Thursday, 6 February 2014

Lesson 8: Learn Links tag in html tutorial

In this lesson, you will learn how to make links between pages.

What do I need to make a link?

To make links, you use what you always use when coding HTML: an element. A simple element with one attribute and you will be able to link to anything and everything. Here is an example of what a link to HTML.net could look like:

Example 1:

 
 <a href="http://www.outclassweb.blogspot.com/">Here is a link to HTML.net</a>

The element a stands for "anchor". And the attribute href is short for "hypertext reference", which specifies where the link leads to - typically an address on the internet or a file name.

In the above example the attribute href has the value "http://www.html.net", which is the full address of HTML.net and is called a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). Note that "http://" must always be included in URLs. The sentence "Here is a link to HTML.net" is the text that is shown in the browser as the link. Remember to close the element with an </a>.

What about links between my own pages?

If you want to make a link between pages on the same website, you do not need to spell out the entire address (URL) for the document. For example, if you have made two pages (let us call them page1.htm and page2.htm) and saved them in the same folder you can make a link from one page to the other by only typing the name of the file in the link. Under such circumstances a link from page1.htm to page2.htm could look like this:

Example 2:

 
 <a href="page2.htm">Click here to go to page 2</a>

If page 2 were placed in a subfolder (named "subfolder"), the link could look like this:

Example 3:

 
 <a href="subfolder/page2.htm">Click here to go to page 2</a>

The other way around, a link from page 2 (in the subfolder) to page 1 would look like this:

Example 4:

 
 <a href="../page1.htm">A link to page 1</a>

"../" points to the folder one level up from position of the file from which the link is made. Following the same system, you can also point two (or more) folders up by writing "../../".

Did you understand the system? Alternatively, you can always type the complete address for the file (URL).

What about internal links within a page?

You can also create internal links within a page - for example a table of contents at the top with links to each chapter below. All you need to use is a very useful attribute called id (identification) and the symbol "#".

Use the id attribute to mark the element to which you want to link. For example:

 
 <h1 id="heading1">heading 1</h1>

You can now create a link to that element by using "#" in the link attribute. The "#" must be followed by the id of the tag you want to link to. For example:

 
 <a href="#heading1">Link to heading 1</a>

All will become clear with an example:

Example 5:

 
 <html>
   
   <head>
   </head>

   <body>

  <p><a href="#heading1">Link to heading 1</a></p>
  <p><a href="#heading2">Link to heading 2</a></p>

  <h1 id="heading1">heading 1</h1>
  <p>Text text text text</p>

  <h1 id="heading2">heading 2</h1>
  <p>Text text text text</p>
   
   </body>

 </html>

Can I link to anything else?

You can also make a link to an e-mail address. It is done in almost the same way as when you link to a document:

Example 6:

 
 <a href="mailto:nobody@html.net">Send an e-mail to nobody at HTML.net</a>

The only difference between a link to an e-mail and a link to a file is that instead of typing the address of a document, you type mailto: followed by an e-mail address. When the link is clicked, the default e-mail program opens with a new blank message addressed to the specified e-mail address. Please note that this function will only work if there is an e-mail program installed on your computer. Give it a try!

Are there any other attributes I should know of?

To create a link, you always have to use the href attribute. In addition, you can also put a title on your link:

Example 7:

 
 <a href="http://www.html.net/" title="Visit HTML.net and learn HTML">HTML.net</a>

Lesson 7: Lern html Attributes tutorial

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As you probably remember, elements give structure to a HTML document and tells the browser how you want your website to be presented (for example,  informs the browser to make a line break). In some elements you can add more information. Such additional information is called an attribute.

Example 1:

 
 <h2 style="background-color:#ff0000;">My friendship with HTML</h2>

Attributes are always written within a start tag and are followed by an equals sign and the attribute details written between inverted commas. The semicolon after the attribute is for separating different style commands. We will get back to that later.

What is the catch?

