Tips for improving your writing

Writing articles online is a good way to earn money. It is not a fast way to make money, unless a writer is very lucky with a very popular article. A writer spends a long time to build up an article library that will profit on its own. A few sites offer editors, so many writers are their own editors as well. These steps will help a writer to compose better articles and avoid mistakes.

Instructions

Step 1

Always save

Save the article to a your computer first. Errors can happen when publishing online, so if your work is not saved it could become lost.

Step 2

Low and steady

You should never publish your writing right away, instead save the article. Wait awhile, a few hours or a day, then go back and re-read. This will help a writer to catch simple mistakes and tricks of the eye. It is also a great way to add in more information that may have been missed.

Step 3

Keep all ideas

Ideas should be written down. Jot down ideas on paper or type them to your email address. Good ideas may be forgotten if you don’t stop to write them down.

Step 4

Outline

Outline your articles. An outline can be a quick draft of main points you want to make sure to add. An outline can also be the draft of the article. As many online sites already have an outline that must be followed.

For Example many «How To» articles have a general outline of:

• Title
• Introduction
• Steps
• Tips and Warnings
• Conclusion
• Links

Step 5

Edit

Revisit and edit. Many online sites allow a writer to edit articles. This helps to keep the articles up to date, improve writing skills, and make more profit. Articles can become outdated over time. Going back and editing the articles is a good way to fix mistakes and add more information.

Step 6

Proofread

Use a proof reader. Your writing skills will improve by catching mistakes, learning new techniques, and by writing even more. Having some friend with good proofreading skills is very helpful. Not everyone has someone who can proof read but you can use websites providing professional essay help. These sites will check an article for grammar and spelling errors. It may not catch everything, but it will still help.

Step 7

Writing friends

Make writing friends. Not only will these friends have a common interest in writing but together everyone can help to improve writing skills. Writers will often help support each other and point out mistakes. It is very important to not be offended by mistakes and always politely tell a writer privately about mistakes. Some sites offer groups or forums to make friends. You can also find writing groups on Google, Yahoo, Facebook, and many other soical network sites.

Step 8

Pictures

Use pictures. Pictures are worth a thousand words, right? Well, they are also pleasing to the eye. Online readers tend to scan over an article and stop to read more when a writer catches their interest. Pictures can be what catches a reader’s eye and makes them read the article. There are many free sites to get pictures from. Make sure to read the usage licenses but there are many royalty free pictures.

Step 9

Links

Link articles. Articles will do better online when they are linked to other similar topic articles. You can also link to another writer’s article but should always let the writer know and ask permission. Don’t expect them to also promote your article by linking to it, but they might.

Step 10

Details

Not too long. Articles need to be the right length. Too short and the article is missing important information. Too long and the reader will never read all of it. This is where keeping on one topic and linking similar articles will be helpful.

Step 11

Format

After copying and pasting the article into the website, double check the article before publishing. Sometimes the format gets messed up when uploading to the site.

Things Needed:

• Time
• Computer/Paper
• Ideas
• Support
• Keep writing
  Tips & Warnings:
• It takes time to earn a good income from writing but it really can be a good source of income.
• Never give up keep writing.
• Help other writing, but always be polite.
• Be prepared for negative feedback.
• Look at negative feedback as a way to improve your writing skills