A Publisher’s Rant – Why I Hate The Body of Your Article

I’m a publisher for many sites. I HATE many a of your articles. Here’s why I hate the body of your article and what you can do simply about it.

You’re Giving Me A Headache

Let’s cut to the chase on this issue. I actually don’t care what you write about. As long as it isn’t an barefaced sales pitch, knock yourself out. I am much interested in the format of the article, not your view or take on the subject matter. The readers on my sites may not like what you write, but that is your problem.

I do care simply about the flow and format of the body of your article. I powerfully encourage you to have a point and stick to it. If another idea comes to mind half way through writing an article, turn it into a separate article. Don’t try to cram it all into one article.

One Sentence Paragraphs

Don’t. For the love of God, simply don’t write these. The only time you should write a one sentence paragraph is if it is a narrative. Occasionally, you can write one for dramatic impact, but try to stay away from these.

Loooonggg Sentences

Even in our capitalist society, punctuation is free. This “.” is a period. The period is your friend. For several of you, it is a long lost friend.

Sentences should be comparatively short. If you write articles through the stream of consciousness method, nice for you. Once the masterpiece is done, see it out loud to yourself. How makes it sound? Maybe you should do thing with the 10-line sentence?

Linking In The Body

Why, why, why do you do this? I dead refuse to publish any article with links in the body. In truth, I don’t have thing against such links. My bitch is that you’re fashioning me take extra steps to link the damn things once I publish them on sites. If you think I am going to spend extra time on your article, you’re wrong. Chant with me, “I wish put all links in the byline.”

Spelling

Contrary to popular opinion, I don’t care if you spell words. I can’t spell worth a damn and assume you can’t either. I wish run your article through spell check programs. In fact, I’ll run them through two spell check programs. Writing system is not a big issue with me.

Body Headlines

Using headlines in the body of your article is a really nice idea. I love them and wish view you in a much favorable light. The only thing I ask is that you CAPITALIZE the 1st letter of each word. Remember, I am lazy.

The Last Paragraph

The last paragraph should summarize the point you ready-made in the article. The last paragraph is not a place to put links, hints simply about your site or your biography. I wish not publish your article if you do such things. You can cover all of these items in your byline.

When it comes to the body of your article, knock yourself out. Simply support in mind these pet peeves.

About The Author

Halstatt Pires is with the Cyberspace marketing firm - http://www.marketingtitan.com - a San Diego Cyberspace marketing and advertising company.

This article was denote on Nov 22, 2005