How to write good content?

[Cpi2011]

Hello everybody, Please advice me how to write good content and what process you follow up to write a good content. Any kind of suggestion appreciated.

[JohnK]

Good content can be written by your own skill and effort, you should have a brief knowledge about the language you use for the article.

[dagnyjbarber]

Before you start writing…

1. Identify the goal of the content: One reason it takes us so long to write good content is because we don’t stop to decide what it is we want to say. What are you hoping your content will accomplish? Is the purpose of your article to explain how something works, put a customer on a determined conversion path, build brand trust? Whatever goal you’ve decided on, have it in mind before you start writing. Knowing your goal beforehand will help set the tone (and sometimes the filter) for everything that’s about to come next.

2. Decide on a hook: Every piece of content you write should have a hook. Just like in fishing, your hook is what you’re using to catch a reader in your net. Whether it’s a news hook, an attack hook, a humor hook or an ego hook, you want to decide how you’re going to draw people in. Keeping the hook in mind will help you frame your article and organize it in your head. It will also determine the writing style that you use. You wouldn’t write a news hook with the same juice you’d use to write an incentive hook.


3. Think like your reader: Before you put fingers to keyboard, get in the mindset of your audience because your content is for them. If you’re attempting to explain something, talk about it from their point of view. How deeply would they need something broken down? Which terms would they use? Where might they get confused? Put yourself in the place of your customers and write like they would. Don’t use your view of the world. You’re the expert. It’s tainted with jargon.

4. Get rid of distractions: Log out of Facebook. Close Twitter. Stay away from YouTube. While it’s easy to head to these sites during a brain lull, they’ll only make your content sound more fragmented and make you spend three times as long trying to write. When it’s time to write, turn them off.
When you’re writing…

5. Only include what’s relevant: Do you still have the goal of your content fresh in your mind? Good. When you start writing, keep that goal in mind so that you only include information that supports your goal. Just because you know the whole alphabet about a subject doesn’t mean all of it belongs in one piece of content. For example, if you’re writing about how to make a good vanilla latte (my drug of choice), then you don’t need to include a five-page summary on the history of coffee, where the best beans are located, and how to brew the perfect cup. Leave the kitchen sink at home. The more irrelevant information you include, the further you take people away from your goal and the more you confuse them along the way.
6. Let yourself write: Stop me when this starts to sound familiar: You write a sentence. . . then you delete. You write three more and delete two. Then you get rid of a whole paragraph and pick at your title. Stop it! Writing and editing are two different stages of the content cycle, which means you shouldn’t attempt to do them simultaneously. When you sit down to write, just write; don’t self-edit. Focus on getting everything out that you want to say and putting it all down. Once it’s written down, then you can edit and make it sound cohesive. But the more time you spend self-editing as you’re writing, the longer and more fragmented your copy is going to sound.
7. Use short sentences: Short sentences are easier for writers to get out. They’re also easier for readers to take in. Stick with them and stop confusing people with overly complicated writing. Like short sentences, it’s that simple.8.
8. Use clear, direct titles: One of the best things you can do to improve your writing is learn to write killer titles. Direct titles aren’t always the most fun to write (who doesn’t love a good pun?), but they do the best job of telling readers and the search engines what your post is about. And that is your title’s main goal – to set up your content and make someone want to read it. Avoid getting so clever with your titles that you make it impossible for readers to predict what’s coming next or, even worse, set them up to be disappointed when your content isn’t about what they hoped it was. When all else fails, say what you mean. It’s true in life and in Web content.
9. Make it scannable: In our post on 4 things to consider when writing Web content, I encouraged readers to consider the medium when writing. Writing on the Web is different from other formats. Online, scannable content reigns supreme, as users still aren’t so great at reading on the Web. If there are five things you want readers to take away from your page, break them out into a numbered list and make it easy for users to grab on to them. Lists, white space and short paragraphs are your best friends on the Web (other than links).
10.Use your voice: The quickest way to make your content unreadable is to remove yourself from it. In order for people to care, you have to give them a little bit of you. Voice an opinion, wear your heart on your sleeve, and write like it matters to you. It will take a little experimenting to find your blog but once you do it will make all the difference in engaging readers and bringing them into your site and your company.




Source: http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/09/12...r-content.html


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[Cpi2011]

Thanks a lot "dagnyjbarber" for giving me great knowledge.

[redfeilds18]

Well the best way to write a good content is!

1 - Understanding/knowledge of the topic
2 - Re-write the content in your words with better explanation and examples.

[madelinekim]

Hello everybody, Please advice me how to write good content and what process you follow up to write a good content. Any kind of suggestion appreciated.

Writing good content is simple and easy, just you need to give the attention while writing the content. It should be catchy and unique so more and more visitor will come to know about your site. Strong content with proper technical design may help increase your brand awareness.

[mobilelover]

Follow writing rules for writing a perfect and amazing content.

[Elliot]

Use Reference Websites according to Subjects... Update with New Technology... Use Online Tools for Unique Content...

[jiyaalbert]

Create a unique content with right keyword density. Always don't use the duplicate content Make sure your writings is scannable because most users read online by scanning some pages or phrases only. The ideal length of post I think is at least 250 words.

[moz1946]

It depends on you,writing a good content must have an informative content and good in English and also in grammar for me those are things need to consider on making good content.

[dagnyjbarber]

I hope you got the answer of your questions. If you want more then you can use Google for this.

[Warner588]

A best constant for write, have a good English language. and you have some skill of constant which related your subject.

[lennonrowen]

My suggestion is that better to hire a content writer who can write unique content. because article rewriting tool or article spinning can do harm to your website. you may lose your rank from search engine.

[dagnyjbarber]

keep keyword density low.

[gedeon]

My suggestion is that better to hire a content writer who can write unique content. because article rewriting tool or article spinning can do harm to your website. you may lose your rank from search engine.

Yep, that's the best option if ypu have some spare $ on unique stuff.