If you think writing articles is difficult, think again.

I used to think I couldn't write articles and I discovered that it's not true. Writing articles is much easier than you think. Like everything else, it's easy when you know how.

The hardest thing you'll do is actually start and keep on going.

For years I've let the perfectionist monster stop me. If I couldn't do it perfectly, I didn't do it. Recently I've given myself permission to let something be 'good enough'. Now, after years of dreaming about writing, I'm actually doing it. I have articles in article directories and on other people's blogs and web sites.

Yesterday, eleven of my articles were picked up and used by other people. And I was approached by an article directory and asked to submit to their directory.

I'm not telling you this to boast. I'm telling you to encourage you to believe that you can do it too.

How did I do it?

I began by looking to see what other people were doing. I read articles on writing articles, and writing titles and resource boxes that work. Then I listened to some free teleseminars. Now there's no stopping me. Last week I wrote two articles. This week it will be four.

When I started, it took me all day to craft an article. Now, I can write and submit an article in less than 3 hours. I'm aiming to get that down to just an hour.

You get faster with each article you write. The key is not to spend too long thinking. Let the words flow, don't edit as you write. Editing comes later, once you've written your first draft.

Action steps

Set yourself goals, be specific.

Write your goals down and keep them where you'll see them.

Create a step by step plan to get yourself started.

What do you need to know? What skills do you need to learn? Where will you find the information? When will you do it?

I encourage you to seriously consider learning how to use articles to promote your business and bring free targeted visitors to your web site or blog. It really is easier than you think.

If you want to learn how to write articles for publicity and profit visit resources for writers for details of a free 90 minute telesminar that will teach you the secrets of article writing and marketing.