Effective Weight Loss Tactics and Strategies by d.w.l.g

[alexplatups]

Okay, I'm going to post articles that I just started to write on my site,
and would appreciate some feedback. I hope they deliver some value
for those folks that are looking for honest information on losing weight.

I just started creating my site, so it still has a long way to go, but the
articles will be something I work on regularly, because content is something
that I love creating. Anyone that has seen some of my posts in this forum
knows that writing long articles is my middle name.

This is the first article. It is about a topic that many women are interested in,
and I hope that after reading it - women write and tell me what they think.

How To Lose Belly Fat Fast

You can also send me private messages to tell me how great I am

...just kidding about that.

And, here's a photo of me, something I rarely post anywhere:



Just in case anyone wants to know what the author looks like. Very few
real gurus ever show their photos, but for the women of this awesome
forum I have chosen to make an exception

[Fendaril]

You have your own movie?

[alexplatups]

Originally Posted by Fendaril

You have your own movie?

In my virtual reality - I have anything and everything that I want.

[ssandra]

Another sales page for your forum, and written with SEO in mind, not human readers.

that is my first impression.

For the entire first half of the article you just hint at what to really do (you don't say what to eat, you just say what you eat is important).

You don't go into detail about the supplements, you just throw around some words that sound interesting and important.

Not a useful article, and not saying anything that hasn't already been said a 100 times before and better at that....


I highly suggest you stop writing with SEO in mind, and start thinking about all the humans that will read this. Is this something they will share with their friends on facebook? Something that they can actually use? Something that they'll recommend if someone has a problem loosing belly fat?

Cause trust me... by the time you get to the point that you are looking online for ways to loose that fat, you have already tried just walking it off....

[alexplatups]

Originally Posted by ssandra

Another sales page for your forum, and written with SEO in mind, not human readers.

that is my first impression.

For the entire first half of the article you just hint at what to really do (you don't say what to eat, you just say what you eat is important).

You don't go into detail about the supplements, you just throw around some words that sound interesting and important.

Not a useful article, and not saying anything that hasn't already been said a 100 times before and better at that....

Okay, so your recommendation is to add more detail about the food that
should be eaten and the supplements that people should use?

Can you explain what kind of article you think people would want to share
on facebook? What kind would you want to share? What should be in it?

This is the kind of feedback I want to hear, because I am aware that to
be successful in this niche, like any niche, I have to produce the kind of
content that people want to read about.

So, if you have the time, give me some details, and I will work on making
my articles taking your recommendations into account.

I highly suggest you stop writing with SEO in mind, and start thinking about all the humans that will read this. Is this something they will share with their friends on facebook? Something that they can actually use? Something that they'll recommend if someone has a problem loosing belly fat?

Cause trust me... by the time you get to the point that you are looking online for ways to loose that fat, you have already tried just walking it off....

Okay. So, in your honest opinion, what are women looking for when it comes
to losing body fat? What do they want to know, and what would it take for
them to become members of my private forum when it is ready?

[ssandra]

Originally Posted by alexplatups

Okay, so your recommendation is to add more detail about the food that
should be eaten and the supplements that people should use?

Can you explain what kind of article you think people would want to share
on facebook? What kind would you want to share? What should be in it?

This is the kind of feedback I want to hear, because I am aware that to
be successful in this niche, like any niche, I have to produce the kind of
content that people want to read about.

So, if you have the time, give me some details, and I will work on making
my articles taking your recommendations into account.

Kind of info I would share; either personal stories with a "how to" added to it, or a "how to" with enough details to be worth it.
Especially if it is something new, something not said before, or said in a way that hasn't been said before.

Okay. So, in your honest opinion, what are women looking for when it comes
to losing body fat? What do they want to know, and what would it take for
them to become members of my private forum when it is ready?

Like I said; something new. Something not too common sense that they've already tried it.

In this example about belly fat and walking; I would add something that even if you haven't walked in a week, that is not reason to give up, just walk one day. Take it one day at the time, and don't worry about tomorrow or yesterday.

Everybody knows that walking is good exercise. Yet so many people don't do it. Address that, motivate people to go out and walk, instead of just saying "go out and walk".

Hope this helps!!

(oh and the SEO that I'm talking about that makes it really annoying to read is the constant repeating of loose that extra belly fat with supliments / with exercise / with food etc.)

[Fendaril]

Make sure you point out that belly fat cannot be targeted.

Tell them to do cardio and eat healthily.

[alexplatups]

@ssandra: Thanks for the great ideas. I will take them into account,
and rewrite the articles with this new perspective. As soon as it is done,
I will post it in this thread, and hopefully you can read it and tell me if you
think it has improved, compared to how it is now.

Thanks in advance for this help, and I really appreciate you being honest
with me and letting me know about these details.

It is hard for me to be objective about it, since I have been maintaining my
weight for almost 17 years, and everything I write makes sense to me, but
you made me realize that the majority of my readers are not in this situation,
and what I write is simply not enough for them to use it and produce some
kind of results.

Tomorrow the article will be done, make sure to check it out and let me
know if it has improved or not.

[Benton]

Is it possible to lose just belly fat? I say it's not. The belly is where lots of fat tends to collect, but you aren't just burning that fat when you lose weight.

Seems pretty disingenuous and gimmicky to me.

EDIT: Seeing Fendaril's reply, I'd chime in with "Tell them to lift heavy and eat healthy." Cardio is good, lifting is better. Both put together is amazing.

[alexplatups]

Originally Posted by Benton

Is it possible to lose just belly fat? I say it's not. The belly is where lots of fat tends to collect, but you aren't just burning that fat when you lose weight.

Seems pretty disingenuous and gimmicky to me.

EDIT: Seeing Fendaril's reply, I'd chime in with "Tell them to lift heavy and eat healthy." Cardio is good, lifting is better. Both put together is amazing.

The article is not about losing JUST belly fat. It is simply focused on people
that want to lose belly fat. This is an important distinction.

[alexplatups]

Just another article promoting my private weight loss forum

...actually it's not working yet, I'm still creating all the content inside!

...anyway here is the article with a very original name:

How To Lose Weight Fast

Actually, inside I explain the reason people can't maintain the weight loss
results they produce using whatever they use for losing weight.

Let me know what you think.

Plus this is another article which explains the most important step
toward creating permanent fat loss:

...its name is twice as original as the first:

How To Lose Belly Fat Fast