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Most of the time, when you read a keyword enriched article,
you get lost in the peppering of those words until the meaning is gone
forever. For those of you who are frustrated by having to choose
between loading your article with keywords that will give you a higher
search engine rating and writing in a style that’s both comfortable and
natural, you know exactly what that’s all about. The bad news is
that you’ll still need to pockmark your text with keywords and phrases
that are sufficient to earn your web pages high ranking on the search
engine – and, yes, it’s the pages that count, not the websites.
The good news, however, is that there’s no need to sacrifice your
writing style in an effort to be a search engine kingpin.
The trick is to simply stick to your subject matter without straying
too far off the beaten path. If, for instance, you’re writing
about poodles, then be sure to stay focused on the topic by introducing
certain characteristics, behaviors, types, sizes and colors without
digressing into conversation about other breeds. By using
keywords that relate to what it is that you’re discussing, the flow of
the article will come naturally while offering keyword-rich content.
The first thing to do, of course, is to choose a title that will
capture the attention of the target audience while inserting keywords
or phrases that will raise your search engine ranking to the top of the
proverbial heap. For most people, a bad (or weak) title is enough
to keep them from going on to read the article itself. Once
you’ve tackled the title, you’ll need to be sure that you’ve identified
all of the necessary keywords, and then begin to write the body in a
style that’s comfortable. If you stay with the subject at hand,
the keywords will work themselves in quite naturally.
Since it’s fairly rare that the first attempt to write an article will
be polished enough to be presented to the public, you’ll need to work
through a series of drafts. For the first draft, be sure to begin
with a simple outline format – beginning, middle and end, with the
highlights in the center of the body’s text. When writing the
content, keep it simple. Some of the best works are
conversational in nature and don’t require John Q. Public to call up
the Merriam Webster Online Dictionary in order to understand what’s
being said.
By the time you’re ready to tackle the second draft – yes, you’ll need
more than one! – it should be a simple matter of revision.
There’s no need to clutter it up with bits of literary flotsam.
Prune it a bit and drop any of the unnecessary fluff so that the points
of the article stand out. Try to avoid using the same word
repeatedly – there are lots of synonyms out there that can be used to
provide a better flow without corrupting the meaning. Check for
sentence and paragraph structure to see if you need to expand on your
thoughts or, perhaps, pare them down a bit to avoid excessive wordiness.
When the time comes to work up a third draft, it’s really just a matter
of looking over the elements of the article to make sure that the flow,
grammar, relevant information and logical patterning are all
good. One of the most vital areas to examine is the critical
information that you’ve presented. Make sure that you’ve made
your points well and haven’t excluded anything. In other words,
if it flows well and gets the information across, you’ve done a good
job. If not, this is your chance to make any necessary changes
before its publication.
By this time, you’ve spent a good deal of time and effort working and
reworking your article and must now face the task of applying it to the
web. This means uploading it and then finding a way to test the
keyword effectiveness on the major search engines by setting and
resetting various keywords and phrases until you find the ones that
help you to achieve top-notch ranking. There are certainly
programs out there than can be utilized to discover this information –
such as Submitexpress.com_Analyzer, but there are much easier ways to
get the job done without all of the work that’s involved in using this
type of method.
Advertising and/or Marketing firms typically offer packages that
include both writing and publication services. These are real
gems to the online business entrepreneur, because they take on the
formidable task of writing - specifically with the type of web content
in mind that will catapult you to the highest range of search engine
ranking, without your having to worry and fuss about all of the
writing, keyword peppering, testing and rank achievements.
Whether you choose to do the work on your own or employ a firm such as
DivaDesignWorld, you won’t have to sacrifice a comfortable – and
natural – writing style in order to gain a high-profile internet
standing. If you stay focused on the subject matter, a
keyword-rich article will be a natural by-product of your writing plan.
About the Author: Monique Danielle owns Portland Marketing Agency DivaDesignWorld.com,
a full service firm that offers web development, graphic design,
consulting, and a wide variety of creative services. She is also
the founder of divadirectories.com,
a free online resource designed to promote the growth and development
of female business owners throughout Oregon, Washington, and the
Northwest.
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