When it comes to learning something new, some people seem to step right into the new gig as if they have been doing it forever. Things fall into place. Things f-l-o-w.

Still others stumble and sometimes fall. They get back up, take a few baby steps, and fall again. Most of the time those people will persevere and exert extreme focus to learn the skill.

Both types of people eventually become successful, even if the latter group takes a bit longer to get there.

For the people in the latter group, when it comes to learning to write articles online that are search engine optimized and properly publicized, I exhort you to focus on what you are learning. Expend your energy learning and trying new things and learning from the small failures.

In other words, don't worry about what other writers are doing. Don't worry about the fact that the other writers seem to get more reads or that they are receiving more acclaim for their articles. Don't worry about anything.

There are only two things you can control in the Internet writing world: your attitude and the quality of your article. If your attitude is subpar, your writing will suffer and no one will want to read your article.

Believe that there is enough prosperity for well-written articles to go around, take care of your writing business, and see yourself succeed according to the goals you have set.

You can do it.