Free Article Templates eBook

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20 Free Article Templates

to Help You Speed Up

Your Article Writing Starting Today

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Speed Up Article Writing with Templates

Templates are one of the best ways you can speed up the article writing process. There are many great

article templates out there for you to choose from and you can also create your own. They are fully

customizable so you can tweak them however you need so that you can write faster than ever before.

When you have an article template already laid out in the word processing program that you use to

write your articles, all you have to do is open the template you need when it's time to write an article

and then just fill in the content as needed.

You could use different templates for the different types of articles you write such as:

Tips article template How-to article template News article template

And you can also use templates based on where you will be submitting the article to. This helps youensure more quickly that you follow the guidelines for that particular place you're writing for. When you

already have the templates saved, all you have to do is open them up and begin writing your new article.

This will save you a great deal of time when preparing and formatting your articles. However, it can also

help you speed up your article writing by guiding you on what to write about. This method works

because it will help you keep your articles focused and to the point. When you follow a template that

includes all of the important parts of an article, its almost like a fill-in-the-blank article waiting to

happen.

Have you ever had a great idea for an article, started it and then got stuck after the intro or halfway

through it? Maybe you feel like you dont know what to say next or how to properly close your thoughts

in a conclusion. This is exactly the type of problem that article templates help you with.

When you use article writing templates, you can plow through your list of article topics like never

before. Sometimes the templates themselves can serve as topic ideas. These might include topic starters

like:

My funniest memory of A day in the life of A year of reflection Seasonal articles Holiday articles Etc.

Keep in mind that article templates are meant to be guidelines to help speed up your article writing

process. They should not stifle the creative process that goes into writing and you should never feel like

you have to stick with a strict template when your creative juices are sending you in another direction.


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If you're not using article templates, you could be missing out on a great advantage when it comes to

writing your articles. When you use templates, it can greatly speed up your writing process and help you

write better articles.

In the article writing community, we hear a lot of talk about templates. There are some great article

templates out there and they can really help you speed up your article writing process when you learnto use them properly.

But remember that you dont have to use someone elses template exactly as it is. You might decide that

you want to change or tweak it to fit your needs and theres nothing wrong with this either. Since the

article template is meant to be a tool to help you write better articles faster, you can change it and

tweak it however you need so that it works for you.

Whenever you feel stuck on an article or have a title or topic but need a boost getting started on the

article, you can turn to your templates. They will also help you with an article a day type challenges and

with doing your own article marketing. As you can see, it pays to use article templates and you can start

today.

You hear a lot about article templates but how often does someone actually show you one for free? I've

seen many free article templates out there and the one thing that almost all have in common is that

they arent really that helpful. Here are some of my favorite mini-templates that will help you get

started writing articles and they're completely free!

Wishing you much article writing success,

Lisa Mason

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Table of Contents

You can use this to jump right to the article template you want.

ContentsThe How-To Article ........................................................................................................................................ 5

What I've Learned Article .............................................................................................................................. 6

Dos and Don'ts Article ................................................................................................................................... 7

Top 10 List ..................................................................................................................................................... 8

Product Review ............................................................................................................................................. 9

Current Events Article ................................................................................................................................. 10

Strengths and Benefits Article ..................................................................................................................... 11

3 Stages of ___ Article ................................................................................................................................. 12

5 Steps to ___ Article .................................................................................................................................. 13

Golden Rules for ___ ................................................................................................................................... 14

Checklist for ____ ........................................................................................................................................ 15

Keys to Success Article ................................................................................................................................ 16

Pros and Cons of ___ Article ......................................................................... .............................................. 17

Things to Do Article ..................................................................................................................................... 18

Common Traps with ___ Article .................................................................................................................. 19

What's Hot- What's Not Article ................................................................................................................... 20

Failure to Success Article ............................................................................................................................. 21

Interesting Fact Article ................................................................................................................................ 22

Mythbuster Template ................................................................................................................................. 23

Advice Article Template .............................................................................................................................. 24


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The How-To Article

How To _____ (Fill in with your topic)

Introduction- tell the reader what they will find in your article

Step by step instructions- in numbered format, tell the reader what they should do to complete your

title.

What you need- include a note about what they will need to complete this how-to. Listed format is

good.

Summary- now repeat everything you've just told them in a neat little summary closing the article.


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What I've Learned Article

What I've Learned about ___ (Fill in your topic):

Introduction- tell the reader what they will find in your article and give them the subject matter.

Now tell them what you've learned from the experience.

Next provide supporting facts or examples of how you have learned.

Summary- Wrap it all up with some takeaways they can remember and learn from the article.


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Dos and Don'ts Article

Dos and Don'ts for ___ (Fill in your topic):

Introduction- tell the reader what they will find in your article and a brief description of your topic.

List the dos for your topic. List or bulleted form is popular.

Do wash your hands before you begin cooking Do measure your ingredients before mixing Do

Now list the don'ts in list or bullet form.

Don't Don't

Summary- Go over everything you've just told the reader once more and give them a closing with some

"takeaways" of your article.


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Top 10 List

Top 10 ___ (Fill in your topic):

Introduction- tell the reader what they will find in your article

Your list- Now list your top 10 reasons or things

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Fill it in- Now fill out descriptions for each of the top 10

Summary- Now wrap up the list with some closing thoughts and a recap on what you've just given the

reader.


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Product Review

Review of ____ (Fill in your topic):

Introduction- Describe the product, what it is and where it can be found.

