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What Are YOU Missing on Twitter?

If you’re a Twitter user who doesn’t follow [Follow EzineArticles on Twitter!] @EzineArticles, you’re missing a lot of great EzineArticles information and training! The following is a list of (50) random author tips, insider info, fun facts and reminders we’ve tweeted in the last two months. Any one of these could have been the magic bullet to help you take your article marketing to the next level.

Just CLICK on any of the “ReTweet This” links to auto-populate your Twitter status field. Then just edit for length and retweet to your heart’s content!
EzineArticles Tips and Training Snippets:

* Golden rule of HTML for Article Writers: Every HTML tag you OPEN, must be CLOSED. http://is.gd/ulS9 [ReTweet This]

* Tip: Don’t use URL Shorteners in your Resource Box or article. Better to include a URL from a domain that you own/control for life. [ReTweet This]
* Article Writing Tip: Let each article stand alone and deliver your intended message. Your readers will love the simplicity of your delivery. [ReTweet This]
* “Hit the ground running” in your article body. Your 1st sentence and 1st paragraph should deliver immediate value to your reader. [ReTweet This]
* Most authors find it’s easier to write (1) 1000 word article than (2) 500 word articles; yet (2) 500 word articles always outperforms. [ReTweet This]
* Article Writing Tip: Don’t let your article’s primary aim be to attract traffic. Let it be to help your reader improve or solve a problem. [ReTweet This]
* What’s the IDEAL word count? 400-800 words. Anytime you approach 1200 words or more, consider breaking the article in half. [ReTweet This]
* Your resource box should not be more than 15% of the article body length. Don’t oversell here. Let your expertise shine through the article. [ReTweet This]
* Resource Box: Include one benefit-oriented sentence about what specifically you can do for the reader that is related to your expertise. [ReTweet This]
* If your reader wants to contact you, can they? Or do they need to be a sleuth? Add your name and contact info to your site and be known! [ReTweet This]
* Article parts are not syndication friendly. Consider changing titles so each article stands alone and not dependent on another article. [ReTweet This]
* If content is King, RELEVANT content is Queen; ie, the power behind the throne. Writing articles about lawn care doesn’t sell puppy food. [ReTweet This]
* Your article should not need your article summary in order to make sense. The ARTICLE SUMMARY is a teaser to the full article. [ReTweet This]
* Don’t quote or source in your articles. Readers want your voice. Give them what they have not yet discovered or read elsewhere. Be unique. [ReTweet This]
* Make your articles easy on the eyes. Use proper format, paragraphs, and lists. The goal: easy reading and quick info-sharing. [ReTweet This]
* If you COPY and PASTE from MS WORD and you use our WYSIWYG editor, be CERTAIN to use the “PASTE FROM WORD” button only. [ReTweet This]
* Know and understand SEO, but don’t depend on it for your marketing plan. Draw readers with expert content, not just well-researched keywords. [ReTweet This]
* Q: What tense should I write in? A: Present tense is more exciting and makes info sound current. Ex: Articles make (vs ‘made’) my day! [ReTweet This]

EzineArticles Fun Facts:

* A ‘Parrot Expert’ isn’t really an expert at all, but rather they repeat and regurgitate what others have already written = not a real expert. [ReTweet This]

