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7 Easy Ways To Write An Attention Grabbing Headline For Your Post by kingvectorv(m): 10:17pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
You need to understand that the post title you choose for your copy is just like a newspaper headline. It either grabs attention or it doesn’t, and I’m sure you want your headline to attract as many people as possible. 1. Focus on solving a problem, not selling something. The first thing to do while creating an eye-catching headline is to focus on helping. If you check out most of the articles ranking high in Google, you will find that their focus is mainly about helping people solve a particular problem. Remember this: Your headline will always perform better if it is helpful. 2. Come up with many ideas. There is nothing more important than the your headline, they attribute to the success of your blog post. You have to select a headline that seems more promising compelling, and attention-grabbing. When you write a blog post, write lots of headlines before choosing a winner. You can use a headline analyzer to help you out. The more you do this, the better and more professional you’ll become at crafting great headlines. 3. Keep a swipe file. A swipe file is a collection of different headlines that have already proven to work for others. This helps you get inspiration when you need to come up with a great title. A good example of this is the Jon Morrows Headline Hacks eBook. With this book alone, I’ve been able to write consistently better headlines over time. You can always use your swipe file as a source of inspiration to write good headlines whenever you’re lost or stuck. According to Brian Clack, swipe files can’t even really be considered cheating. It’s just the way it’s done if you want to write effective copy, especially when starting out. Only once a copywriter has a true understanding of what works can they take a completely original approach. Even then, it’s pretty rare to come up with a gangbuster headline that is 100% unique. Using these templates can ultimately increase the effectiveness of your blog post titles, and hence, the ultimate read rate of your blog posts. Start gathering good headlines from across the web. Start to pay attention to the things you click on and WHY you’re clicking. Figure out what works and then copy the model. 4. Use numbers (preferably odd numbers). Several pieces of research have proved that using numbers in your headlines tend to get 73% more social shares and engagements. What’s more is that addingspecific numbers (like data) to your headlines is a good way to make the title more exciting to your readers. One of the major reasons why using numbers in headlines works is because numbers are like “brain candy”. This is to say that the brain is very receptive to numbers. I also want you to know that there’s a science behind odd numbers. Odd numbers tend to perform better, and that’s why you often see blogs using odd numbers in their headlines. Research carried out by Content Marketing Institute discovered that the brain seems to believe odd numbers more than even numbers. It was also discovered that odd numbers help people digest and recall information more easily. When they tweaked one of their headlines to include the odd number “7”, the click through rate increased by 20%. 5. Include positive words. Using positive superlatives in your headline will help make it more emotional. This will, in turn, make it more enticing and attention-grabbing. Some positive superlatives that will enhance your headline writing include: Perfect Funniest Best Biggest Always Fastest Easiest Most Greatest Largest Hottest Strongest Ever Top 6. Use negative words to highlight fear. Fear is a strong emotion which can make anyone take action on a given task. A study carried out by Outbrain found that headlines featuring negative superlatives performed 30% better than those with positive superlatives. Some of the negative superlatives you can use include: Never Worst By No Means Nothing No One No Way None Also, using words like Stop, Avoid, and Don’t in your headline is a good idea, too. Examples: “ Stop Making These Silly Blogging Mistakes“ “The 5 Worst Excuses For Not Living Your Dream Life” 7. Make use of brainstorming tools. The availability of tools on the internet has made most tasks easier and less time-consuming. There are tools out there that you can use to help come up with great headlines. If you have tried all the other methods mentioned here but still can’t get a thought-provoking headline, then try using some tools to help. Examples: Coschedule Headline Analyzer Pr Headline Generator Finally, keep on tweaking and learning how to write attention grabbing headlines, and soon, you’ll become a master one day. SOURCE: http://www.yukhub.com/418/7-easy-ways-to-write-an-attention-grabbing-headline-for-your-post 5 Likes 2 Shares |
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Re: 7 Easy Ways To Write An Attention Grabbing Headline For Your Post by ednut1(m): 7:54am On Apr 30, 2017 |
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Re: 7 Easy Ways To Write An Attention Grabbing Headline For Your Post by Partnerbiz(f): 7:56am On Apr 30, 2017 |
Is blogging still paying please. Isn't it overly saturated now? |
Re: 7 Easy Ways To Write An Attention Grabbing Headline For Your Post by KingLennon(m): 7:57am On Apr 30, 2017 |
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Re: 7 Easy Ways To Write An Attention Grabbing Headline For Your Post by RisingUp: 7:59am On Apr 30, 2017 |
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Re: 7 Easy Ways To Write An Attention Grabbing Headline For Your Post by CACAWA(m): 8:01am On Apr 30, 2017 |
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Re: 7 Easy Ways To Write An Attention Grabbing Headline For Your Post by dadavivo: 8:02am On Apr 30, 2017 |
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Re: 7 Easy Ways To Write An Attention Grabbing Headline For Your Post by Nobody: 8:12am On Apr 30, 2017 |
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Re: 7 Easy Ways To Write An Attention Grabbing Headline For Your Post by Partnerbiz(f): 8:29am On Apr 30, 2017 |
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Re: 7 Easy Ways To Write An Attention Grabbing Headline For Your Post by Nerddict(m): 10:51am On Apr 30, 2017 |
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Re: 7 Easy Ways To Write An Attention Grabbing Headline For Your Post by busybrain123(m): 2:06pm On Apr 30, 2017 |
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Re: 7 Easy Ways To Write An Attention Grabbing Headline For Your Post by GreatManBee: 7:47am On May 01, 2017 |
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