Pros- Now list the pros of this product, what you enjoyed and what the reader might enjoy

Cons- Now list the downsides to the product, things you didn't like and things the reader may find as a

problem

Summary- Now wrap up your thoughts and the pros and cons of this product in the summary to help the

reader review everything you've just told them.


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Current Events Article

Current Events Subject

Introduction- Describe the current event, what it is and when/where it can be found.

Tell the reader why they may be interested in this current event.

Show what's in it for them. How will they benefit? How will they relate?

Summary- Wrap it all up in a couple of sentences


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Strengths and Benefits Article

The strengths and benefits article is great for promoting a product or service. It can also be used to show

the benefits to a lifestyle choice, a tip or hint you provide the reader and more. For example, if you want

to write about why moms of toddlers should work at home with their children, a strengths and benefitsarticle is one way to do this.

Introduction- Tell the reader what they will find in your article and a brief description of your topic.

List the strengths for your topic. List or bulleted form is popular.

Strength 1 Strength 2 Strength 3

Now list the benefits in list or bullet form.

Benefit 1 Benefit 2

An alternative method would be to write the benefits out fully. For example, "Now that you have know

the strengths, here are some additional benefits to"




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3 Stages of ___ Article

3 Stages of ___ Article is great for explaining things in your niche.


Then start by listing the three stages of your topic

1. Stage 12. Stage 23. Stage 3

Now go back and explain each stage in more detail so your reader can understand. Remember to show

the benefit to the reader. For example:

3 Stages of Writing a Great Article

1. Choosing your topic- The topic that you choose is very important and your headline should drawthe reader in.

2. Flesh out your ideas- Spend the next few paragraphs expanding more on the ideas you want tomake in this article. Keep it narrowed on your topic.

3. Summarize and close- Now wrap it all up in a nice conclusion that helps your reader understandyour points.


"takeaways" of your article. The reader should feel like they understand these stages now that they

have read your article.


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5 Steps to ___ Article

Steps articles are another great idea to get an article written quickly. You don't have to limit yourself to

5 steps. You can fill in the number with however many you need to express your ideas fully.


List the steps for your topic. List or bulleted form is popular.

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5




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Golden Rules for ___

Golden Rules for ___ (Fill in your topic):


List the golden rules for your topic. List or bulleted form is popular.

Golden Rule #1: Golden Rule #2: Golden Rule #3: Golden Rule #4: Golden Rule #5:

Aside from where you state what each golden rule is, take some time to write a short description of why

it is important or what makes it a golden rule.




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Checklist for ____

Checklist for ___ (Fill in your topic):


Now form your checklist. Be sure to keep every step in the proper order so as not to confuse the reader.

This is like writing a how-to article; put yourself in their shoes and include everything that they need to

know.

1. Item 12. Item 23. Item 34. Item 45. Item 56. Item 67. Item 78. Item 89. Item 910. Item 10




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Keys to Success Article

Keys to Success at ___ (Fill in your topic):


List the keys in order in list or bullet form Include a description of each key to success and explain why it works Show the reader some real examples of how to use this key to success for themselves




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Pros and Cons of ___ Article

Pros and Cons of ___ (Fill in your topic):


List the pros for your topic. List or bulleted form is popular.

Pro- Pro- Pro-

Now list the cons in list or bullet form.

Con- Con- Con-




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Things to Do Article

Things to Do for ___ (Fill in your topic):


Step 1- List your thing to do and a brief description of why it is important.









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Common Traps with ___ Article

Common Trap with ___ (Fill in your topic):


Here are some common traps with___:

Trap 1 Trap 2 Trap 3 Trap 4 Trap 5

Here are some ways you can avoid these common traps:

Method of avoidance 1 Method of avoidance 2 Method of avoidance 3 Method of avoidance 4 Method of avoidance 5




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What's Hot- What's Not Article

Whats Hot and Whats Not for ___ (Fill in your topic):


Whats Hot:

List the hot and why List the hot and why List the hot and why List the hot and why List the hot and why

Whats Not:

List the not and why List the not and why List the not and why List the not and why List the not and why



*The Whats Hot and Whats Not article should often compare the two things. For example, Black is hot

this season but green is not because


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Failure to Success Article

Failure to Success in ___ (Fill in your topic):


In the next paragraph, talk a little about what types of failures they may be seeing.

In this paragraph, talk a little about why they may be experiencing these failures.

Now talk about what success means in relation to your topic. What is success? What does it look like?

What does it feel like? Make the reader feel it, too.

Now describe how they can turn their failures into successes. Give step-by-step instructions so the

reader can understand, not vague hopes and promises like work hard to succeed. Tell them just what

to work hard at in order to find success.




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Interesting Fact Article

Interesting Fact about ___ (Fill in your topic):


Now list an interesting fact or twoState sources to prove the fact is true.

Give some additional information about the fact here.

Give some background research and info on the topic here.

Tell the reader how they can learn more here.

Summary- Go over everything you've just told the reader once more and give them a closing with some"takeaways" of your article.


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Mythbuster Template

__ (Number of) Common Myths about ___ (Fill in your topic):


Common myths about ___:

Myth 1 Myth 2 Myth 3 Myth 4 Myth 5 Myth 6 Myth 7 Myth 8

You can write this like a myths debunked style article where you tell the myth and then state why it is

not true or how it came to be a myth.




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Advice Article Template

Best Advice on ___ (Fill in your topic):


Now is a good opportunity to give a little background into why you are qualified to give the advice.

What is your advice?

Advice Advice Advice Advice

With each piece of advice, you should also include a note about how the person is to do this. Dont just

say do something and not tell them how to do it. This isnt sound/credible advice.



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