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Perhaps you have seen the latest excitement about article writing and article marketing. Perhaps you have written a few articles, submitted them to a few sites, and gotten a few responses. You see that article marketing can work, but it is frustrating when you sit down to write an article for the internet. It is one of the hardest things you can do. You feel like you want to pull your hair out.

What if I could show you an easy way to write articles, several articles each day. What if you could learn to do that in an hour a day, stress-free? Read on.

You must write articles so that they are simple and easy to read. Ever go to a lecture by a really dry, boring Phd.? Compare that to sitting in your sunroom or the local pub talking with a buddy about a new process at work? The latter is simple and easy to understand, isn’t it? You could be talking about the same topic as to the geek, but it would be easy and comfortable, rather than boring and dry.

The exciting thing here is that if you write simply and comfortably, not only will the readers love your content, but the articles will be really easy to write. Yes, read that line again. Easy to write.

Let me explain. Write like you are talking to your best friend. Like this article. Is my grammar perfect? Do I care? But you are reading it. And you will continue reading it. Why? Because it is comfortable to read, and you are getting good information.

So back to you. Follow these steps:

1) Write about stuff you know about. I know about articles and writing articles and getting them in print. So that is what I write about. Before you read any further, take out a pencil. Write down five things you know about. Know enough about to discuss intelligently for an hour on your front porch with a friend.

2) Write like you are talking. Only edit spelling and perhaps useless or repeated information. Do you edit when you talk? Of course not. You use one word sentences, incomplete sentences, occasionally imperfect grammar when you talk. Write just like that.

3) Write with a purpose. Know what you are going to write about. Write in an organized fashion. Remember high school English? Introductory paragraph, 3-5 main points, then conclusion? Keep that in mind. Keep the article to about 500-700 words. If you need to write twice as much, find a way to split it into two articles.

4) Practice, practice, practice. Write 5 articles about each of the 5 topics you wrote down in step 1. Notice how much easier the 25th article was than the first. Sure, the first few will be tough. Just keep writing.

Now, you have it. The basics to writing great articles. Again, I can’t stress it enough. Write like the reader is right in front of you, drinking an iced tea or coffee with you.

To learn more about article marketing and many other skills necessary for a profitable internet business, click the link at the end of this article. You’ll receive my ebook, “15 Steps to Internet Success”, and a series of lessons about topics much like this one. Trust me, you will learn a lot, no matter how long you have been marketing. Just do it!