Most Article sites, which take on submissions, have a minimum number of words required in each article. Some require 350 plus words per article that is unfortunate because articles which have 350 and under get picked up the most by online news sites. If you are going to write articles and want them to develop a life of their own thru viral marketing or sent in Ezine Newsletters it is best to keep them small and tight. One of the best sites I have found after writing some 1900 articles is EzineArticles.com and they have a minimum of 250 words which is fairly easy, think of it as 12 pt. Font and 3.5 to 4 inches on a MS Word file including one space from top of page, a title and two spaces before the first paragraph, then two or three short 3-5 sentence paragraphs of text. Piece of cake, you just wrote your first article.

In further review one could say that with word limits over 350 words that some things can be said with proper use of the English language in fewer words and you have got across your concept or point. Thus one needs to fill up the rest of the article with filler and cliches (hopefully not many of those), analogies and a personal story or two in order to make the word count. This loses your reader and will cause fewer click throughs to your website if you have put a salutation link under your name at the bottom. Do yourself a favor keep your articles tight, sharp, neat and under 500 words, under 350 is best. You need to be thinking here if you intend to market your business thru article writing online.