How do you write 10 articles in 5 hours?

I would spend 30-60 minutes researching, depending on the topic - if it's not a really complex topic I could get it done in 20 minutes or so. While researching I'd be making notes for good article ideas.

After researching, create the outlines for each article, then start writing! Since I've already familiarized myself with the topic and have a bunch of notes, it shouldn't take very long to write each article - then any remaining time would be spent proofreading and editing/rewriting.

That's if all of the articles are all on the same topic (I assumed that's what you meant).

If they were on different topics, I'd spend 10 minutes researching and 20 minutes writing for each.

I think you'll get a bunch of different answers on this one, should be interesting to see!

Wendy

You write 2 articles every hour

Seriously, though....just do some basic research via a Google search, and put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard)

I would go to ezinearticles.com and see what people have already written on the subject. Of course you should not copy their material, but if you know little about the subject at hand then it gives you a reference point to start researching.

Do some basic research, and figure out what the target market is looking for. Writing a good article is only half of the battle, because you also need to make sure that you answer/solve problems within your article.

well, if you write a very short 10 articles then you can I heard that people use program or something to write it. It really doesn't take that long.

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Shannon Herod

Okay, here it is straight.

Assuming you're typing, not a typing fiend, and can go at about 30 wpm, that
means a 500 word article will take you about 17 minutes, provided that
everything you need to write is already in your head.

With a topic you know very well, this isn't a problem.

The problem comes when you try to write about something you know
nothing about. So let's for argument sake say that it takes you a good 3
hours to thoroughly research a topic.

Divide that 3 hours between 10 articles an it comes out to about 18 minutes
per article. Add that 18 minutes to the 17 minutes it takes to actually type
the article and now you're at 35 minutes per article.

Want to reduce that?

Either get faster at typing or get speech dictation software and train it
really well.

Can it be done, 10 articles in 5 hours on a topic you know nothing about?

Sure, but it's not easy...not by a long shot.

If you don't want to hire someone to write your articles here is some guidelines I've used myself with great success.

Preparation and Research

Step 1 - Decide on the topics in your niche you want to cover with your articles
Step 2 - Have the keywords ready you want to target
Step 3 - Have the anchor text (html) ready for the resource box in a notepad file
Step 4 - Do your research and gather information (wikipedia, gutenberg, dummies books - just look inside the cover of dummies books on Amazon and take notes of the index to see what they cover) do not plagiarize - It is just an indication on what to cover
Step 5 - Look at EZA and size up your competition (TimG- WF has an excellent guide on this) I don't know if I'm allowed to put his link in here but just visit his profile or check his sig)
Step 6 - Divide your research into the different topics you want to cover - keep it in one folder and sub-folders

Writing Articles

Article 1 - General information plus strong call to action
Article 2 - Do and dont's of something specific in your niche
Article 3 - Common mistakes or pitfalls to avoid in your niche
Article 5 - Frequently asked questions and answers
Article 6 - Tips and tricks to use
Article 7 - Make a numbered list of anything worthwhile on your topic
Article 8 - Focus on a specific problem in niche and provide solutions (not too much otherwise they're not going to click)
Article 9 - The Top 10 best ways to do something or tips etc in your niche
Article 10 - Use your imagination and come up with some xtra ordinary or imaginative topic to cover or do a combination of the above - dig deeper and come up with a new angle.

Some more experienced marketers (like Steven W) would be able to elaborate more on the above and I know they've got fancy names like "panning for gold" etc.

Depending on your niche chop and change the above. Take one topic do all 10, then rinse and repeat.

Don't know how much experience you have with AM but here is some important tips to keep in mind

Important Tips

- Write a Compelling, longer article title
- Keep the paragraphs no longer than 5 sentences
- Break long articles up into smaller paragraphs and use paragraph headings
- Use bold, italic or bullet points but don't overdo it
- Don't give too little info but you should also not give too much info otherwise there is no reason for the visitor to click on your link
- Don't cut off your article abruptly and then put up the resource box, try and make the resource box an extension of your article by using the following words,
and, therefore, now, one more great tip is to, for more ways to etc.

If you visit the EZA blog you'll get lots of tips on how to write articles fast and they have some of the above templates available. Some great info there - http://blog.ezinearticles.com/

Good luck!

A very quick guide would be:

If it's a topic you know nothing about, then I would spend around 40 minutes reading other articles and other resources. Then I would get 10 keywords in the niche and make titles to guide the content of the articles.

Then I would follow the structure of an opening paragraph introducing the topic with perhaps a question related to the title, the body which would contain 2-3 bits of choice info depending on the topic and of course answering the question/s and the conclusion which is just summing up the body. You may need to refer to your info resources every so often. If it's just 300-400 word articles, they should take you no more than around 30 minutes each or less.

Yves

That's what I was going to say too, but looks like this person has a project and wants to only spend 5 hrs to complete it.

