Content Writing Tips

Content is king. But just how do you produce good content? Here are some content writing tips for beginners - http://red-dot-geek.com/content-writing-tips-for-beginners/

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1. CONTENT WRITING TIPS FOR BEGINNERS
2. HELLO I am Char Kuay Teow. I love to blog, and share the knowledge by giving free presentations. You can find me @charkuayteow
3. “Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.” ― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own
4. THE CONTENT WRITING PROCESS FLOW • Content writing is creating an interesting piece of content that captures the readers’ attention while giving them value at the same time. • There is no “single way” to approach writing, but personally, I find a systematic approach eases content writing. • Adopt these 5 steps if you want, and improve on it. • Brainstorm > Research > Structure > Writing > Review
5. 1) BRAINSTORMING • Every piece of content starts with an idea. • Find a topic or trend to talk about. • If you don’t have any idea, go with an evergreen topic – Review, interview, how to, hacks, responding to a comment/situation. • Note down quick ideas of what you want to write about. • Keep a clear goal of your article – To educate, to warn, to respond, or just for fun? • Drop down quick ideas of what you need to write. Outline your entire article and keep the scope in check.
6. 2) RESEARCH & STRUCTURING • Do your homework! Get your facts and information right. • Filter out the bad information sources – There are many sites on the Internet you can research on, but some of those are satire sites. • Structure your findings in point form. • Do not copy word for word or use copyrighted images in your article – You might get into trouble with the laws. • If you have to copy word for word, always cite the source, and link back to it.
7. 3) WRITING PART 1 • Once you have all the information, the first block for beginners is probably being afraid to write. Just overcome that by writing one bit at a time. If you don’t start, you will never finish. • Use power words for the title – Powerful, fast, instant, step-by-step, hack, awesome, mega, etc… • Pepper in some fun into your article, a boring article is the fastest way to loose readers. • But stick to your goal, do not go out of point. • Good articles don’t just give information. Give actionable steps that readers can take. E.g. 3 steps to get rid of dandruff.
8. 4) WRITING PART 2 • Write in simple language – No complicated words, easily understood. • Keep sentences short. Break up big chunks of text, use bigger fonts. • Use pictures and videos to illustrate if you can. • Structure your points in lists and tables. • Use the thesaurus to help you find simpler words – It’s free on the Internet.
9. 5) EDITING • Stay away for a day after completing the article. Come back with a fresh mind before attempting to edit your own article. • Cut away all the parts that are useless or too difficult to understand. • Run a spell check. • After completing everything, read through the article from head to tail once again – Clean out as much mistakes as possible.
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