Friday, August 19, 2011

Writers, hear ye: SEOP lists the best writing practices for producing multimedia content

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If you are a blogger, content developer, or copywriter, you too are aware of the many challenges that writing can bring. SEOP, one of the world’s leading search engine optimization and marketing firms, cites that pressures brought about by deadlines, writing about alien niches, and being trapped in the pothole called writer’s block are among the many factors that make content production more difficult than it already is. The following are some of the best writing practices that can help you make the whole process of content creation easier.

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• Plan the content. Procrastination results to cramming. It is advisable for writers to take on tasks as soon as they come. That way, the content will be finished early and you will have enough extra time to do other things. According to SEOP, planning content ahead of time will let you keep up with blogging schedules, and help you map out content strategies and search for interesting content for your readers ahead of time.

• Don’t obsess over unpublished content. Many writers waste time fussing over their written content – changing terminologies, rearranging words and sentences, even rehashing entire paragraphs. The best thing for you to do is review your work, send it to the editor, and make changes or revisions following the editor’s notes.

• Always create an outline. A well-balanced content is a result of a well constructed outline. An outline will provide the direction for you and your write-up to prevent misdirecting tangents and keep your concentration on your topics and goals.

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• Arm yourself with the right tools. Know your way around your topic by doing a thorough research and gathering important information and relevant details. SEOP also notes that understanding HTML and how it works are also important. Even knowing the basic codes will help you modify your posts’ layout. You can change format fonts, include tables and multimedia elements in your post, and personalize other on-page objects.

For more tips about content writing and SEO, visit www.seop.com/blog.