There are many different attributes. The first one you will learn is style. With the style attribute you can add layout to your website. For instance a background colour:

Example 2:

 
 <html>
   
   <head>
   </head>

   <body style="background-color:#ff0000;">
   </body>

 </html>

will show a completely red page in the browser - go ahead and see for yourself. We will explain in greater detail how the colour system works in a few moments.

Note that some tags and attributes use US spelling i.e. color instead of colour. It is important that you are careful to use the same spelling as we use in the examples in this tutorial - otherwise, browsers will not be able to understand your codes. Also, don't forget to always close the inverted commas (quotation marks) after an attribute.

How did the page become red?

In the above example, we asked for the background colour with the code "#ff0000". This is the colour code for red using so called hexadecimal numbers (HEX). Each colour has its own hexadecimal number. Here are some examples:

White: #ffffff
Black: #000000 (zeros)
Red: #ff0000
Blue: #0000ff
Green: #00ff00
Yellow: #ffff00

A hexadecimal colour code consists of # and six digits or letters. There are more than 1000 HEX codes and it is not easy to figure out which HEX code is tied to a specific colour. To make it easier we have made a chart of the 216 most commonly used colours: 216 Web Safe Colour Chart.

You can also use the English name for the most common colours (white, black, red, blue, green and yellow).

Example 3:

 
 <body style="background-color: red;">

Enough about colours. Let's get back to the attributes.

Which elements can use attributes?

Different attributes can be applied to most elements.

You will often use attributes in tags such as the body tag while you will rarely use attributes in, for example, a br tag since a line break normally is a line break without any parameters to adjust.

Just as there are many different elements, so there are many different attributes. Some attributes are tailor made for one particular element while others can be used for many different element. And vice versa: some elements can only contain one kind of attribute while others can contain many.

It may sound a bit confusing but once you get acquainted with the different attributes it is actually very logical and you will soon see how easy they are to use and how many possibilities they provide.

This tutorial will introduce you to the most important attributes.

Exactly what parts does an element consist of?

Generally an elements consist of a start tag with or without one or more attributes, some content and an end tag. Simple as that. See the illustration below.

Lesson 6: A few more elements in html tutorial

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Did you manage to make a few pages on your own? If not, here is an example:

 
 <html>

   <head>
   <title>My website</title>
   </head>

   <body>
   <h1>A Heading</h1>
   <p>text, text text, text</p>
   <h2>Subhead</h2>
   <p>text, text text, text</p>
   </body>
   
 </html>

Now what?

Now it is time to learn seven new elements.

In the same way you emphasise the text by putting it between the openning tag  and the closing tag , you can give stronger emphasis by using the openning tag  and the closing tag .

Example 1:

 
 <strong>Stronger emphasis.</strong>

Will look like this in the browser:

Stronger emphasis.

Likewise, you can make your text smaller using small:

Example 2:

 
 <small>This should be in small.</small>

Will look like this in the browser:

This should be in small.

Can I use several elements at the same time?

You can easily use several elements at the same time as long as you avoid overlapping elements. This is best illustrated by an example:

Example 3:

If you want to emphasise small text, it must be done like this:

 
 <em><small>Emphasised small text</small></em>

And NOT like this:

 
 <em><small>Emphasise small text</em></small>

The difference is that in the first example, we closed the tag we first opened last. This way we avoid confusing both ourselves and the browser.

More elements!

As mentioned in Lesson 3 there are elements which are opened and closed in the same tag. These so-called empty elements are not connected to a specific passage in the text but rather are isolated labels. An example of such a tag is   which creates a forced line break:

Example 4:

 
 Some text<br /> and some more text in a new line

Will look like this in the browser:

Some text
and some more text in a new line

Notice that the tag is written as a contraction of an opening and closing tag with an empty space and a forward slash at the end:  .

