The Top 1 Way to Write an Internet Article.
1. Create an article that is a numbered bulleted-point list related to the topic.
Three Reasons Why They Work
a. The article title itself gets the mind of the reader started on the topic. Likely the reader will actually start filling in what they think is on that list. "Three things you should never forget..." or "Ten best movies...", the reader likely has their own set of answers or can probably think of most of them. Now the reader needs to read the article to see if they guessed correctly or to see what they are missing.
b. Articles with numbered bullet points set the expectation of the length. If the article states the "Top 5 reasons...", as a reader I expect there to be an article with five points with perhaps an introduction and conclusion. In other articles I am not afforded something like this save a possible listing of a word count (which I don't believe gives a good representation).
c. These articles are almost always drivel. After you've read the article you often leave with a sense of nothing gained. It is all common-sense. But again your expectations were met and you have likely expended the exact imagined effort. A slight feeling of satisfaction tempers this bad taste knowing that you scored well in the little guessing game (a la Family Feud). Ultimately leaving you ripe to fall for it again.
1. Create an article that is a numbered bulleted-point list related to the topic.
Three Reasons Why They Work
a. The article title itself gets the mind of the reader started on the topic. Likely the reader will actually start filling in what they think is on that list. "Three things you should never forget..." or "Ten best movies...", the reader likely has their own set of answers or can probably think of most of them. Now the reader needs to read the article to see if they guessed correctly or to see what they are missing.
b. Articles with numbered bullet points set the expectation of the length. If the article states the "Top 5 reasons...", as a reader I expect there to be an article with five points with perhaps an introduction and conclusion. In other articles I am not afforded something like this save a possible listing of a word count (which I don't believe gives a good representation).
c. These articles are almost always drivel. After you've read the article you often leave with a sense of nothing gained. It is all common-sense. But again your expectations were met and you have likely expended the exact imagined effort. A slight feeling of satisfaction tempers this bad taste knowing that you scored well in the little guessing game (a la Family Feud). Ultimately leaving you ripe to fall for it again.
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she even had a stache.