The Basic Article - How to Write It

By Celesta Penney

Are you struggling to write an article for online submission? Not sure where to start or how to start? In this article, I will show you the basic article format and how to write it provided you already know what you are going to write about. Now, to get started, think back to high school when you had to write those essays on historical figures or controversial topics or science theories.

A basic "essay" from school consisted of an introduction, 3 body paragraphs and a conclusion. You will need to develop an outline that shows you where you are going to put everything in your article. Go ahead and scribble on some scratch paper and get your thoughts out. Let's pretend you are going to write an article on the best kind of dogs for a family with kids. You have it narrowed to three types and you have your reasons. Start writing out your body paragraphs first, one at a time. Include whatever information is you feel is important to the point.

After you have each of your points typed out, you can confidently write an introductory paragraph and then a conclusion paragraph. These should be only about four or five sentences each and should look like bookends at the top and bottom of the article. The introduction explains what the article is about and why you are writing it. Start it off with an attention grabber, something to make your readers want to continue reading your article. The conclusion paragraph wraps the whole thing up with a bow. Restate your original topic and points (without being too wordy) and end with a some kind of call to action to get your readers doing something.

And the final step to writing the basic article is to proofread. Just start at the top and read the article out loud. If it doesn't sound right, or doesn't sound like something somebody would say, you will need to make some changes. Also check it for proper punctuation and grammar as some article directories will decline inclusion for such errors. Make sure it flows from paragraph to paragraph and doesn't sound choppy. You should fluent in the language you are writing in. Don't forget you title, this should be easy if you do it last.

So that's it! Sit back and look at your final product, you should be proud of what you accomplished. Your article can now be sent to whomever you choose to help drive traffic to your site and sell your (or someone else's) product. You may have noticed that this article is in the basic format I am writing about, and I have sorted the body points into a step-by-step logical order. After a few articles written in this format, you will find yourself branching out and writing in your own style and format. So get writing!!

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