I am a member of Wealthy Affiliate, an Affiliate Marketing website building platform. When I joined Wealthy Affiliate, I had a website for my poetry, and I blogged about each poem for inspiration. I thought I was a writer. Little did I know how much my posts needed improvement.
Wealthy Affiliate taught me everything I need to know to write and have a website to generate an income from home.
What I did learn is that anyone can write when they have the right guidance. Wealthy Affiliate offers step-by-step training not only on how to write a content rich post but on everything else you need to know to create an online business.
You can go into the platform and try it out FREE with NO credit card information. You may be a bit skeptical, but It is real. It is FREE to check it out and see if Affiliate Marketing is for you.
I have heard many people tell me, “but I can’t write.” You don’t have to be a writer. You do, however, need to be open to learn and apply the tips I have given you in this post.
I want to mention that as a FREE member of Wealthy Affiliate, you can use Jaaxy for 30 keyword searches.
Hi. Laura. I enjoyed reading your post and would not disagree with anything.
I was a newbie when I started in Affiliate Marketing and, for sure, I didn’t know anything about writing. Bearly wrote 500 words for my first post. Even that amazed me at the time. Did you feel the same way when you first began this journey?
I mention this because I want to testify to the truth of what you have said in your post.
Your tips are spot on and the training at WA is going to be a great help to anyone wishing to be a blogger and Affiliate Marketer. I now write 2500 word posts on a consistent basis and I owe it all to what I have learned at WA as well. As you said, It does get easier the more you do.
Anyone can be a good writer/blogger given the right training.
Wayne
Wayne, Yes, when I started writing a few years ago, I was lucky to turn out 500 words on a post. When I look back on those posts, I cringe. But when I joined WA and learned the proper way to structure a post, my words also are 1000-3000 now.
Anyone can blog with the right training, and here at WA, we provide that training. Extensive step-by-step training like none I have found on any other platform.
Boy, I needed this. Your four tips are very helpful to me. I’m a newbie in the online marketing space and I have given a great deal of thought about blogging. I did not quite understand that a lot of what I have to do serves the end of selling a product, so if I can do a good job of reviewing products I can turn affiliate marketing into a lucrative enterprise. You gave great detail about writing titles, researching articles, headings, and the body. In each, you explain the considerations that should come into play. I am a teacher. I am a poet too. I have also written 2 children’s books but have still found myself struggling with the idea of blogging. I think it helps me more to think of writing reviews as ads. What do you think about that idea?
It seems intuitive, but it did not occur to me that I could do a Jaaxy search and use a keyword to come up with a title. This is similar to what I do when I think about presenting a lesson plan. With each lesson, one must come up with an interesting and engaging “hook.” Once you come up with the hook, teaching the lesson becomes easier. The detail you give on research, headings, and body were just as helpful and considering what you have taught here makes me more enthusiastic about approaching the writing needed for my WA website.
Thanks for the great information.
God bless you.
Ronald, What a wonderful comment. You and I are both poets so we tend to speak in partial sentences. This was a struggle for me at first. But when you write content to make sure you speak directly to one person and you continue to write until your thought process has reached your audience.
I am not sure I agree with writing reviews as ads unless it is a recommended review. The scams take a lot of research and your own opinion to help get your point across. If it is not good for you then it is not good for your readers. Always be honest.
Yes, I do agree with the title as a hook to interest readers and students alike. This is a great way to put your thought process across. Well done.
Laura
I feel much more confident after reading your article. Sometimes I don’t know how to start an article and what is the most important part of it. However, your article has cleared my mind and I feel ready to start a new article following the right structure as you described on the post.
What I always do is to have the title ready then I start making the article. But I’m not sure if it is a great idea to write about something and then find the right title for the article. As you described in your post, it is better to have a title before start writing but I don’t know if I can start the article without having the title. Do you think it will be a good idea?
Thanks for sharing this.
Andres, I feel you are talking in circles and confusing yourself. Search for the title, research the subject, outline your article and write the content. These steps followed in this order will simplify your writing experience.
Let me know if this helps, please.
Laura
This post is very helpful for beginner blogger that don’t know where to start. Wealthy affiliate really is a great platform and the perfect platform for anyone that wants to learn how to write a successful blog. Im also with wealthy affiliate and the training is amazing and really does work! Great job on this article.
Hi Ruth, Thank You. Are you a beginner blogger? If so I hope this helps you with your writing here at WA. All the best to you and I am only a PM away if you need assistance.
Laura
Hello Laura, this article really helped me to better understand how to write effectively. I am a new affiliate marketer and sometimes it can be really hard to make 1000-3000 words as I simply don’t have an idea what to write about. I think that research is one of the most important things as it is important to write accurate things although it would be 500 words.
Daniel, Yes, it is hard to come up with subjects. Try doing a day for keyword research in Jaaxy and ad to your saved list. You can find things to research in your previous blogs and on google but doing random searches. When you do your searches ahead, you can go into a list and quickly follow the other three steps and before you know it you have a story blog post — all the best to you in your new adventure.
I really enjoy reading your page, I find it really helpful. Sometime I get writers block and the title is the last thing that I do. the research part is ok but the body is what really keeps me going. I enjoy researching but I enjoy more writing. Do you ever feel like your don’t have anything to write? What do you do then?
Claudia, This is a great question. When I can’t think of a thing to write is when I put my pen to paper or nowadays my fingers to the keys and write anything and everything that flows through my head. then I look at it and pick out subjects I can search for keywords for in a title. It works every time.