| Writing Travel
Articles by Anne Sewell
In this modern world, where
more and more people can afford international travel, knowledge of the
country to be visited is very important.
Thus persons who are knowledgeable
about a particular country should try to write interesting articles, outlining
not only the attractions of the country, city etc, but also any downfalls,
dangers, etc. that people may experience. A bit of honesty goes a
long way to prevent unhappy incidents while on holiday! For example,
avoid Such-and-such Street as you may be mugged... don't go near Such-and-such
Street as this is the red light district, etc.
Let people know what the
most important attractions are, giving a little history if possible.
Advise them on modes of travel in the particular country - whether it is
more convenient to use public transport, or rent a vehicle. If language
may be a problem, advise on buying a phrase book for common sayings in
that particular country.
Other important things to
bear in mind when writing a travel article and submitting to the article
web sites:
1. Check
your facts: make sure what you are stating in the article is, in
fact, true.
2. Check
your spelling, grammar and punctuation: there is nothing worse than
badly spelled or worded text, especially for webmasters who wish to use
your article as content on their websites! If at all worried, or
if English is not your home language, have your article proof read by an
English speaking person to check whether all is in order.
3. Don't
make the article too short, or even too long - an ideal guide is to use
between 500-1000 words for a comfortably readable article. If you
have a lot to say, maybe split the information over several articles, i.e.
part 1, part 2, etc.
4. No plagiarism!
i.e. do not copy someone else's work into your article!
5. Web
site links: bear in mind that people with similar web sites to your own
will want to publish your article as content. Do not pepper your
article with several links within the body of the text - this will put
people off using the content! They don't particularly want your article
to take potential business away from them immediately. Try to use
just one link in the resource box, or the "about the author" section at
the bottom of your article.
I hope this helps you in
producing top quality articles for the travel web.
About the Author:
Anne Sewell is involved in
web based tourism and is based in Fuengirola, Spain. Submit
your travel articles here
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