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by OpenAlgorithm 5354 days ago
I have received many compliments about my writing now but I can tell you that two years ago my writing sucked.

Since then I have written hundreds of articles, a 270 page book and hundreds of thousands of words.

There truly is no substitute for practice, but its the right kind of practice that works.

I would highly recommend reading www.copyblogger.com, which covers all the major tips and techniques around writing online (Make sure to dig deep into the archives).

What you will find is that every few articles you read you will pick up a tip and if you make a concise effort to implement the tip into your next article then it becomes almost second nature and your writing improves immeasurably.

For now make sure your double if not triple checking all your posts looking for ways to make them more readable and fluid and get reading about writing techniques and skills.