Another element that is opened and closed in the same tag is <hr /> which is used to draw a horizontal line ("hr" stands for "horizontal rule"):

Example 5:

 
 <hr />

Will look like this in the browser:

Examples of elements that needs both an opening tag and a closing tag - as most elements do - is ul, ol and li. These elements are used when you want to make lists.

ul is short for "unordered list" and inserts bullets for each list item. ol is short for "ordered list" and numbers each list item. To make items in the list use the li tag ("list item"). Confused? See the examples:

Example 7:

 
 <ul>
   <li>A list item</li>
   <li>Another list item</li>
 </ul>

will look like this in the browser:

A list item
Another list item

Example 8:

 
 <ol>
   <li>First list item</li>
   <li>Second list item</li>
 </ol>

will look like this in the browser:

First list item
Second list item

Phew! Is that all?

That is all for now. Again, experiment and make your own pages using some of the seven new elements you learned in this lesson:

 
 <strong>Stronger emphasis</strong>
 <small>Small text</small>
 <br /> Line shift
 <hr /> Horizontal line
 <ul>List</ul>
 <ol>Ordered list</ol>
 <li>List item</li>

Lesson 5: What have you learned in template?

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Always start with the basic template we made in the previous lesson:

 
 <html>
   <head>
   <title></title>
   </head>

   <body>
   </body>

 </html>

In the head section, always write a title: <title>The title of your page</title>. Notice how the title will be shown in the upper left corner of your browser:

The title is especially important because it is used by search engines (such as Google) to index your website and is shown in the search results.

In the body section, you write the actual content of the page. You already know some of the most important elements:

 
 <p>Is used for paragraphs.</p>
 <em>Emphasis text.</em>
 <h1>Heading</h1>
 <h2>Subhead</h2>
 <h3>Sub-subhead</h3>

Remember, the only way to learn HTML is by trial and error. But don't worry, there is no way you can destroy your computer or the Internet. So keep experimenting - that is the best way to gain experience.

What is that supposed to mean?

Nobody becomes a good website creator by learning the examples in this tutorial. What you get in this tutorial is simply a basic understanding of the building blocks - to become good you must use the building blocks in new and creative ways.

So, get out in the deep water and stand on your own two feet... Okay, maybe not. But give it a go and experiment with what you have learned.

Lesson 4: How to Create your first website? tutorial

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How?

In Lesson 1 we looked at what is needed to make a website: a browser and Notepad (or similar text editor). Since you are reading this, you most likely already have your browser open. The only thing you need to do is to open an extra browser window (open the browser one more time) so you can read this tutorial and see your new website at the same time.

Also, open Notepad (in Accessories under Programs in the Start menu):

Now we are ready!

What can I do?

Let us start with something simple. How about a page that says: "Hurrah! This is my first website." Read on and you'll find out how simple it is.

HTML is simple and logical. The browser reads HTML like you read English: from the top down and from left to right. Thus, an simple HTML document begins with what should come first and ends with what should come last.

The first thing you need to do is to tell the browser that you will "talk" to it in the language HTML. This is done with the tag <html> (no surprises there). So before you do anything else type "<html>" in the first line of your document in Notepad.

As you may recall from the previous lessons, <html> is an opening tag and must be closed with a closing tag when you are finished typing HTML. So to make sure you don't forget the HTML close tag now type "</html>" a couple of lines down and write the rest of the document between <html> and</html>.

The next thing your document needs is a "head", which provides information about your document, and a "body", which is the content of the document. Since HTML is nothing if not logical, the head (<head> and </head>) is on top of the body (<body> and </body>).

Your document should now look like this:

 
 <html>

   <head>
   </head>

   <body>
   </body>

 </html>

Note how we structured the tags with new lines (using the Enter key) as well as indents (using the Tab key). In principle, it does not matter how you structure your HTML document. But to help you, and others reading your coding, to keep an overview, it is strongly recommended that you structure your HTML in a neat way with line breaks and indents, like the above example.

If your document looks like the above example, you have made your first website - a particularly boring website and probably not what you dreamt of when you started this tutorial but still some sort of a website. What you have made will be the basic template for all your future HTML documents.

So far so good, but how do I add content to my website?

As you learnt earlier, your HTML document has two parts: a head and a body. In the head section you write information about the page, while the body contains the information that constitutes the page.

