Are you struggling as an article writer? Writing quality articles on the Internet does not have to be difficult. Here are five simple tips to help you break through as an article writer.

1. What is the purpose of your article? I cannot begin to tell you how many articles I have read that seemed to have lost their focus.

Have a very clear idea in your mind what you want to accomplish with the articles you are writing. By keeping your articles focused you are making them more enjoyable for the reader. This will help increase the number of clicks you get on the link in your resource box at the bottom of them.

2. Write short articles. I know it's popular right now for Internet marketing gurus to tell you to start writing longer articles.

The fact that EzineArticles.com increased the minimum number of words from 250 to 400 has people thinking they are better off if they write articles that are 500 to 750 words long.

From a personal standpoint I am not interested in reading articles this long. You are better off to create reports and give them away for free on your website than you are to write articles that are too long for people to read.

3. Be timely. It's very interesting to look at some of the blogs posts of other successful Internet marketers. When you see what they are writing about it will help you come up with article ideas of your own.

Discussion forums are another source of timely information. The most popular threads are the ones where people are learning the most. Chances are these would make for a very good article for you to write and submit to article directories.

4. Write articles that are scannable. This makes it a more enjoyable reading experience for your reader because they can quickly get through the content.

The best way to do this is to write numbered list articles. You can also write articles that have bullet points to draw attention to a new thought within the body of your article.

5. Proofread your articles. I use a a microphone and dictate my articles. I generally do not have a lot of spelling errors, but I do have errors in grammar. The Dragon Naturally Speaking software I use does not always pick up the words I am speaking.

If you are typing your articles chances are you're going to make mistakes. When you proofread your articles you will catch those and make the article more professional to the reader.

These are five no-brainer article writing tips can help you have a breakthrough in your article writing efforts! Successful article marketing starts with writing a quality article and these five tips will help you do that!