Similar to all other forms of writing, the headline of a page or blog post is the most important. It either makes or breaks a reader’s interest - if readers like the headline they will carry on reading, otherwise they will just click onto something else. Don’t try to be cute when it comes to headlines and never use funny phrases, especially if they are confusing. You should write a headline that people can associate with, something that fits the topic you are writing in. Use key words such as love, anger, mistakes and truth. These words, when used properly, can actually be effective in grabbing the attention of prospective readers.

As you are writing for the internet, you should keep in mind the effect search engines may have on the site you are writing on. Be careful of the topic you are writing about. Try and write something that is popular and try and place key words in your article. This really helps when people search for keywords in search engines such as Google and Alta Vista; thus people can locate your article quicker if they have chosen those specific keywords. Use words that you know people will use when they search for something on the internet. Let us say you are writing a post on ‘food’, make sure that the headline has something about food as well as in your first paragraph. Use this word innovatively in your article so that it blends in, and does not become too repetitive.

Be very careful in the arrangement of paragraphs. Your first paragraph must be able to expand on the interest that you have generated in the reader. Try not to change the topic and cram too many ideas into the first paragraph. Try and keep your language simple and your writing fluid. Add more interesting facts that your theme demands. Once you know that the reader cannot leave your article and go away, then experiment with it.

Let us say you have started with a keyword ‘sea food’, do not just rush into a topic of continental food in the first paragraph itself. Be like the tour guide and take your reader on a journey of delicacies that sea food has to offer. Similar to the beginning, the ending has to be crisp and original. This will persuade the reader to come back for more articles from you and you in turn will have someone who will prefer to read your articles, rather than those of others.

You should learn to be specific and focused. You will find that the best article writing comes when you are handling one main issue, problem or desire without losing direction and jumping around. For example, you want to write about dog training, then it will be better for you to focus on one critical problem within dog training, and not try to write everything that you know about dog training in a few hundred words. It will just make your article appear confusing. Keep these points in mind, and you will find internet writing all so easy and interesting.

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A blog is an online diary crossed with a dynamic web page and the word “blog” is actually a contraction of “web log”. The practical result is a web site that allows a user to post their content and at the same time use web site functionality. A blogger can include links to other web pages, insert pictures, audio and video as well as a host of other features without the need for specialist web programming knowledge. From a commercial perspective, company and marketing blogs are the primary tool for promoting websites which need fresh, updated content on a regular basis.

They offer a great opportunity for novice writers to cut their teeth and earn a regular income at the same time.

My initial writing projects consisted of short articles, usually no more than 500 words long; however, once you have completed a batch of articles that's it, you're back to square one looking for the next paying project. A blog needs updating frequently, usually on a daily basis, so there are plenty of opportunities to post to blogs for a weekly or monthly fee. I quickly latched on to this and now I regularly post to a stream of blogs that form the core of my writing income and provide me with some financial stability. We're now going to take a look at setting up a blog for you, as a showcase for your services and your work which will also get your hands dirty with blogging.

There are two main blogging platforms, WordPress and Blogger, the latter is a Google product while SupaProofRead's blog is run on the WordPress platform. You could choose either software to setup your blog. Matt Cutts, who works for google, chooses to use WordPress to power his blog. Both programs are very simple to use and it will pay you dividends to become familiar with each, setting up an account is free and simple to do. Blogger is probably the easiest to get to grips with even if you are a novice, but, with a search of some popular blogs on seo (Search Engine Optimisation), such as www.seobook.com and www.problogger.net you can easily understand what can and is readable on a blog.

You will need a Google email account to register with blogger, so go to Google's home page and register. After you have a Gmail account, sign in and select Blogger in the menu of services. You'll be taken through the registration process, which will take only a few minutes. Once in the Blogger platform, you will be asked to create a blog, so choose a blog name, (one of mine is The Biz Blogger, which pretty much describes what I do). Select a template that you're happy with and explore the various add-ons you want to apply. Take some time to experiment with the template and don't worry about trying new features as you can always reverse direction and change things very easily.

Once you have set your template up you are ready to publish it to the web, which is simply a case of pressing the button. You are now ready to start posting and uploading samples of your work and this will create an online showcase for your services. The cost to you is “zero” just a little time and the process of setting up your blog will give you “blogging experience” to add to your service offering when bidding for work.

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