For example, if you want to give the page a title which will appear in the top bar of the browser, it should be done in the "head" section. The element used for a title is title. I.e. write the title of the page between the opening tag <title> and the closing tag </title>:

 
 <title>My first website</title>

Note that this title will not appear on the page itself. Anything you want to appear on the page is content and must therefore be added between the "body" tags.

As promised, we want the page to say "Hurrah! This is my first website." This is the text that we want to communicate and it therefore belongs in the body section. So in the body section, type the following:

 
 <p>Hurrah! This is my first website.</p>

The p in  is short for "paragraph" which is exactly what it is - a text paragraph.

Your HTML document should now look like this:

 
 <html>

   <head>
   <title>My first website </title>
   </head>

   <body>
   <p>Hurrah! This is my website.</p>
   </body>

 </html>

Done! You have now made your first real website!

Next all you have to do is to save it to your hard drive and then open it in your browser:

In Notepad choose "Save as..." under "File" in the top menu.
Choose "All Files" in the "Save as type" box. This is very important - otherwise, you save it as a text document and not as an HTML document.
Now save your document as "page1.htm" (the ending ".htm" indicates that it is an HTML document. ".html" gives the same result. I always use ".htm", but you can choose whichever of the two extensions you prefer). It doesn't matter where you save the document on your hard drive - as long as you remember where you saved it so you can find it again.

Now go to the browser:

In the top menu choose "Open" under "File" (or press CTRL+O).
Click "Browse" in the box that appears.
Now find your HTML document and click "Open".

It now should say "Hurrah! This is my first website." in your browser. Congratulations!

Lesson 3: Learn Elements and tags tutorial

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You are now ready to learn the essence of HTML: elements.

Elements give structure to a HTML document and tells the browser how you want your website to be presented. Generally elements consists of a start tag, some content, and an end tag.

"Tags"?

Tags are labels you use to mark up the begining and end of an element.

All tags have the same format: they begin with a less-than sign "<" and end with a greater-than sign ">".

Generally speaking, there are two kinds of tags - opening tags: <html> and closing tags: </html>. The only difference between an opening tag and a closing tag is the forward slash "/". You label content by putting it between an opening tag and a closing tag.

HTML is all about elements. To learn HTML is to learn and use different tags.

Can you show me some examples?

Okay, the element em emphasis text. All text between the opening tag  and the closing tag  is emphasised in the browser. ("em" is short for "emphasis".)

Example 1:

 
 <em>Emphasised text.</em>

Will look like this in the browser:

Emphasised text.

The elements h1, h2, h3, h4, h5 and h6 is used to make headings (h stands for "heading"), where h1 is the first level and normally the largest text, h2 is the second level and normally slightly smaller text, and h6 is the sixth and last in the hierarchy of headings and normally the smallest text.

Example 2:

 
 <h1>This is a heading</h1>
 <h2>This is a subheading</h2>

Will look like this in the browser:

This is a heading

This is a subheading

So, I always need an opening tag and a closing tag?

As they say, there's an exception to every rule and in HTML the exception is that there are a few elements which both open and close in the same tag. These so-called empty elements are not connected to a specific passage in the text but rather are isolated labels, for example, a line break which looks like this:  .

Should tags be typed in uppercase or lowercase?

Most browsers might not care if you type your tags in upper, lower or mixed cases. <HTML>, <html> or <HtMl> will normally give the same result. However, the correct way is to type tags in lowercase. So get into the habit of writing your tags in lowercase.

Where do I put all these tags?

You type your tags in an HTML document. A website contains one or more HTML documents. When you surf the Web, you merely open different HTML documents.

Lesson 2: What is HTML? HTML is the "mother tongue" of your browser? tutorial

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HTML is the "mother tongue" of your browser.

To make a long story short, HTML was invented in 1990 by a scientist called Tim Berners-Lee. The purpose was to make it easier for scientists at different universities to gain access to each other's research documents. The project became a bigger success than Tim Berners-Lee had ever imagined. By inventing HTML he laid the foundation for the web as we know it today.

HTML is a language, which makes it possible to present information (e.g. scientific research) on the Internet. What you see when you view a page on the Internet is your browser's interpretation of HTML. To see the HTML code of a page on the Internet, simply click "View" in the top menu of your browser and choose "Source".

