How much traffic can a good article attract?

It was amazed at seeing instances of sometimes as many as 1 million or even a million and a half people flooding into the Web site, whenever an article would be picked up by a major publication.

How did that work? Many publishers will also have huge subscriber lists of 300,000 or even 500,000 readers. If they decide to put your article out to their subscribers, you can see enormous traffic spikes (usually from readers clicking the link in your bio.)

Okay, so what should you include in your opening paragraph?

Your opening paragraph should not only introduce the reader to the subject matter but also give them a reason to continue on reading. It should give them a brief overview of what they can expect to learn from the rest of the article. Remember this is true when writing news also. Most publishers need to quickly understand what your article is about because they go through so many contributions in their work day.

Let them know what problem are you going to help them with. Assure them that you have a solution that will save them time, money or trouble. When you are writing your opening paragraph keep in mind that you have to give them a good reason to keep on reading or they may lose interest and look elsewhere.