* Our Member Support team breaks records this week with over 2K emails touched so far (and counting) as we work to remove the current backlog. [From 5/20] [ReTweet This]
* Fun Fact: In 2009 we dedicated ~2,500 hours to answering your 90,000+ emails via our Member Support Team. Thank you for the challenge :) [From 5/22] [ReTweet This]
* Fun Fact: Top 50 articles of all time have received 37270+ clicks each. Top 5 received more than 100k clicks each. It’s possible! [ReTweet This]
* Fun Fact: EzineArticles.com is the 67th most popular website in the USA (according to Alexa), 98th in the UK, 125th in Canada, eh? [ReTweet This]
* 268 new Platinum USA members were shipped limited edition EzineArticles mugs today. If you’re a new Platinum member, congrats! [From 6/10] [ReTweet This]
* Fact: Each article is reviewed by 2 humans on our team (Primary Editor and QC Editor) [ReTweet This]
* Fun Fact: We currently tweet newly published articles on behalf of 11,300 members (expert authors) who have 2,266,268 total followers. [From 6/17] [ReTweet This]
* ‘I’ve seen sales CTR conversions increase by 23% (via Google analytics) w/ the traffic brought in by EzineArticles.’ -Stephen Sandecki [ReTweet This]
* Fun Fact: Average http://EzineArticles.com/premium/ Member scheduled their articles for release 2 days, 58 minutes into the future in May. [ReTweet This]
* Fun Fact: Last month, top 24 members submitted 201 or more articles. Top 5 members submitted 500+ articles. #HAHD [still time! :-] [ReTweet This]

EzineArticles Inside Information:

* @ExtremeEzine Shows us his EzineArticles mug + a reminder to check out the FREE Article Writing training we offer: http://is.gd/uKzv [ReTweet This]

* Your Article Title: We have an automated article title capitalizer the capitalizes the first letter of each major word for you. [ReTweet This]
* Linking to PDF’s in your articles: We currently don’t allow PDF links in articles due to poor user experience for low bandwidth users. [ReTweet This]
* Little known Category Guidelines cheat-sheet: http://bit.ly/ayXmh [ReTweet This]
* All EzineArticles videos are posted on our YouTube Channel (10) days after they go live on our site. http://is.gd/wWqY [ReTweet This]
* True question someone asked us today, ‘How do I find article agents or where do I find them?’ :) Answer: Your articles *ARE* your agents. [ReTweet This]
* Little known secret for high-volume article writers: http://EzineArticles.com/bulksubmission/ [ReTweet This]
* What you call Pen Name, Pseudo Name, Pseudonym, Literary Double, or Nom De Plume… We call “Alt-Author” (short for Alternate-Author Name). [ReTweet This]
* Our article submission form is now disallowing articles that contain META HTML tags in them as they never belong in articles. [ReTweet This]
* RT @KeithGoodrum News flash! @EzineArticles only allows 30 articles to be in DRAFT… guess it’s time to start submitting them. #HAHD Yes! [ReTweet This]
* The photo limit in your Prof. Photo Gallery increased to 100 from 36. We also reduced the min resolution to 240×300 to allow smaller photos. [ReTweet This]
* Insider spy-photo of our in-house training center to help our Editors increase review consistency: http://twitpic.com/7qu7c [ReTweet This]
* Having problems getting your new Facebook Profile entered into your EzineArticles BIO? Contact our Member Support and we can do it for you. [ReTweet This]

Motivational Moments:

* It’s only the 4th of May and one member already submitted more than 100 articles this month. If they can, you can too! :) #HAHD [ReTweet This]

* If you can imagine it, you can write it. Boldness has genius/traffic in it. Begin it. Write it and Submit it. -Chris Knight channeling Goethe. [ReTweet This]
* Your articles are like training vehicles. Each article should deliver good quality strategies in terms your audience will understand. [ReTweet This]
* Don’t lose your article writing focus. If you’ve forgotten what your focus is, revisit it and start writing! Your audience is expecting it. [ReTweet This]
* Cure writer’s block: go back to basics. What are you trying to tell your readers, and why? Answer those two questions to get writing again! [ReTweet This]
* Expert authors are defined as writers who cannot be imitated. They are UNIQUE, offer VALUE, and DELIVER in every article. [ReTweet This]
* Quality content is: informative, unique, and well-written. Quality content is not: continually re-hashed or full of grammatical errors. [ReTweet This]
* Use articles to brand yourself. Once readers recognize your unique style they’ll associate it with quality material… and come back for more! [ReTweet This]

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