In another post, I told you about how article marketing can be highly effective in driving traffic to your site, increasing sales, and giving you the status of "expert". That said, article writing does not come naturally to everybody. And even writers can run out of ideas sometimes.

A great way to overcome article writer's block is by using templates. You can take a template and use it to churn out articles on any topic or niche. Below are three of the most commonly used templates used in article writing. Try them next time you're trying to write but you keep drawing blanks:

1. Magic 7

There must be something magical about the number 7 because article writers like to use it and readers like to read articles with the number "7" in the title. There are many variations of this:

• 7 tips to…
• 7 ways to…
• 7 steps to…
• 7 biggest mistakes in …
• 7 reasons to…

Once you have your Magic 7 article, write one article about each of your 7 points. Voila! You've got 8 articles done!

2. The Review

Here's the kind of article that everybody can write.I mean, you always have an opinion on something, don't you? Do some keyword research to find out what specific things people are Googling reviews for. The outline for this article is simple: Introduce the item. Write what you liked about it. Discuss what you didn't like about it. Finish with your bottom line – do you recommend it or not? If so, who would benefit most from it? Before you know it, you've got another article all finished. You can write reviews for:

• Books
• Movies
• Music
• Gadgets
• Courses

3. How To

The most popular books are those with the words "how to" in the title. Same thing with articles. It seems we're always looking for the easiest, the fastest, the best way to do something. So why not write a how-to article for your target audience? Some examples:

• How to… (a step-by-step instruction)
• How to avoid…
• How to find…
• How to choose the best…
• How to get…

These are just a few of the templates you can and should use to make article writing easy peasy. And remember, you can use these templates for your blog posts and Email marketing, too. In fact, there are tons of ways to repurpose and reuse articles.