What makes a good linkbaiter so successful?

1) Highly successful linkbaiters understand how to step outside the box and they’re always thinking about interesting ways to twist existing ideas.

2) They realize people are emotional animals and prone to click on content that moves them in some way.

3) They realize that increasingly shorter attention spans means they consistently have to find new and creative ways to present information; they do this by interacting with people, creating discussions and taking advantage of situations to generate ideas.

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“How do I write an article?” This is the most common question asked by people who don’t consider themselves writers, along with utterances like “but I’m not good with grammar, I’ve never taken writing lessons, I’m not very creative, I don’t have any good ideas…” and the list goes on.

The truth is, writing isn’t that scary and writing a well-informed article geared towards your audience isn’t hard. Want to know the secret? Continue Reading »

We’ve all seen article after article that is boring as hell. You know them; your eyes only skim them briefly while you’re reading and you certainly don’t give them the time of day. So why are people still writing them?

Because when all is said and done, these “boring” articles are still immensely useful. Granted, articles like “5 Tips for Making More Money” are a dime a dozen, but we keep writing them because they work. If you’re a financial planner, you’re giving your target audience what they want. However, shake it up when you can, because the same old articles DO get boring and the more people see them, the more they skip over them. Continue Reading »