Now that we have our WordPress blog installed it’s time to start filling that baby up with some keyword rich content! If you have never written anything before, don’t be scared. Writing is fun when it’s something you enjoy talking about and know quite a bit about.

On the first day of this challenge we talked about a program called Market Samurai and how I use it to determine topics for my content niche blogs. This program shows me related keywords to the content subject so that I have a handy list I can refer back to at anytime when I am writing so that I can be sure that the articles I write are filled with my keywords so the search engines like them. In the end the goal is to create information rich content that our readers find interesting and that the search engines like enough to put us near the top of search results.

The articles you use on your content niche website can be written by you as an original piece, written by you as a sourced article, given by a guest blogger or one of several other ways of obtaining information for your website. However, to get started we are going to focus on writing the content ourselves. This way we know it’s unique, it’s written with keywords in mind and we have total control over it.

If you have Market Samurai you can use the “Find Content” module within it to find sourced content that you can use as an information base for your own unique articles. A quick note, I would like to mention regarding writing from sourced content: Do not ever copy and paste any article in whole or in part and claim it as your own and if you do use copy from a source, ensure to give credit to the author. This is just common sense guys and good practice. What I am talking about here is reading articles or websites written by other people and retaining the information to help you write your own articles. For example, if you need to write an article about “How to take care of a cactus plant” you may not know every detail on the matter, so you might go look up tips and ideas from other people. You don’t want to copy them word for word, but there is nothing wrong with rewording ideas from memory to include in your own article.

On the flip side, you may have a head full of information on the subject you are writing about and don’t need to research anything. If that is the case, write away like mad and just follow a few simple writing tips.

• Your first paragraph should be clear, concise and explain exactly what the rest of the article is about.
• Keep paragraphs short. It’s easier to retain smaller amounts of information and with more white space your eyes (and your readers’ eyes) will thank you.
• Ensure that your title, subject line or heading contains 1 or 2 of your keywords and also attracts the reader to actually want to find out more information about what you wrote.
• When you are outlining points, be sure to use bullets to separate out your ideas.
• Keep your topic focused on one specific topic. If you have more related ideas, write another article.
• Give lots of examples and tell stories if you have one that supports what you are writing. This will help backup your points but also may relate to your readers on a higher level.
• Give your readers lots of resources including books, website links and any other information that they can get themselves to support what you wrote.

End the day today by posting your very first keyword rich article on your blog. Be sure to define a category for every article you post so that they can be easily found at a later date if someone searches your website for something specific. Don’t forget to include an image with your blog posts if you can find one to go with it.