Tips for writing an ezine article:

1) Don't blindly dive in and start writing, do some research and make sure all your information is correct.

2) Once you have thought of a title, write it in certain of a blank sheet of paper. Then jot down your information in lines that radiate out from your title. This technique is called 'Mind Mapping' and it's a very effective way of organizing your ideas.

3) To get ideas for you article look at previous articles in relation to your topic, crawl through search engines and find as much information on topic as possible as well as using your own person experience of course.

4) At end of your article, attach a 5- or 6-line 'Resource Box' that includes your website URL and/or your email address.

5) When you have finished your article, do NOT send it off straight away. Let it lie fallow for 2 or 3 days and then come back and read it again. You'll be amazed at improvements you can make. Those final improvements are what make difference between an article that gets published and one that doesn't.

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In an age when websites truly rate a "dime a dozen," discovering a really great website feels more like finding a $10 bill on sidewalk than merely surfing Internet.

Whether their creators did it on purpose or not, virtually all successful websites share following characteristics:

First, every good website focuses on a specific, narrow, "niche" audience.

Imagine difference between a light bulb and a laser beam.

Both provide light, but laser focuses its light with pinpoint precision, while light bulb diffuses its light in every direction.

In other words, successful websites don't try to sell cooking supplies to people interested in latest fishing or hunting equipment.

They specifically provide content on exact topics of interest to their target audience, instead of trying to offer all things to all people.

Second, with exception of personal, family, or hobby websites, every website operates with ultimate purpose of turning a profit.

Unfortunately many websites make this their only purpose and, thus, fail miserably in their attempts to succeed online.

We saw how blatantly greedy, self-centered websites failed in "dot-bomb" era... and it got ugly.

On other hand, successful websites make money as a result of providing products, services, and information of obvious value for their targeted visitors.

They win by putting needs and desires of visitors first and get rewarded in process.