Hello! My name is Tim Weaver and I am a web writer with over ten years of experience in the field, and by in the field, I mean sitting on my butt in front of the computer.

Web writing is an exciting new career frontier for creative types who lack the ability to lift fifty pounds or more, and it’s growing all the time. There are sectors of growth in web writing that offer unlimited opportunities for young people just entering the workforce, such as:

- Spam

- Blogging

and Reviewing indy shows for three dollars an hour.

Now, I know what you’re thinking. You’re probably thinking that you don’t know enough about web writing to really make a career of it. But you’re dead wrong. Using my not patented, tried and true techniques, you can become an expert web writer in just five easy minutes. It’s as simple as 1-2-3-4-5. What do I mean? I’ll show you!

All good web content follows the exact same formula, and it applies to every possible niche content that you can imagine. If you can memorize this pattern and apply it to your web space, you’ll be writing exactly like everybody else on the internet.

Rule number 1: State the Obvious

Say that you’re writing a piece about a major league pitcher on a seven game win streak. While you might be tempted to jump right into a rousing description of his most recent victory, or an in-depth look at his stats, before you do anything else, state the obvious. Such as: Bats Mcgee is having a pretty good year.

With that one line, your readers will know that you know how to state the obvious, and that you won’t attempt to challenge their intelligence in any way, which is the cardinal sin in web writing. Where you take the article after that is your choice.

Rule number 2: Use Bold A Lot

In order to draw attention to your main points and paragraphs, you should use the BOLD text feature as often as possible. Because nobody on the internet has an attention span longer than thirty seconds, you must work diligently to keep their attention through boldness. Web readers don’t want to read every word or every sentence. To hold their attention, you must remember to use the BOLD at least in every other paragaph, that way, they think something important might be coming up.

Rule number 3: Only use four sentences per paragraph.

I really cannot emphasize this enough. No matter what your topic, it is absolutely vital to use no more than four sentences in any one paragraph. Asking your readers to read five sentences is torture, and we all know how I feel about torture.

Rule number 4: Use the “Top 5″ label whenever possible

97 percent of web articles use the formula “The Top 5 Reasons for _______, or Five Ways to Increase Your _____________ . Why does everybody use this same formula? Because it works. Don’t deviate from the program.

Rule number 5: Repeat yourself ad nauseam

The one problem with the Top 5 formula is that the large majority of web articles have to do with topics that don’t require more than two separate thoughts. In order to complete the formula, you’ll need to repeat yourself as often as possible. When you find yourself struggling to meet your 500 word count deadline, try re-stating the obvious, summarize your opinions, and always write a witty conclusion that wraps up your two ideas in a very nice, neat little package.

Remember above all that writing for the web isn’t easy. It’s VERY easy. It’s so easy in fact that any primate with an internet connection can do it. But you have to play by the rules, and follow the formula.

If you do that, then in no time at all you’ll be writing spectacular web content and you can make dozens and dozens of dollars every single month. Good luck!