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8 Tips to Get Publishers to Notice You
by: Brandie King
If your articles aren't getting published very often, or you
just want to increase the chances of them being published,
then you will benefit from the tips in this article.
1. Article Length
You should always keep you article 500 to 800 words long. If
you can't fit what you want to say into that amount of
space, then break your article up into more than one part.
2. Resource Box Length
When writing your resource box, keep it 5 to 6 lines long.
In a resource box you are simply trying to get people to
request more information, not sell them something. If you
want a longer ad, buy one!
3. Line Length
The lines in both your article and your resource box should
be formatted to 60 to 65 characters per line. One of the
consequences of not doing so is that, in some email
programs, your article may appear with every line at a
different length.
You can get your article formatted, as well as learning its
character, line, and word count, at the following website
for free. http://www.fwointl.com/FWOFormatter.html
4. Is Your Article Actually An Article?
Publishers want to provide their readers with actually
useful information and you should want the same. If you
write an article that is just a sales letter or press
release it will be rejected 99 percent of the time.
5. Inactive Links
Before you even think about publishing or submitting your
article check that all links within it are active and
working. Nothing is more irritating than to click on a link
for a site you're interested in only to find out that it no
longer exists.
6. Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar
If you submit your article and it's full of errors it will
be thrown into the trash folder so fast that your head will
spin. Submitting articles with these types of errors not
only makes you look extremely unprofessional, but it shows
disrespect for both the publisher and their readers.
7. S*AM Triggers
As a courtesy, you should run your article through a program
that will check it for triggers that could possibly get it
rejected by filters. This isn't a necessary step but it will
definitely impress publishers and increase the chances of
your article being published.
You can check your article for free at http://www.lyris.com/contentchecker.
8. Publisher Guidelines
This should be understood without having to say it, but it
is still important enough to mention. Always, always, always
follow the publisher's guidelines when submitting an article
to them. Not doing so will get your article rejected quicker
than anything else.
Read this list, print it out, and keep it by you when you
are writing an article. Read each tip and make sure that you
are following it.
Making the above mistakes will insult the intelligence of
both the publishers and their readers, as well as wasting
your time and theirs.
About The Author
Brandie King is a writer and author who teaches other
writers how to write, as well as promote, using articles.
She is currently looking for a wide variety of articles on a
wide variety of topics for her article directory. You can
submit absolutely free.
http://www.articlesubmission.com
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