Do you know how much a “Top list” can benefit your website? If you look around the internet you will see dozens of top lists all over the place but most of them are just long articles. An impeccable top list will contain things that you won’t find in any other article, it will have more to it than any other article and most importantly it will be a “Top ____” that somebody wants to read.
When creating a top list there are a lot of things that go into it and one of the most important things is the research. Now, being that the research is one of the most important parts of a top list, you will need to make sure you have enough time to sit down and do it. For most people they don’t want to do research on a topic that they know a decent amount about and because of this they attempt to write a top list that really is nothing special.
How To Create An Impeccable Top List
Research – Like I said before, research is the most important part of creating a top list. Without the adequate research behind the content it will not be good enough to be shared or even read for that matter. This is where most people fail and fail miserably, don’t be like everybody else and put a lot of work into the research portion of your top list.
One thing that I would recommend is to create a “Top 10” or “Top 100” list because those seem to be the most read. However, you need to understand that the bigger the top list is the more research you will have to do so just be ready for it or hire out some of the research portions of this project.
Content – Once you have done the research phase of this top list you will need to write the content. When writing the content don’t worry about mistakes that you make of leaving something out, this can be fixed later on. Being that this will be a longer article than you are used to you just need to get your thoughts down while you have them in your head. Since you have done a good amount of research there should not be anything that you don’t know about the top list you are writing. Also, a good top list will be over 5,000 words in length.
More Research – When you are done writing the article you should go back and do some more research. I know that you are tired of doing research by now but this is what makes these articles worth reading. If there is something that your readers should know and you don’t already have it, then make sure you add it in. It is the research that will make or break the article so make sure you are doing everything in your power to ensure this articles is the best one you have ever written.
Edit – After the second round of research is done you will need to go back and add whatever you need to, take out things that may be repetitive or lack information and also fix any mistakes that you may have made. If you are going to spend hours on research and even more hours writing the content, then you might as well spend 30 minutes or so adding the finishing content.
Photos – Another thing you need to do is add some good photos. You will see in the 2 examples that I provide below that they have photos that really tie the top list together. Without photos you will lose a lot of readers and you probably won’t get the article shared as much as you wanted to. Trust me, photos are very important and if you can create them yourself or get unique photos then that will be even better.
Sharing – The last thing that you need to do is make it easy to share. Whether that means adding WordPress plugins to your site or just putting links to share on Digg, Twitter, Facebook and other social sharing sites doesn’t matter, just do something to make sharing your top list easy. If you want to get thousands of visitors to your top list, then you want to get people to share it because that is the easiest way to get more traffic.
When creating a top list you need to think about what other people want to read and share. What makes a top list so special is that they catch people’s attention and because of that others will share them more than they would anything else. Just make sure that you are writing the top list with your target audience in mind, I have seen many times where some of my favorite internet marketing blogs create top lists that have nothing to do with the niche and that really bugs me. Don’t waste your time writing a top list that your audience won’t read.
Note – Sometime soon I will be creating a top list that you won’t want to miss so make sure you keep checking back or subscriber to the RSS feed.
In order to give you a little help, I have included 2 wonderful top lists from my friends over at www.IncomeDiary.com. If you are not sure about what kind of top list you want to create or how to put one together, then make sure you click on these links for a little guidance.
Top 10 Business Lessons From Bill Gates
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Do you see what makes these top lists so good? Not only will the readers on www.IncomeDiary.com read this post, they will most likely link back to it and share it among their friends. This is why it is highly important to make sure you have some way for your readers to share this (Sharebar and Sexybookmarks are my favorite plugins).
Now, before you get started why don’t you think about this for a little while and come up with something spectacular. Like I said before, don’t be like everybody else. If you want to get the most out of your top list, then you will need to put in a lot of work.
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