For the untrained eye, HTML code looks complicated but this tutorial will help you make sense of it all.

What can I use HTML for?

If you want to make websites, there is no way around HTML. Even if you're using a program to create websites, such as Dreamweaver, a basic knowledge of HTML can make life a lot simpler and your website a lot better. The good news is that HTML is easy to learn and use. In just two lessons from now you will have learned how to make your first website.

HTML is used to make websites. It is as simple as that!

Okay, but what does H-T-M-L stand for?

HTML is an abbreviation of "HyperText Mark-up Language" - which is already more than you need to know at this stage. However, for the sake of good order, let us explain in greater detail.

Hyper is the opposite of linear. In the good old days - when a mouse was something the cat chased - computer programs ran linearly: when the program had executed one action it went to the next line and after that, the next line and so on. But HTML is different - you can go wherever you want and whenever you want. For example, it is not necessary to visit MSN.com before you visit HTML.net.
Text is self-explanatory.
Mark-up is what you do with the text. You are marking up the text the same way you do in a text editing program with headings, bullets and bold text and so on.
Language is what HTML is. It uses many English words.

In this tutorial you will learn so-called XHTML (Extensible HyperText Mark-up Language) which, in short, is a new and more well-structured way of writing HTML.

Lesson 1: Let's get started with tools you need to make a website? tutorial

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Most likely you already have everything you need.

You have a "browser". A browser is the program that makes it possible to browse and open websites. Right now you are looking at this page in your browser.

It is not important which browser you use. The most common is Microsoft Internet Explorer. But there are others such as Opera and Mozilla Firefox and they can all be used.

You might have heard about, or even used, programs such as Microsoft FrontPage, Macromedia Dreamweaver or even Microsoft Word, which can - or claim that they can - create websites for you. Forget these programs for now! They are not of any help to you when learning how to code your own website.

Instead, you need a simple text editor. If you are using Windows you can use Notepad, which is usually found in the start menu under Programs in Accessories:

If you are not using Windows, you can use a similar simple text editor. For example, Pico (Linux) or TextEdit (Mac).

Notepad is a very basic text editing program which is excellent for coding because it does not interfere with what you are typing. It gives you complete control. The problem with many of the programs that claim they can create websites is that they have a lot of standard functions, which you can choose from. The downside is that, everything needs to fit into these standard functions. Thus, this type of programs often cannot create a website exactly as you want it. Or - even more annoyingly - they make changes to your hand-written code. With Notepad or other simple text editors, you only have yourself to thank for your successes and errors.

A browser and Notepad (or a similar simple text editor) are all you need to go through this tutorial and make your own websites.

Do I need to be online?

You do not need to be connected to the Internet - neither while reading this tutorial, nor while making your websites.

If you want to avoid being online while reading this tutorial, you can either print it out or simply disconnect from the Internet while reading on screen. You can make the website on your computer's hard disk and upload it to the Internet when it is finished.

How to Upgrade from 32-bit Windows Vista/XP to 64-bit Windows 7?

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While there were once valid reasons for skipping 64-bit versions of Windows, those reasons have disappeared over the past year or so. As a result, it should come as no surprise that many Windows users are now interested in upgrading their 32-bit version of Windows XP or Vista to a 64-bit version of Windows 7. And because all retail versions of Windows 7 Upgrade come with both 32-bit and 64-bit Setup discs, it would seem that doing so is both supported and straightforward.

Well, it's neither: Microsoft does not support a traditional, in-place upgrade of any 32-bit version of Windows to any 64-bit version of Windows. (Well, I guess that statement is technically straightforward. So maybe they're 1 for 2.)

Upgrade from 32-bit Windows Vista/XP to 64-bit Windows 7

Here's what you'll see if you try to use your Upgrade version of Windows 7 Setup media to go from a 32-bit version of Windows Vista/XP to a 64-bit version of Windows 7.

