Guess What My Fast-start Recommendation Is? You Got It -brwrite Articles For Other Publishers. Why Is This Suchbra Common Suggestion? Could It Be Because - It Works?brbrThis Is The Fastest And Easiest Way By Far To Getbra Following Of People Who Recognize Your Name And Listenbrto What You Recommend. BrbrWhen I Was Newly Online And Learning About Online Business,brclicking On The Links In Articles, Forums, And Discussionbrgroups Signatures Was My Primary Method Of Finding Goodbrinformation. BrbrI Reasoned That If The Person Was Published, Odds Were Thatbrthey Were Somewhat Of An Expert On That Subject. And, If Theybrwere Experts, The Products And Services They Sold Orbrrecommended Were Likely To Be Good. Those Were The Peoplebrwhose Products I Bought And Whose Lists I Joined. BrbrIf You Include A Signature With Each Article, Includingbra Line Or Two About Your Business And Your Website URLbrandor Email Address, You May Be Very Amazed At The Trafficbrit Will Generate For You - The Best Kind Of Targeted Traffic,brtoo! BrbrAre You Having Trouble Just Getting Started? I Understand.brAnd I Can't Tell You That Writing Isn't Hard Work.brIt Certainly Is For Me. But Once You Write The First Articlebrit Gets Much Easier. In Fact, You May Discover, As I Did,brthat You Have A Hard Time Stopping! BrbrHere's A "jump-start Plan" To Get You Going: Brbr1. Get A Notebook And Pen, Or If You Are A "cut And Paste"brwriter Like Me - A Word Processor Or Computer, And Justbrbrainstorm Ideas For Articles. If You Are At A Total Loss,brgo And Read Some Articles In Other's E-zines Or Websites.brThat May Spark An Idea For A Different Approach To The Samebrsubject Or Remind You Of Your Own Experiences In That Area. BrbrThink About What You Need Or Want To Know. What Have You Learnedbrfrom Experience That Might Help Others? Once You Get Started Youbrwill Come Up With Many Ideas. Write Each One Down. If You Think Ofbra Good Title For That Article, Write That Down Too. Make It "catchy." Brbr2. What You Should Do Next Depends On You. There Are Several Waysbrwriters Work, Depending On Their Personalities. You May Like To Orderbrand Organize Your Points First By Making An Outline Of The Informationbryou Plan To Include Or The Points You Intend To Make. Then All You Havebrto Do Is Go Back And "flesh Out" The Points, Adding Useful Facts Or Linksbrto More Information. BrbrOr, You May Be A Natural Teacher, And Write Just As Though You Arebrexplaining The Subject To The Reader In Person. Either Method Is Fine,brjust Do What Is Comfortable For You. One Method May Work Best For Onebrkind Of Article And The Other For Another Kind. Brbr3. In Either Case, Don't Forget To Add "personality" To Your Writing. Sharebrsome Of Yourself With Your Readers, Make Your Writing Uniquely Yourbrown. It's Fine To Read E-zines And Others' Articles To See Whatbrpeople May Be Interested In And Spark Your Own Ideas, But Don't Patternbr Yourself After Someone Else. People Want To Feel That They Know You -brYour Knowledge And Personality. This Is What Builds Loyalty. BrbrIf It Fits With Your Subject, Don't Be Afraid To Mention Your Product Orbrservice And Give The URL Or Email Address, But DON'T Write Abr"glorified Ad" And Call It An Article! That Can Offend A Publisher So Thatbrthey Won't Even Consider Articles From You In The Future. Brbr4. After You've Finished Writing Your Article, Read It Through Aloud,brpreferably To Someone Else Who Will Ask Questions If They Don'tbrunderstand Some Point. Brbr5. Run A Spell Checker! If You Own Microsoft Word Or Something Similar,brrun The Grammar Checker Also. Have Someone Else Proofread It For You.brEven Professional Proofreaders Will Tell You That They Try To Havebrsomeone Else Proofread Their Own Writing, Because It Is Next Tobrimpossible To Catch Your Own Mistakes. Brbr6. Once You Finish Your Article And Make Any Necessary Changes,bryou Will Need To Submit It To As Many Websites And E-zines As You Can.brSearch The Web For "article Directory" And You Will Find Many Places Tobrsubmit Your Article For Free. There Are Also, Of Course, Paid Services Andbr Software That Will Do The Submissions For You, But You May Want To Waitbruntil You Have Successfully Written A Few Articles Before You Choose To Brpay. BrbrAs I Said Earlier, Writing Is Hard Work For Me, And I Reworked My Firstbrarticle Many Times Before I Was Satisfied. But If You Persevere You Maybr Discover That It Can Be Loads Of Fun As Well As A Great Promotion Methodbrand A Quick Path To "web-guru-ness."
