Writing Content for Poker Websites

Yesterday, I posted an article about how to make money writing poker articles. At the end I asked for other suggestions from veteran poker affiliates, and my buddy Dealer Dan came through like a champ! He submitted an entire article that has a lot of great advice that compliments my post nicely. Be sure to visit his free poker affiliate guide for more great advice!

By Dealer Dan, PokerAffiliateBible.com

As Kevin's first step in making money with online poker is writing content for other poker affiliates and webmasters, I thought I should offer advice on how to make this your forté, having outsourced poker content writing in the past.

The goal when writing poker content, is that you do such a great job that the webmasters will return to you again and again for future content, as well as always recommending you via word of mouth to other poker affiliates that are looking to buy poker content. Here are just five methods you can use that will ensure this will happen:

- Write About What You Know: If you don't know the subject, don't write about it. If the topic is an easy topic to write about, for example a review of a poker room you have never played at, you can ask the webmaster for a few days until you research the subject matter more. If it is something more detailed, explain to them you aren't knowledgeable about that subject yet and can't write it. Whatever you do - don't try and write about something you have no idea about. We will notice this, and if anyone ever asks for feedback on your writing, could provide a negative review.

- Follow the Theme of the Site: For whatever site you are writing for, read their content. Try and understand who their market is, and also pay attention to the common writing style the current writer(s) at the site have, and stick with that theme so your article fits in well with the site.

- Do a Little Bit Extra: If I commission you to do a review of a poker room with 500 words in it, do 550 or 600. I'll notice you went to that extra effort, and I'll remember that in the future.

- Show Demonstrations of your Work: A lot of writers are worried about showing their articles before they are sold, in case anyone steals it. There are ways you can make that harder for people(ie: putting it in a PDF, or only showing half the article). If you're an unknown writer though, it's important that you get your work out there to everyone, and show them that you can do a good job.

- Ask Questions: So many times I've paid for articles, and the writer has went off and written them without asking me any questions at all. I appreciate it a lot more when you write to me, asking me if there is any particular points you want in the article, or asking who my target audience is, or any keywords to focus on. It shows that you take your work seriously, and want to impress the webmaster as much as possible.