My 7 Tips to Write Killer Articles in 20 Minutes or Less!

My 7 Tips to Write Killer Articles in 20 Minutes or Less!

You know, when you need content for your website, blog or newsletter or even for article marketing purposes, Web 2.0 sites etc, if you're already knowledgable in something, then you could potential write up to 10+ articles a day if it only took you about 20 minutes or less when writing them!

And when I need to write up some content articles for my site or newsletters etc, (although more for Web 2's), I don't usually like to spend any more than 20 minutes writing them! It depends on how long I want the article to be. And these days they should be long articles (1000+ words) to rank well.

I know that might sound like blasphemy to some people who can spend a lot of time (hours or even days) on writing some articles for their site. And since when it comes to Internet Marketing, it's powered by content. And content is King as they say. But it doesn't mean you have to spend a long time making great articles!

And for those that need some quick articles, that don't have time to spend on writing 2000+ word articles. When you just need to write up some articles quickly in about 20 minutes or less, here's 7 tips to write killer articles in 20 minutes or less!

Tip: This article only took me 18 minutes to write. From scratch!

1: Keep a List of Ideas
It can take up a lot of time just finding a topic to write about, right? But a list of content ideas is something you can always turn to and pick something out of it to start writing about. The best thing to do is keep a notebook or even a text file on your computer that's full of post ideas. I write these down weeks, sometimes months in advance so I don't have to do the topic finding!

2: Incubate Your Ideas
Sometimes it's best to let a post or article idea sit and incubate for a few days rather than writing about it straight away. When you do so, you'll think of new ways and things you can add into it so that when you're ready to write about it you'll already know about all the angles you cover in that article and have all the supporting information you'll need for it.

3: Stick With What You Know
I'm going to be very brutally honest here but you've probably got a ton of article ideas already and most of them aren't getting written right now. So focus on the topics for the articles that make the most sense to have on your site or use in your campaign. Remember, this is on how to write an article in 20 minutes or less not write an epic or autobiography!

4: Shoot Bullets
Bullet points when used in articles make them much easier and nicer to read when they list out main points of that article or even steps within it. Such as numbered lists, top 10's etc. And sometimes, just writing 5+ bullet points is enough to expand on them, break them down and provide you with something to actually write about! Plus on the flip side, people love reading lists!

5: Keep it Short and Sweet!
If you want to write an article in about 20 minutes or less, well you'll need to keep it fairly short. You wont need fast typing skills but that will help! But try to keep the information within it short and sweet by making sentences condensed without skimping out on quality. Try to make every word count while being informative without letting the quality of the article down.

6: Sleep on It!
Okay you don't have to actually sleep on it, but if you are having writers block then it's okay! Put the article down, save it and close it and come back to it later! Go and work on something else for a bit and then come back to it later. Have a quick read through, think about what it needs and then you'll find your writing juices are able to flow again and you'll complete it.

7: Never Put Off Great Ideas
If you've created a list of article topics to write about, it can be tempting to put off those ones you know will be really good to write about now in favor for writing about topics that will be easier to write. Don't do that! Don't put them off until last, do them first! You'll save time doing them now anyway as the rest can be done easily, quicker, later on.

Conclusion

Writing quick articles that are good articles, quickly, doesn't mean that you have to sacrifice on quality! And you don't have to be a genius wordsmith or fast typist either. All you need is a passion and to follow these quick article writing tips and you'll be well on your way to writing tons of great articles in 20 minutes or less!

Do you make use of these article marketing tips to write quick articles with, quickly?

What other article writing tips do you know of to write good quality articles, quickly?