| When writing articles you want to be respectful | | | | paragraphs short. Large blocks of text can |
| of your readers' time. Like yourself they also | | | | intimidate or dissuade people from reading articles. |
| have 'things to do' and usually not enough time to | | | | Avoid Comparisons/Stories If Not Necessary |
| do them. Reading articles does however take | | | | Many times people will use comparisons or short |
| time therefore authors must be more | | | | stories to simply add 'volume' to their articles: Do |
| appreciative and respectful of this fact. The last | | | | not do this if it is not necessary! If something |
| thing any author needs to do when they write an | | | | adds little or no value to the content than leave it |
| article is to make it challenging to understand or | | | | out. There is no reason to use 500 words to say |
| longer than it needs to be. | | | | something that can be said in 300 words. By being |
| Here are 3 things every article author should | | | | concise it is less work for the article author and |
| strive to achieve in order to make their body of | | | | also makes the content easy to read. |
| work easy to read for others online, | | | | When you are writing articles it is important to |
| Explain Why Point Needs to Be Made | | | | remember that others are taking time out of |
| At the outset of the article state the point to be | | | | their own busy schedules to read what you |
| made and why it is necessary to even make it. | | | | wrote. Since reading articles does take time |
| This gives people a 'preview' of what the article is | | | | authors need to be more appreciative and |
| about and allows them to decide if they want to | | | | respectful of this fact. Every effort should be |
| read further. | | | | made when you write an article to make it as |
| Keep Sentences Short and to the Point | | | | concise and understandable as possible. The three |
| When you write an article make an effort to | | | | things any article author wants to target to make |
| break up long sentences into shorter ones | | | | their body of work easy to read are mentioned |
| whenever possible. It is easier on the eyes and | | | | above. By paying closer attention to these areas |
| also makes it easier to understand the point being | | | | of anything you compose for casual reading |
| made. If a sentence carries multiple 'points' it | | | | others will better enjoy your efforts. This will |
| makes it difficult for readers to understand all of | | | | most likely result in you attracting a much larger |
| them when jammed together in one sentence. | | | | audience to view what you wrote. |
| Along these same lines it is also helpful to keep | | | | |