Key Points In Writing An Article Description For A Submission To An Article Directory

When writing an article description for a submission to an article directory there are a few things to keep in mind.

First of all most article directories will require you to provide an article description along with the article that you submit. It's a brief summary of your article and can be compared to the notes on the inside of a hardback book cover or those found on the back page of a paperback book.

Since the strategy of submitting articles is to not only get a lot of keywords online but to also have people read your articles, the description you write is important. This is what will be displayed to the readers first. The more interesting you can make the article description the more likely people are to read the article.

A few key points you'll want to consider when writing an article description for a submission to an article directory are listed below:

- The article description should be kept brief. The total number of words and characters need to be able to fit into the space allotted at each directory. This is a summary and should be written as such.

- One tip to consider when writing the description is to borrow from your opening and closing paragraphs. Many times they are not much more than summaries of your article body anyway, so may be good sources to use for your description brief


- The purpose of the description is to provide your readers with an accurate and interesting overview of the article. Because of this you want to make sure you summarize the most important points or message your article contains.

- Similarly you need to ensure that your description accurately depicts the article. The reader will expect to read in the article what is described in the summarized description. (The same advice also applies for the written title of any article.)

- To ensure that your article is allowed by directories make sure you only include summarized information about the article in the description. If you include other information such as personal or business items or promotions you may not get the article published.

These five points may seem pretty basic but if not done correctly it may derail your attempts at getting your articles published. Follow them step by step and ensure that the description is interesting and perhaps even captivating. This may prompt some curiosity increasing the possibility of your article being read by a larger audience.

Keep in mind that the more people who read your articles the better chance you have of promoting whatever it is you are selling.