The First Choice 'article Writing' Template
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You want a quick guide to super-quick article drafting, you got the right guide.
Welcome!
I don’t doubt I’m offering a good resource for those who may want to start on article writing, it doesn’t matter what the purpose is. Those that already write articles can get to know a different approach to fulfilling the same goal. To authors, applying all or some of the information I shall give will leave your readers wanting some more of your articles.
The inspiration to write this article comes from a ‘status reporting template’ I adopted from a website I can’t recall or even identify today. When I first saw the template, I knew it was exactly what I was looking for. I have used this template for many reports and it has proved to be extremely good. I know this from the reaction I always get from customers of my reports. This template has put me in good position with all project sponsors I have handled some work for. Each time any of the project sponsors responded to any of my excellent project status reports, I’d know exactly that it’s largely because of the professional layout of the report. One good thing about this template is that it guides the reporter to give a truthful picture of the project status.
Concept Transfer
How about writing equally good articles using a template? That is the question that has been bothering me for a long time. What if each time I write articles, they hit the mark right away like the project status reports. I knew I could develop a template that would fulfill that need.
My four years experience of publishing books and articles for local magazines has earned me the art of mastering attention catching articles. I now know what people are looking for in an article and the therefore the template will do just that.
Why articles? I guess there is reason behind that you got interested in this article. There are many reasons that one would want to write a winning article at the shortest time possible. I don’t know about you, but I often get rushed by a soon approaching deadline, yet I still wish to come up with a good article. This template is therefore a good tool to help authors write good articles in a short time.
I know that often times other authors would give the lengthy points on ‘brainstorming the topic’, ‘research the market’, ‘start with the summary’, etc. Yes, it is not wrong to follow all those processes. They probably work in certain circumstances but not when time is an issue of concern. Moreover, to me writing is only a part-time hobby. Then, when it comes to research, brainstorming topics and following all the other process, it turns out to be a nightmare. You may call my template the ‘Laziest method’ to writing good articles because all you’d need is time to come up with the topic and work from there. Yes, I can’t completely avoid some of the processes like researching on the topic (not researching on the market), coming up with an outline and reviewing my work.
The articles that we will be producing from the template are good for internet marketing, freelancing and reporting, not at all for academic purposes. This template will assist writers to develop relevant content within a short space of time. Articles produced using this template would definitely market the author’s capabilities to potential markets, particularly on the internet.
Please note that the template is not addressing any particular subject, but it is a general outline. So then, this template won’t do the thinking for you, you will still need to apply yourself a little bit to write your article.
The Template
Let’s go straight to the template.
Topic--You have to come up with a simple, relevant and catchy topic. Give a straight to the point topic. A topic like, ‘Preventing Child Abuse’ would be better than ‘Methods used to Prevent Child Abuse’.
Your topic could be followed by a short explanatory sentence. For our example topic, the short sentence could read as follows: ‘An outline of simple strategies that children can use to defend themselves’.
Content outline This is ignorable. You may or may not list the table of contents for your article. The table of contents may be ideal for either very long articles (+/-20, 000 words) or those with distinctive sub-topics.
Introduction--This is where you need to catch the interest of your readers. Include some or all of the following:
1. Brief outline of what will be covered
2. The motivating factor behind the selected topic, e.g. background and benefits. Go on to tell your readers why you think you are the right person to address the subject. It is important to tell the truth, if it’s because you’re simply interested in the subject, state so.
3. A brief statement on your credentials, experience and exposure.
4. What you have achieved from your experience. For example, if writing has improved you writing skills, mention it. It helps convince your readers that you know the subject very well.
Tackling the core Subject Matter--- 1. Address the subject attention areas that would define the gap between the uninformed and the knowledgeable. For example, if knowledge on the subject would help save some money, make it clear to your readers. This will help convince your readers to read to the end of the article.
2. Start with simple/general knowledge and gradually intensify the technicality of the subject. For example, you can first suggest a manual and later dwell on digital or more advance technological approach. State the expected challenges (pros and cons) in each case. This will create the link between the norm and the desired state to your readers.
Enriching the Body--- 1. At this stage, you can add technical information without reservations.
2. State a range of requirements and their options. For example, if a computer and a DeskJet are necessary, mention it.
3. Compare players in the market and promote good practice. List and emphasize on desired actions, taking a chronological approach to each stage.
4. Attempt to indirectly answer any questions you think your readers may have. E.g., if your readers are not sure why water paint is preferred to oil paint. Let them know that oil paint is flammable yet water paint is not.
5. Give supporting points to your confidence in the approach you recommend. You can suggest other options based on price and availability.
Conclusion---At this stage you have stated all your facts. You are ready to give recommendations. In your recommendations, you can refer your readers to either your other related products or resource elsewhere. You can visit my website at yeboyesafrica.com.
OK! Now what’s the next step: your assignment. If you follow this simple guide, you can definitely come up with a good article in the shortest time possible. Remember that ‘practice makes perfect’. The ball is in your court. Good luck!
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