Article Writing or blog writing is easier than you think. It’s a natural and one of the greatest types of art. It is present in every person. However, some are good at novel writing, some at ad writing, and some have talent for story writing.
While SEO-optimized article writing is different from these. There are some rules and regulations for writing an article with good SEO. Once you understand these rules, you can write an SEO-optimized article. Let’s discuss these rules and steps in this guide.
1. Topic Selection
Topic selection is the most essential part of an article. It is difficult for some people because they have to gather information. However, information is necessary, but too much information can cause you trouble. So we recommend you gather necessary information from trusted resources. After gathering information, follow these steps:
- Make notes of the collected information.
- Organize your notes in an outline form. This will be your content structure.
- Find a keyword on which your article will focus.
- Get related words of the keyword as tags and synonym keywords. These are the words that will help visitors to find you.
2. Writing
The second step is writing. It contains a main heading, subheadings, and the theory or data. The main heading is very important as it is an ad for your article. So clearly mention the purpose of your article and don’t put anything that you can’t provide in your article. After the main heading, follow these steps:
- Write a small intro without giving too much information to make people curious.
- Put subheadings and use your keyword in them.
- Then write the theory or data in your subheadings.
- Remember to write a conclusion section because many people directly read the conclusion to save their time.
- Write the article with complete focus. If you are stuck on a word or phrase, skip it and continue till the article ends. If your mind gets stuck in the whole article, take a break and come again with a fresh mind.
3. SEO Improvement
The third step is SEO Improvement. To improve the SEO, follow these steps:
- Read the whole article you wrote and correct the grammar mistakes.
- Replace the possible words with a keyword or synonym keywords if it makes sense.
- Use the focus keyword in subheadings.
- Check the keyword density. It should lie between 0.7 to 1.5% which means that the keyword is used 7 to 15 times in a 1000-word article.
- It is recommended to include at least two external links in your article that direct readers to other relevant websites. Also, add one or more internal links leading back to your website.
- Make a meta description of 130 to 155 words, and don’t forget to use your keyword or a synonym keyword in it.
4. Proof Reading
Proofreading is the final step. Take some breaks and read your article multiple times to ensure no grammar or SEO errors. The ultimate goal of proofreading is to verify if your article makes sense and delivers the service or result promised in it.
Conclusion
Re-read the article to write a good and to-the-point conclusion section. This section contains the pure opinions and final thoughts of your mind about the article you write and read. As for this article, the conclusion will be something like this:
SEO-optimized article writing consists of four main parts. Topic research, Writing, SEO improvement, and proofreading. All these parts have equal importance and weight. We have discussed these parts as rules in this guide. You will be able to write an article with good SEO as long as you follow these rules and steps.
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