Article Writing



odlanor9 said:
If I am aware of the subject matter I can usually write around 500-600 words per hour. Im not necessarily a fast writer, but I rather create good content than just slap some stuff together and put it on the web for others to read. Its my name that's going on that work.
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Me too, I feel guilty writing on crappy contents just to beat the deadline and earn some money. I wonder if others feel that way too.
 
Article writing is for the people who have great talents in english... Cause writing an Article is never been easy..good grammar is one of its qualification...and have a wide ideas with regard to the topic.
 
It can be a challenge writing the extra "dry" stuff, but most clients want something engaging. If I can inject a bit of life into the topic, I can breeze through several pages of writing in an hour. When a client wants lifeless, encyclopedic copy (it happens), I reach for the coffee and manage 500-1000 words per hour (unless the research is extremely extensive).
 
Tobias Funke said:
I write two articles and then take a break. This makes it easier to convince myself to sit down and get it done. When you think about doing something you hate to do, you will usually lump it all into a large amount of time. So if you have ten articles to write break it up into two articles at a time, instead of thinking about writing ten all at once.
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Very true. Breaking up the workload into 2 -3 articles at a time is definitely the move. Burn-out is real. If writing is a daily thing, small, intermittent breaks are key.
 
No doubt article writing needs hard struggle and it requires a perfect skill to fix keywords according to the topic. My average words per hour are 1000 to 1200 per hour.
 
Tobias Funke said:
1) Set a timer for 15 or 20 minutes. Then I'll convince myself to sit down and start typing, but at the same time because I know there is a timer running I am forcing myself to spit out content, instead of taking too much time to think about what I am writing.

2) I write two articles and then take a break. This makes it easier to convince myself to sit down and get it done. When you think about doing something you hate to do, you will usually lump it all into a large amount of time. So if you have ten articles to write break it up into two articles at a time, instead of thinking about writing ten all at once.
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I'd certainly second this notion. Even if you are passionate about anything in particular it will become a grind if you do it all the time. My best advice would be to incentivise your work when you break it up. Say "I'm going to do x number of articles and then I can play video games/watch tv/whatever does it for you for x number of minutes." Then you have a break and a reward. Positive reinforcement at work.
 
It's pretty funny for me to actually be giving advice on how to get in the mood for article writing while I am procrastinating right now about writing articles myself, but I also find that starting early helps me.

If you get started at a good time in the morning you feel as though you have the full day a head of you, whereas when you procrastinate, it just makes the task seem so much larger, which makes the urge of procrastinating so much stronger.

Once you knock off a few articles, especially early in the day, it makes it easier to buckle down and finish. I don't know how many times I have procrastinated doing it which has made my day unproductive. Getting it over with allows you to have the rest of the day to do whatever you want, and not feel the stress of knowing you are supposed to be doing something.
 
I find that there are specific times periods during the day that I will work best and other times that I will downright not even want to think. If you can find the times during the day at which you are most productive then it will be much easier for you to sit down and start writing.
 
TryAMillion said:
As a life coach here is my advice for you SalG...

Ask these 2 questions:
1. Do you love writing in general?
2. What makes you excited about writing?

Knowing the answer to these 2 questions is essential as it will help you to know what needs to be done.

You see when you are not in the mood, your writing shows so, and it will only be downhill. People want to read something that has been writen with passion - ok it doesn't happen all the time, and after 4000 articles I can say that there are days when you say - ohhhh nooooo!

However I love writing which is why I set up a business where we drive content online. I am excited about it.

I am a life coach - I am excited about it.

My suggestion is that if you doing something just for money - it is not the right way to go. Bill Gates rated at 100 Billion USD shows you what passion has to do with things - to the point that where there was an empty desk and you would hardly sit in it, now you do, searching online, spending hours - yes it's Windows!

It's called passion - find your passion and you will get paid for it.

If you love writing then realize that it may just be one of those days. If not then look for what you love with writing. Your skill and how you can be paid can be found in what you are doing.

Take stock of your skills, likes and dislikes. Find what works for you, what gets you excited. Sometimes our hobbies are not right as a profession to do day in day out.

I loved computers when I was younger. I got into IT and worked in a computer company as support, and few years before that I did work experience with a computer manufacturer.

Both experiences made me to focus on other things in my spare time. Kind of like we look for sex when we go partying, but if you a porn star your work and what you want to do in your spare time changes!

Look to this bit of advice. Perhaps add further information on the overall situation.
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Thanks TryAMillion.I have to digest for a week what you had written here. I like writing but I have to put passion on it. Another thing why I'm quite slow in producing my outputs is that, often I'm not contented with my own work. I feel bad producing low quality materials. One last thing, I still have to find out what excites me. That's very important. Again, thank you so much for this piece of advice. :love-smiley-086:
 
Tobias Funke said:
It's pretty funny for me to actually be giving advice on how to get in the mood for article writing while I am procrastinating right now about writing articles myself, but I also find that starting early helps me.

If you get started at a good time in the morning you feel as though you have the full day a head of you, whereas when you procrastinate, it just makes the task seem so much larger, which makes the urge of procrastinating so much stronger.

Once you knock off a few articles, especially early in the day, it makes it easier to buckle down and finish. I don't know how many times I have procrastinated doing it which has made my day unproductive. Getting it over with allows you to have the rest of the day to do whatever you want, and not feel the stress of knowing you are supposed to be doing something.
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I procrastinate a lot too. First thing, I wanted to write early in the morning but once I turned on my laptop I can't help not to surf. It took me a lot of time to check my mails and even my facebook. I know, it sucks. I read in one magazine before that it is not recommended to check your emails around 7-10 in the morning. Otherwise, you will lose track your schedule.
 
Inkling said:
It can be a challenge writing the extra "dry" stuff, but most clients want something engaging. If I can inject a bit of life into the topic, I can breeze through several pages of writing in an hour. When a client wants lifeless, encyclopedic copy (it happens), I reach for the coffee and manage 500-1000 words per hour (unless the research is extremely extensive).
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I am really learning a lot from the answers here. I share the same sentiments. :updown:
 
SalAG said:
I worked as a part-time article writer and oftentimes, it is just so hard to get into the mood of writing. This happens if I have to write about one topic and keyword over and over again. What do you guys do to get into the mood? Also, to set a bench mark, what's the word count of all articles you can finish in an hour?

Thanks! :)
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I've been writing before and I know how it looks like :D that's why I hired ezine writers to do the job for me :D

anyways here's my technique..

15 minutes - get 3 from ezine articles. Read them and get 5 Major Points out of 3 articles.

15 minutes - Out of that 5 major point write a 500 word article. It's easier when you have the points written. Trust me! been there done that!

Let it rest for 1 hour to refresh your mind(or do some more articles) After that proof read the articles for grammatical errors, spelling etc etc. Then (optional) let it rest again for 24 hours for the 2nd proof reading. It takes me 30 minutes to write a 500 word ezine quality articles and takes 3 minutes to proof read everything.

HOpe that helps
Walter
 
I don't force myself to write when I'm not in the mood. I do something else, distract myself, relax a bit.If I work on my off peak hours I get drained, stressed, or get too distracted that I don't end up accomplishing much.
 
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