Before I tell you how to write an article that breaks the rules, I have to review the rules of good online articles. First, of all, it is generally accepted that you should ideally have three to seven words in the title, not the fourteen that I have in the title above. Now, why did I break that rule? Because it was a way to get attention. Getting attention is good.

Online articles are generally meant to promote a website. This is accomplished by posting them in article directories where they are both read and also taken by others to use on their websites. The ultimate goal is to give them away and in doing so make money. The basic “rules” that have developed are meant to make this more likely.

For example, the keyword or keyword phrases you are targeting usually need to be in the title, the first paragraph, the body of the article and near the end. This is so the search engines can know what it is about and send people to it. For example, when they type in the keywords “write an article” or “how to write an article,” they will hopefully find this one. (more…)