Writing an article is simple, but writing an effective article that is successful and makes you money is not quite as easy. However, that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to knock one out of the park the majority of the time. All you need is a good guideline to follow and remember to fine tune every article to connect with your target audience. Doing so will drastically increase your article’s potential every time.

First, you need to know the basics of writing and article online:

Obviously you will find your own voice and have your own style of writing, but regardless of what type of writer you are, there are still a few general rules to follow in order to create a successful article.

First of all if the title. The title is very important because with gazillion of articles to choose from, you want to have a title that hooks the reader in to wanting more. Curiosity is your best friend when it comes to article titles. If you can create a line that peaks the reader’s interest enough that he HAS to know the rest, then you’ve done a great job.

The rules of online writing are a bit different in some aspects, depending on the purpose of the article. Unlike the rules you learned in high school English class, the body is preferably broken  into short paragraphs, regardless of whether or not you are breaking a “rule”. This is because with the short attention span of online readers, you want to make it easy for them to scan the article quickly and also make it easy on their eyes when they’re reading the whole thing from top to bottom.

It’s often a really good idea (wherever appropriate) to use bullet points and numbered lists.

Step by step, how-to articles and product reviews are extremely popular and a great choice when starting out. It’s also easy to promote products with these types of articles.