Write Articles Quickly and Easily Using This Method

To make a decent living writing online, it is of utmost importance that speed in writing be obtained. If you have to stop and consider each phrase you write, then your chances of making any kind of money are seriously hampered. Not everyone is gifted with the talent to write. To be honest, it takes many years of just plain writing to be able to accomplish this. Some people naturally have that skill, and others must work at it.

Regardless of the case, speed is what makers or breaks you in writing. if you are writing the next greatest American novel, and have other visible means of support, it is okay to take your time and carefully craft your words. It is much different, however, if you are writing articles and reports as a means to make an income.

What can be done to increase speed in writing? Travis Sago, of Bum Marketing fame, advocates for a minimum of 5 articles to be written per day and submitted to directories. They must be relevant to the niche you are marketing to, and should be at least 400 words in length. As a freelance writer, I can pound out a 400 word article in about 15 minutes, while other colleagues of mine in the same field struggle for over an hour in doing this simple task. One of the best writers I know will take up to a day to produce a 1,000 word article. He is making money because the quality of his articles are excellent, but struggles to make a sustainable income.

I have tried several methods for increasing writing speed, and most of them work well, but have a learning curve. Learning curves for me is okay as long as when you are finished, the application works to your satisfaction. I have Dragon Naturally Speaking ver. 9 on my computer, and although it works better than anything I have tried, it still has shortcomings that are not acceptable to me. I want any application to produce the requirements I demand without a lot of rewriting or proofreading. Regardless of how good any software application is, most of them are far from perfect. MS Office also has integrated voice recognition software that leaves even more to desire than Dragon Naturally Speaking.

So what can you do to improve writing speed? The solution is a simple one. People talk at approximately 154 words per minute. Your job will be to record your article by speaking, using the MP3 features so readily available on computers today. I would suggest you research the subject you are targeting, and then, while the information is fresh in your mind, sit down and record the article by speaking into the microphone. If you speak at 154 words per minute, you can produce a 500 word article in under 5 minutes.

Carefully search the internet, and find a transcription service. I would suggest looking into Elance or Rentacoder to begin. Digging deeper into the internet will find you resources that will transcribe your article for about 3 dollars a pop. Outsource if you are serious about article writing, and it is your main focus in internet marketing.