Hey buddy, can you spare a dime?
Or perhaps the question should be “Hey buddy, can you spare an hour?”

An hour a day, that is.

Because if you can, then you can grow your business exponentially.

Imagine if you set aside 1 hour per day.. or if you’re so busy… at least 30 minutes per day for some creative thinking.

That’s 365 hours of solid idea-creating time every year.

Imagine how many ideas you’d come up with to create products and grow your business?

An hour of “quiet time” is an essential weapon for any entrepreneur.

Get yourself a scrap book or an note pad and title it “My Business Ideas Book”.

You’ll be amazed at how creative you can be.

You’ll be amazed at the edge it will give you to dominate your market.

Ok, in this post, I want to run through a few more “must haves” when writing articles.
The first point is: Sex Sells! Or more specifically, “Tabloid Sells”. Just tale a look at magazine covers.

One question I get from students is that they are uncomfortable about writing a certain way. The simple solution is to get over it ASAP.

You can still hold true to your values, but do so in a way that attracts visitors and readers.

Firstly, when writing your title, use “specifics”. Don’t say “How to make sausages”… use “10 Ways to make sausages”.

Secondly, make it simple. Use words like “quick” and “easy” and “simple and “fast”. Remember… everyone wants an answer and they want it now! So, give it to them.

Thirdly, speak to a “group”… Try “for beginners” or “for expectant moms” etc.

Let’s see how this comes together…

Title: 10 Simple Steps For Making Gourmet Sausages for vegetarians”

See what I mean?

For your intro, make it bold and capture their attention!

Try:

“There must be some reason why some sausages taste amazing, yet others taste like cardboard”.

Or

“I’ve always been impressed with sausage makers who can — benefit —”

Or

“Do you find yourself making lousy sausages despite having the best ingredients?”\ For years I had the same problem until I discovered 10 secret steps that worked like a miracle”

Closing the article…

This is where you want to leave your reader with a desire to get started. You want to excite them.

“By following these 10 simple steps, you too can make amazing sausages every time, and be the envy of your local Sausage Appreciation Society”. Start using them today for amazing results.

I’ll wrap this up with 3 questions you can ask yourself when trying to come up with topics…

What is______? Can you give me an example of ______? How can I get started with ________?

Simply answer each question and you have 3 topics. This is what a reader wants to know.

So, your topics could be:

“How to make sausages” “3 ways to make gourmet lamb sausages” “Sausage making for beginners”

Read this blog post over and over again. It’s really that simple.

Ok, here’s a few quick pointers to make sure that your articles are winners every time:
1- Make your content useful, but incomplete.

The information in the article must be useful on it’s own, but it must also be incomplete so that it can be enhanced by purchasing your product. Just look at how TV programs are promoted using previews.

2- Your resource box must provide the reader with additional information to improve upon the article’s information.

For example: Provide a 3-step simple process based on one aspect of your product… “Three Steps To Making Great Sausages”.

Then in your resource box, lead them to your product…

John Citizen is the creator of Sausage Making Secrets, and has just created a special report called “10 Secrets To Gourmet Sausages”. Stop by SausageSecretsExposed.com and get your FREE copy today.

3- Introduce a problem at the start of the article, then solve it…

Sausages! Can’t make them fat free, can’t live without them. Arguably, the biggest problem facing sausage lovers today, is the usual high-fat content etc…

Ok, that wraps it up. Follow these three rules, and your articles should usually get results.