10 Effective Tips to Improve Your Articles - WritersLife.org   Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit  Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org:    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/     Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/    Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus     Website: http://www.WritersLife.org   Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop    Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast    Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/    Advertise your book and.or writing  https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs   Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello there it's writers life and Peter here again with more tips and advice for you and coming up today ten effective tips to improve your articles freelance writers are always looking for ways to make their articles sound smarter gain more engagement and become more effective overall here then are 10 tips to help improve your articles number one make sure you are saying something there's nothing worse than a promising headline that under delivers in the content make sure before you start a new piece that you have a point or several points and that you can explain that point all those points clearly keep your target audience in mind and always consider what they would find useful and what they would want to know next stay specific when it comes to writing useful articles you should keep them short and sweet that's not to say going in-depth isn't a good thing but instead you should always be looking for ways to trim the fat and eliminate fluff stay specific and on topic and get rid of anything unnecessary from your text number 3 use a simple language unless you're writing specifically for an academic audience don't overcomplicate your content with excessively long or hard to understand words simple clear and precise wins every time number four use short sentences simplicity also extends to how you construct your piece using short sentences where possible will hold your reader's attention and make it easier to read your text tip number five write in the active voice to write in the active voice you should use the SVO secrets subject-verb-object while this isn't always possible the active voice does bring immediacy to the writing and helps create better clarity over who is doing what tip number six creates whitespace keep paragraphs short use bullets insert images and leave whitespace between and around your words this helps people skim read and makes your writing look less dense and thus becomes easier to read tip number seven creates a call to action every piece of writing has a purpose what's yours make sure your article includes a clear call to action otherwise you could be missing a trick number eight try not to ramble and if you're trying to hit a particular word count but you are struggling avoid the temptation of rambling to try and get there your readers will lose interest and your point won't come across just say what you've got to say in the most direct possible way and try not to worry if your article isn't as long as you'd hoped tip number nine don't be repetitive the same goes for repeating yourself if you say it well you only need to say it once and finally tip number ten become a pro editor the more eagle-eyed you are the more likely it is that you'll send off or publish your piece error-free if you can avoid mistakes and spelling or grammatical errors your piece will be polished and professional and your readers will thank you for that so use these tips to help produce more effective engaging articles that you can be proud of okay now don't forget if you're struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help you with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find types are right and finally get your book published to get access to it now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit  that's it for now   be sure to give us a thumbs up if you liked this video and subscribe to our channel for more that's it then my name's Peter this has been writers life and I'll be back with more tips and advice soup see you later