{"id":1492,"date":"2018-01-08T05:44:15","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T05:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious-old\/?p=1492"},"modified":"2022-11-24T10:43:24","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T10:43:24","slug":"how-to-become-a-better-content-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/how-to-become-a-better-content-writer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to become a better content writer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of whether you run your own blog or operate your own website, becoming a better content writer is a fantastic path to go down. As a content writer in Mumbai, my journey as a content writer has shifted from bleh to meh, and some-where, some-how &#8211; I picked up on being a good content writer. Wait &#8211; that didn\u2019t make sense to you? Well &#8211; it doesn\u2019t have to. All you need to know is that this article is going to be about &#8211; How you can be a better content writer in Mumbai. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To the Library<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or, in this case &#8211; To Google. Before you type in the first word, you gotta do your research. Quite often, in the life of a content writer, you will write content that you&#8217;re unfamiliar with. In the past year, I\u2019ve worked on content for the industrial rubber, recruitment, real estate, and the IT industry. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While I know how to write, I am not equipped with the experience or knowledge to write for such industries. BUT &#8211; good research through Google gives me the basics so I could at least make a start. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Know What You\u2019re Going to Write <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Done with your research? Well, you\u2019re not ready to write &#8211; yet. Before you type in the first word, know what you are going to write. Don\u2019t just dive into the writing and expect the words to come to you<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1494\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1494\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1494\" src=\"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Content-Writer-Meme-2.png\" alt=\"Meme on content writing\" width=\"550\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Content-Writer-Meme-2.png 550w, https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Content-Writer-Meme-2-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ever felt like this?<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I typically build a structure before writing an article. Here\u2019s a quick look at the article structure I created for this article. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Title: How to become a better content writer<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Build a structure <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The right tone for the audience <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have fun<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don\u2019t want your content to be filled with fluff, so make sure you build a basic structure before you begin writing. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pick the Right Tone and Style <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A writer has a versatile style. You should be able to adapt your writing to the needs of the reader. It\u2019s easy to write in your own style &#8211; that\u2019s what you\u2019re comfortable with. But, a good content writer moulds her writing according to the need of the audience. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Know your audience and know what style they prefer to read. Your reader might want a formal, analytical, casual or technical style. Make sure select the right tone and style. Add to that, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious-old\/blogs\/5-types-of-Content-Writing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">type of content writing <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will vary depending on the platform. Take a look at similar websites and magazines that your audience reads and assess the right tone and style. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have Fun<\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1495\" style=\"width: 643px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1495\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1495\" src=\"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Monkey-Content-Writer-2.png\" alt=\"The fun of content writing\" width=\"633\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Monkey-Content-Writer-2.png 633w, https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Monkey-Content-Writer-2-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Content Writing should be fun<\/p><\/div>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: wikimedia.org\/wikipedia<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing is not some dreary process that\u2019s to be dreaded. You should have fun with it. If you aren\u2019t having fun with it, you need to pick a different topic. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious-old\/blogs\/How-to-write-great-blog-content-for-B2B-content-marketing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing blog content <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is not easy, but you have to start somewhere, and before you know it, you\u2019ll be living the life of a content writer in Mumbai. So &#8211; get out there and start typing!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1496\" style=\"width: 246px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1496\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1496\" src=\"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Writing-Meme-2.png\" alt=\"Content Writing \" width=\"236\" height=\"285\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Content Writing Meme<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regardless of whether you run your own blog or operate your own website, becoming a better content writer is a fantastic path to go down. As a content writer in Mumbai, my journey as a content writer has shifted from bleh to meh, and some-where, some-how &#8211; I picked up on being a good content writer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":1493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[98,114],"tags":[146,179,92],"class_list":["post-1492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-content-writing-2","category-creativity","tag-being-a-writer","tag-content-creation","tag-content-writing","category-98","category-114","description-off"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1492"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8508,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1492\/revisions\/8508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacebar.in\/contentious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}