But don't despair. If you are the owner of a valid, activated copy of Windows XP or Vista (32-bit), you can still migrate to a 64-bit version of Windows 7. As with other Windows migrations, this process involves four steps:

1. Backup your valuable data, settings, and other information. You can use the Windows Easy Transfer utility, included on the Windows 7 Setup disc, to accomplish this.

2. Boot the PC with the 64-bit Windows 7 Upgrade media and perform a "Custom" install type, wiping out your old Windows install in the process and replacing it with a new Windows 7 install.

3. Reapply your data, settings, and other information to the new Windows 7 install by using the Windows Easy Transfer utility, which is included with Windows 7.

4. Manually reinstall all of the applications you were previously using.

The big difference between this type of migration and the one we discussed in Scenario 1 is that, this time, you'll launch Setup by booting the PC with the Windows 7 Upgrade media. In the previous scenario, we started Setup from within the previous OS.

Triggering Setup this way changes a few things. When you reach the "Where do you want to install Windows?" phase, where you choose between Upgrade and Custom, you will still need to choose Custom. But, unlike with Scenario 1, you get the advanced options (delete, format, and so on) in the disk partitioning phase. What you choose here is important. If you simply choose the system disk (e.g. the disk on which your previous OS is currently installed), you'll get the familiar warning message noting that Setup will backup your old install in the Windows.old folder structure. However, if you wipe out the disk by formatting and/or deleting it, no Windows.old folder structure will be created. And there are worries that Windows 7 won't activate if you do wipe out the old install.

Fortunately, I've tried it both ways. And both ways have worked for me. That is, Windows 7 activates in both cases, which is what you're looking for. However, I recommend not wiping out the previous install by formatting or deleting the partition with the current Windows version. Instead, simply choose the existing partition and let Setup create windows.old. Once Windows 7 is up, running, and activated, you can choose to delete windows.old to regain the disk space (which could be many, many gigabytes.) It's better to be safe than sorry. (Imagine how awful it would be if you wiped out the old install and then Windows 7 wouldn't activate. Well. I actually do have two workarounds for that too.

How to Write an Article step by step? tutorial

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Step Number One

Professional content writers are exactly that, professional. They take their jobs seriously. When a professional writer has been provided with instructions from a client, they read them carefully to get an understanding of what is required. Professional writers usually note down any points of interest or special instructions that the article requester has given.

Step Number Two

If the article is for your own use then you would normally have chosen a topic or you may have been provided with one as a need of necessity. Ask yourself what are you going to write about and in what way are you going to talk about the topic. Think about the final use of the article and tailor the article to suit its purpose. Think about it: is it promotion, informative article with a action involved from the reader, is it purely for education purposes. Pick a number of approaches from the different article approach types.

You can use anywhere from 1 to all of the different approaches in your article, this depends on the length of an article and the purpose.

Next brainstorm for ideas, writing down ideas and thoughts about the subject. Professional writers do a lot of research on each of the approaches and create some points or questions that they want to cover.

Finally, after jotting down all of the ideas a professional writer valuates whether the ideas are suitable and chooses a method of executing these ideas with the end goal of that article always in mind.

Step Number Three

Know your audience. Professional writers always evaluate the contents purpose. Is this piece of web content being written for a specific audience, for example a particular profession or type of person such as a Internet marketer? Or is this audience knowledgeable about the topic already or are they only new to the subject. Having an understanding on whom the audience is will allow you to set a suitable tone for the article and orientate the content so that the audience finds value in the article.

Step Number Four

Research the topic in detail to provide information that is not common knowledge. When writing an article it is a good idea to have something important, different or informative to say and research is a good way of educating yourself about the topic. There are many resources you can use to find relevant content about a subject. Obviously you can use the internet search engines such as Google, Bing and Yahoo, Wikipedia and the many other information sites on the Internet. When using these sort of resources however it is important to rewrite the information in your own way. Professional writers do not copy information from other sites as this is copyright infringement, they always re-write in their own words the information. The only time when a professional writer will not re-write it in their own words, is in quotes that a particular person has said or when it is a fact in figures, for example a percentage rate.

