Writing is a kind of someone way to express,
share or inform idea, feeling, information or thought. Everybody certainly is
able to write. However, writing well or not will be depending on the practice. Writing
is also can be a hobby. In the past, people need paper and a pen to write. Now,
we can do it on internet such in a blog. Here are some tips about how to be a
good content writer especially for a blogger.
1. Grammar
mastery
Depending on
whether we are working in English or Indonesian, this basic skill of having a
good grammar skill is a must. This skill will make the text or article
translatable, or at least understandable, and avoid the misunderstanding.
Besides, it will also increase the value of the articles we are writing. Simple
things like how to use a good punctuation, sentence arrangement, are definitely
the answers of how to be a good content writer.
2. Understand
about the topic
Content writing
is all about writing the specific content or niche. It is very important to
master the topic we are writing so we can write about the right facts.
Otherwise, how can the reader trust us? Do some research, read more, and keep
trying to have a better understanding about the topic. That’s why it is also
important to write the things we like, if possible. Besides it can make us
better professionally, it will also be good for our health.
3.
Answer the key questions
Elaboration is
needed, but not too much, please. Besides, the language and how to convey the
points are different between fiction and non-fiction genre. Content writing is
definitely on the non-fiction side. That’s why we have to
answer the key questions of the articles we are writing: usually it starts with
5W+1H (What, who, where, when, why, how). A good article will be able to answer
whatever the questions on readers’ mind when they read the title of the
article. It is also a key point of how to be a good content writer.
4. Continually
Writing is a
skill that needs process. Everyone cannot be a good writer in short time.
Practice and improve writing skill is a key and try making schedule of your
writing. It means nothing worse than the writer who does not stay within the
deadline. Not only our employer (if any) will get disappointed, but also our
reader. It is very important to stay professional
to make people use our service again in the future. If we have a writer’s
block, try the best to find the way out to continue writing. It sounds easy,
but in fact, many people find it hard to apply to be on-time.
5.
Familiar with keywords and how SEO works
Either we like
it or not, writing for content, particularly in online media, will be expected
to increase the web traffic. Therefore, it is important to write with keywords
and know how SEO (Search Engine Optimization) works. By doing this, it can
reach the goals set and successfully as content writer.
By doing all
above, hope it can answer your questions about how to be a good content
writer. Good luck!
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