes while others I may have 2 hours. The importance of this tip is developing the habit that strengthens your commitment to achieving Tip 2. One of the incredible benefits of all of this writing is that I have become a better thinker as well as communicator and in turn this improved my writing skills.
#4 - Use a tape recorder
Also, I keep a mini-recorder with me. When I am driving and have an idea for an article, I can record my thoughts and then later transcribe them. This saves me time because I do not have to remember that great idea.
#5 - Keep a notebook with pen
Having a notebook with a pen helps me to joint down ideas when I am stopped in traffic or having a quick lunch. I have been even known to write when eating lunch or when I am waiting for an appointment.
#6 - Write similar articles
Another tip, one that I have yet to master, is to write similar articles. The basic article is written and then tweaked to represent a different viewpoint or perspective. Lance Winslow who has written over 9,000 articles is the expert on this tip.
#7 - Use the 5+1, 7+1 or 10+1 Rule
Probably, one of the best tips to use the limited resource of time is the 5+1, 7+1 or 10+1 Rule. Write an article on the Top 5, 7 or 10 Tips for any topic. Then write an article for each of these tips. When you have completed all articles, begin to submit them one at a time. After the article is published, create a P.S. at the bottom of the next article referring to the previous article. This strategy not only maximizes your time, but drives traffic to your other articles provided the articles content is of interest to the reader. From these inter-related articles, you can quickly create an E-Book that you can provide on your website.
Finding the time to write is not as difficult as you may think. The real issue is are you committed to using article marketing to drive traffic to your website. As always, the choice is yours.
Leanne Hoagland-Smith quickly doubles results for her clients from individuals (small businesses owners, entrepreneurs and young people) to large organizations by creating executable strategic action plans along with the necessary business skills to pull it off. By closing the gap between today's unsatisfactory performance to tomorrow's goals, limited resources are maximized with waste including time being reduced. Please feel free to contact Leanne at 219.759.5601 or visit http://www.processspecialist.com/ and explore how she can help you.
One quick question, if you could secure one new client or breakthrough that one roadbloack holding you back from success, what would that mean to you? Then, take a risk and give a call at 219.759.5601 to experience incredible results.
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