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Why Write
Christian Articles?
Seven reasons to write Christian Web
Content
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Why should you write
articles for a Christian audience? Christians everywhere
are looking for good Christian web content, and when you
write quality articles, you help provide that content.
When you write Christian articles, you are providing
yourself and your web site with web exposure. And when
you write articles, you increase your own web
credibility.
1) There is a dearth of good
Christian articles on the web. Perhaps because there is
a perception that there is not as much profit in a
Christian consumer (I happen to think the opposite---if
you have a quality product, the Christian consumer will
purchase from you). Perhaps because the Christian author
is not willing to place his articles on a secular web
site. Perhaps because Christian authors feel compelled
to ‘water down’ their article.
2) By writing to
the Christian audience, you provide a much-needed
service to the Christian Internet market. Many
Christians are simply discouraged by the lack of good
Christian content on the web, and thereby spend less
time on the internet. By creating good content for a
Christian audience, you can help increase the Christian
market size.
3) By writing Christian articles and
posting them to your own web site or blog, you add good
quality content to your own site, helping to increase
your search engine visibility.
4) When you write
Christian articles and submit them to the various
article directories, you create exposure for your own
web site. Simply place a link back to your own web site
at the end of the article, or in the resource box,
whichever the particular article directory prefers. When
your article is read, and the reader appreciates your
content, they will often click through to your site,
providing much-needed web traffic for you.
5) By
writing Christian articles and submitting them to the
various article databases and directories, you establish
backlinks to your own website, which can help with some
search engine rankings.
6) When you write
Christian articles, you establish yourself as an
authority on whichever Christian topic you write about.
From your website, you can link to the particular
article directories that accept your article, giving you
and your web site added credibility.
7) We want
your articles! When you write your articles, submit them
to both the web site where you are reading this article,
and to my website, listed below.
How to Write a
Good Christian Article
Six steps to writing an effective Christian
article
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1. Take some time to
brainstorm your Christian article topic. Take a blank
sheet of paper and list 10 topics that are related to
the subject you want to write about. If you have a web
site you are promoting, what are the top 10 reasons
someone might be interested in your web site? What are
the top 10 reasons someone might be interested in
reading an article by you?
2. Create a great
headline for your Christian article. The reader must be
intrigued by your headline (or title) or they will not
read your article. It is far better to write one article
that has a good headline/title and gets read than to
write 10 articles that have lousy titles. Here are some
suggestions:
• How to (fill in the blank)
•
Why you should (fill in the blank)
• Why you should
not (fill in the blank)
• Don’t ever (fill in the
blank)
• Top 8 Reasons for (fill in the blank)
Those are just starters—you can brainstorm and come
up with so many more good Christian article titles.
3. Organize your Christian article.
• Start
with an introduction or summary. Take 1 to 3 sentences
to state what you are going to write about. Sometimes it
is actually easier to write this after you have written
the article, especially if you are not very organized
when you start out writing.
• List several key points
about your topic. Expand on each of these—perhaps 2 to 5
sentences each. You can number these, put them in
bullets, or put each idea in a separate paragraph.
However you decide to do this, be sure and break the
ideas down so the reader can easily see where each idea
begins and ends.
• Give the reader ideas for
implementing your several key points. Once again, you
can use bullets or in this case, sentences or brief
paragraphs.
• Summarize your Christian article. This
will be similar to the introduction, but perhaps more
oriented towards telling the reader what to do next—such
as learning more or getting started with whatever your
article topic was.
4. Add a bio or resource
section at the end of your article. Give a one-sentence
bio of yourself, perhaps where you live and your
specialty or expertise, and then provide a link to your
web site. Most article directories will allow you to
place a live link in this section.
5. Keep these
important points in mind as you write your Christian
article:
• Keep sentences short and concise. Get
your point across in as few words as possible.
•
Separate ideas, whether by numbering, bullets, or
paragraphs. Your Christian article should be easy to
read.
• Be sure your article is informative about
your Christian topic; it should not read like one long
sales pitch.
6. Get writing! Submit your
Christian article to at least two article
directories—the one in which you are reading this
article, and my article directory, listed below in the
author resource box.
How to Write
a Good Christian Article
Six
steps to writing an effective Christian article
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Writing, Freelance Writing & Prediction, christian article, christian
articles
1. Take some time to brainstorm your
Christian article topic. Take a blank sheet of paper and
list 10 topics that are related to the subject you want
to write about. If you have a web site you are
promoting, what are the top 10 reasons someone might be
interested in your web site? What are the top 10 reasons
someone might be interested in reading an article by
you?
2. Create a great headline for your
Christian article. The reader must be intrigued by your
headline (or title) or they will not read your article.
It is far better to write one article that has a good
headline/title and gets read than to write 10 articles
that have lousy titles. Here are some suggestions:
• How to (fill in the blank)
• Why you should
(fill in the blank)
• Why you should not (fill in the
blank)
• Don’t ever (fill in the blank)
• Top 8
Reasons for (fill in the blank)
Those are just
starters—you can brainstorm and come up with so many
more good Christian article titles.
3. Organize
your Christian article.
• Start with an
introduction or summary. Take 1 to 3 sentences to state
what you are going to write about. Sometimes it is
actually easier to write this after you have written the
article, especially if you are not very organized when
you start out writing.
• List several key points
about your topic. Expand on each of these—perhaps 2 to 5
sentences each. You can number these, put them in
bullets, or put each idea in a separate paragraph.
However you decide to do this, be sure and break the
ideas down so the reader can easily see where each idea
begins and ends.
• Give the reader ideas for
implementing your several key points. Once again, you
can use bullets or in this case, sentences or brief
paragraphs.
• Summarize your Christian article. This
will be similar to the introduction, but perhaps more
oriented towards telling the reader what to do next—such
as learning more or getting started with whatever your
article topic was.
4. Add a bio or resource
section at the end of your article. Give a one-sentence
bio of yourself, perhaps where you live and your
specialty or expertise, and then provide a link to your
web site. Most article directories will allow you to
place a live link in this section.
5. Keep these
important points in mind as you write your Christian
article:
• Keep sentences short and concise. Get
your point across in as few words as possible.
•
Separate ideas, whether by numbering, bullets, or
paragraphs. Your Christian article should be easy to
read.
• Be sure your article is informative about
your Christian topic; it should not read like one long
sales pitch.
6. Get writing! Submit your
Christian article to at least two article
directories—the one in which you are reading this
article, and my article directory, listed below in the
author resource box.