How to Edit an Internet Article

Editing Internet articles should be about the money. When you think of it that way, it becomes easier. Sure, you can have fun publishing for free on certain sites. But even publishing there should direct readers to pieces you can make money on. So if you are looking to make more money on your blog or just want to begin a good and lucrative, career, then this guide on editing for higher payments is for you.

Instructions

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Develop the piece quickly. The first step is about time. You will need plenty of ideas for your Internet articles. You usually wont get paid a lot unless this is web copy-writing. However, you can make good money doing this. Editing comes second; first complete the article quickly.

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Focus on keywords. I have written before on keywords, which are paramount in SEO or other forms of online writing. This will be the core of your editing process. You want your piece to sound just right but also have plenty of searchable keywords and keyword phrases. If you can write an article with two five to ten keyword sets or more, you will be making money.

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Edit the length. The basic Internet article rarely pushes 1,000 words. And if the article gets that high, something is wrong with the piece. Internet readers will typically scan through your article. This isnt a five-page essay for schoolan online article is meant to entertain in a short amount of time. So try to keep your articles below 800 words. You can have success with longer articles, but you make more writing several shorter, 400 to 600 word articles. Remember, we are thinking of money here first, not winning awards.

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Edit for the site. Every site has its own style. In fact, some sites prefer longer pieces. Its not out of place for an interview to hit 2,000 words or a book review to go past 1,200. Thats a different kind of online writing, with a different style. However, the point here is each site is different. You will need to see what sells. A good strategy is to ask published writers; they can point you in the right direction. Focus on whether or not your original article will sell there; if it wont try somewhere else and write a different article for this particular site.

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Use links. Lastly, depending on what you are writing, try to be good with your links. Most online writers have blogs, for example, and blogs can bring you in money writing everything you want to write. I write for book review sites and have a book review blog, so I always point readers to my sites.