Oh wait, still pull out CC and get someone else to do it for less and keep the difference, you now have a scaleable profitable business...

Hilarious!

I always start by outlining my articles.

If I'm writing 10 articles, I outline 10 broad topics I want to cover within my niche.

I then make 3 points for each broad topic.

Once I have 3 points under each topics, I begin to fill in sentences between points to connect them.

Once the outline is done, writing the article won't take more than a few minutes. I highly recommend outlining before you write. You'll find your articles 100x easier to write, and much better organized for your readers.

There's a book by a guy named Jason Flahedein. How To Write An Article In 7 Minutes Or Less

writing 7 minute articles. I haven't tried it though but i'll be getting that one this week for sure. i write 400 word articles in 12 minutes but that ain't enough.

Here's my plan to writing articles:

- Do initial research on your niche using article directories/niche sites... Copy them down and have them noted in a text file.
- If you want print it up and read it.
- Create an article template that suits your style. Do you want to discuss 3 things in an article(tips) or 1 tip in an article.
- Start writing

But before you start, make sure you have keywords or topics in a seperate file. So it'll be ultra fast.

Here's something you can do if you are used to writng 3 - 4 tips per article.

Article 1 - Tip A,Tip B, Tip C
Article 2 - Tip D,E,F
Article 3 - Tip G,H,I
Article 4 - Tip K,L,M
Article 5 - Tip M,N,O

Article 6 - Tip A,D,G
Article 7 - E,M,I
and so on.

This will mean your article writing will be faster because your focus level is high. But make sure you reword all the tips in the right way...

And another thing is write consistently(10 a day). Make a commitment.

Those who say success doesn't require hard work are liars. They are the wannabe cool guys.

SUCCESS REQUIRES A PRICE. AND IT's CONSISTENT HARD WORK, PERIOD.

I can write 10 articles in an hour or two after I have researched and written a little about the niche already.

wow that is quite tiresome.. but if i were to write that then i will budget the time.. two articles per hour...

in an article break the main keyword/main topic into subtopic then explain each sub topic.. that could make it consume shorter time.

I find the best method for me is to find 2 or 3 good sized articles on the topic, copy and paste the main points from each article into a new document and then go through each point and write it in my own words and style. Once I'm that far, I connect each point together with intermediate sentences so that the whole thing flows together as a complete article. I always have a thesaurus to hand when doing this.

For me it all comes down to good research or having a prior knowledge of the subject matter before I start writing. I combine that with some mind mapping, some topic structure templates, some headline templates and resource box templates. The key is having everything in place in advance.

Regarding research I presonally disagree with this whole bit about reading a few articles on ezinearticles then tacking the bits into a new article. The quality of research used on many articles at ezinearticles is questionable at best. A lot of it composed of people doing the same thing. Just rewriting and rewording existing articles.

The method in it self is not bad but it's the source research material (ezine articles) I don't like.

Personally I rather pick up a few books and magazines and use them as the base for my research. It's more prep time...but as they say...garbage in garbage out...

If you aren't sure how people write quickly, try this simple exercise. Sit down and start typing out your train of thought on any subject at all. Just whatever you're thinking about. If you're thinking about articles, just start writing what you're planning to do with your articles and how you plan to do it. Don't worry about spelling or grammar or anything like that, just write. After five minutes, stop and use the word count feature in your word processor or text editor to see what you've written.

Most people can write 60 to 80 words in five minutes, and with practice you can more than double that - making a 300 word article possible in ten minutes, and a 500 word in fifteen. Similarly, as you do more and more research for articles, you'll get better at it and be able to do the broad-overview research for an article in about five to ten minutes.

Now, the problem comes in when you start asking how to write a good article in that time.

Shameless plug: my .357 Article Method has helped a lot of brand-new article writers to go from "I can't write an article" to "I can write articles all day long" with great success. It's all about subdividing. You start with the fundamental question of what your article is about, and then you divide that into sections, divide each section into individual points, and turn each individual point into a paragraph.

As far as how I personally write ten articles on a new subject in five hours, I don't. If it's a new subject, I expect to burn an entire day on research and then take an hour or more per article. So ten articles on a brand new subject that I don't know at all is roughly a 25-hour proposition for me, and my prices reflect that. But my work isn't really much good for search engine fodder, anyway - it's geared more toward authority blogs and repeat visitors. My articles are supposed to attract and retain a consistent readership on your site, not just get them over there to click on an ad.

Hi

I think it's a good way of making money, but you have to put in some effort, needless to say. The speed will eventually improve. I'd concentrate more on giving out value, trying to be different, so my articles have a better chance.
Thanks for the strategies shared in previous posts...they make sense.

marica theuma

I would spend about half the time researching then outlining each article. Then use dragon naturally speaking to compose all the articles. That would probably take even less than 5 hours. But make no mistake about it you have to be 100% focused and distraction free.