Step Number Five

Professional writers will always layout a outline of the article and will create a few points they will cover in details. Creating a few points before writing the article is a great way of focusing the efforts of the articles purpose. This is a simple trick to help any writer provide valuable content as well it helps in the prevention of writing filler content that has no value. It is best practice to write unique top quality content for websites as this helps the websites web marketing, web ranking and content marketing efforts.

Step Number Six

Commence Writing. Professional writers are aware there is a method to writing an article.

Always start with an introduction, then the body and conclusion. In the introduction the writer should start by telling the audience what they are going to told about and what they can expect to learn. The body of the article is the details about the topic and mention different points that will connect to the reader and provide valuable information that they were told to expect. The conclusion is where the article is summarized and state any conclusions that the reader should have come to when reading the article. This method of writing is called "being taken down the garden path" by many professional writers as this neatly explains the process.

Step Number Seven

Once the article is completed, professional writers will always proof read the article to find and fix any errors. They also read the article to make sure it reads well and covers the topics well. A common first step is to read the article aloud to ones self, making any mental notes to fully pronounce every word. This helps the writer find grammar errors and inconstancy in the article. Once a reading is completed and any errors have been fixed, this process is repeated again and again until the article is deemed to be satisfactory. Next process is usually to look for spelling errors as a spell checker does not always pick these up. It is quite common for a word to be found in an article that is the wrong word for the sentence but it is spelt correctly or it could be missing a letter such as "s" or "y", professional writers always check for these.

Once a professional writer, be it a press release writer, a blog writer, sales copy writer or any type of writer, has been through the process of writing and checking a few times, they get used to all of these and it all becomes unconscious competence writing. If you follow the steps above, one day you too will be able to call yourself a Professional Writer.

Article Writing Tips

When you are writing an article there are a few items that you can include: who, why, where, when, what and how. If you answer these questions, you are half way to writing a good article.

Check grammar and spelling as you go and when you have finished the article. Spend the time correcting these during the creation process and once the article is complete and don't forget to include LSI keywords.

What is a LSI keyword? LSI keywords are related keywords and can be found by using Google adwords keyword tool. An example of LSI keywords are words you might find in the same paragraph as a specific keyword ( related keywords ) eg if the keyword is "Article Writing" then LSI keywords include the following: SEO article, web content writing, article writers, article writing service etc.

Do not keyword stuff.

Using too many of the same or related keywords can make an article sounds very unnatural, this will affect the quality of the article. Remember high quality content is king and is essential for success in web marketing. Make sure the article reads naturally and is informative, this is most important.

Use bullet points to break up and highlight some valuable information. Bullet points or numbered points can make writing an article a lot simpler in terms of organization. This is because you no longer have to figure out transitions from one point to the next. An Example is "10 Ways to find the best Article Writing Solution".

Another great side benefit is that readers like lists, they are easier for the eye to follow and help in everything from sales to conversions.

Basically, a Google friendly and optimal article comes down to 7 things:

A writers skill and experience
A writers SEO knowledge and skill
The writers good use of grammar
Good spelling
Research and knowledge of the topic
Unique content ( make sure to use a service that copyscape tests all submitted content just like Articleteller.com does ) You never want to pay for a copied article.
A well written article that grabs the reader's attention.

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Thursday, 6 February 2014

What do I need to make a link?

Example 1:

What about links between my own pages?

Example 2:

Example 3:

Example 4:

What about internal links within a page?

Example 5:

Can I link to anything else?

Example 6:

Are there any other attributes I should know of?

Example 7:

What is the catch?

How did the page become red?

Which elements can use attributes?

Exactly what parts does an element consist of?

Now what?

Can I use several elements at the same time?

More elements!

Phew! Is that all?

What is that supposed to mean?

How?

What can I do?

So far so good, but how do I add content to my website?

"Tags"?

Can you show me some examples?

This is a heading

This is a subheading

So, I always need an opening tag and a closing tag?

Should tags be typed in uppercase or lowercase?

Where do I put all these tags?

What can I use HTML for?

Okay, but what does H-T-M-L stand for?

Do I need to be online?

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