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Why do some people always write magnificent post titles?

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Ever seen top bloggers? Does it seem like that they always write great post titles? Damn I used to think this too. A person asked me after I wrote my post about Keywords and their importance in titles. The question was you always suggest that we need to write good titles. But how do we do that. How do some bloggers always write great post titles. How do you always write great post titles?

First I am flattered by the compliment. I know if you look over in my archives and check one of the earlier months, my titles weren’t as good as it was for the past 4 months or so. In this post I will tell you why some people always write magnificent post titles?

Why do you need to write great post titles?

Some of you might ask why are great post titles necessary? Remember when I wrote a guide to use digg for bloggers. Well the success with social media networks and search engines are greatly relied on great titles. You know all top bloggers get their traffic from social media and search engines. It is directly related to social media and indirectly related to search engines. When you have great post titles, you get tons of traffic from social media. More people visit your post, the more you are likely to get a backlink and the backlinks help you rank high in Search Engines.

Why do some people always write great post titles?

  • They understand the concept of great headlines. A great headlines targets a specific audience and make an intriguing promise which makes the post to be irresistable. You need to understand who is your targeted audience. Because appealing to a mass audience won’t do you any good. You will see that most great headlines does not appeal to everyone.
  • They know which headlines work. Aha! There is a key. You would only get this after a few months your blog is live. You would get an idea of which titles work. Which type of posts work. They see what other types of post work by looking at posts that make it on digg’s home page. Another great one to learn from is Yahoo’s headlines, they are also very catchy headlines. The concept here is that they know which headlines are proven to work. Like I know the ones that will work all the time. It means I know which posts people will respond to the most, and it has worked out very well for me on all the previous posts.
  • They don’t fake headlines. They know why they write every single word. Their headlines are related to their context. They don’t try to lie just to get attention. That is why even if their headlines are not the greatest people love them. Their title is credible. So people love them.
  • So great headlines are an important part. People stress out about that. I am going to tell you that don’t compare yourself to experts. Because you might even be putting your self down. You don’t need to kill your motivation. So just go along with your titles. And see how it helps. Analyze your titles and write better titles. Just don’t get yourself down. Always think that if anyone can do it so can you.



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17 Comments

Comment by Automotive news
2008-12-03 11:53:24

Well, the very basic thing to keep in mind before posting an article, is to have a really great title. You’ve pointed out on a very important here and also it stresses more on the fact that how important titling is. Thanks for giving those valuable and for touching some really basic points…


 
Comment by Simon
2008-12-03 18:19:34

I feel that the reason the big bloggers are big is because of the way they use their titles to gain so much attention and then the structure of the posts and the content in it backs-up the great title


Comment by Syed Balkhi
2008-12-03 21:21:19

And that comes from experience. Of all the big bloggers I have talked to have mentioned they were small before and they don’t forget the time when they were small.


 
 
Comment by Make money
2008-12-03 20:13:42

titles are the first way to create attention – in a feed, email notice, search engines etc..


 
2008-12-03 21:17:17

I always think that titles should do more than just be aimed at search engines. They should be unique and eye catching ideally; if that pleases the search engines too, all the better!


 
Comment by Machinery Trader
2008-12-03 23:29:07

There are two different aspects here, first, a search engine friendly title and second, a really great title that improves readership. Both can be aimed at depending upon the requirement of the blogger.


 
Comment by Web Design Beach
2008-12-04 05:15:47

Totally agree with you. Descriptive, effective and catchy post titles are a must these day for every article or blog post. The reason is simple, competition is big, and in order to get attention from common visitor, you must make first step in connection with him,which is exactly the post title .


 
Comment by Nicole Price
2008-12-04 08:43:30

Brief, resounding and robust post titles reflect the blogger’s own personality. The reader is persuaded to read the post if his attention is grabbed by the title.


 
Comment by Hugo Santos
2008-12-04 10:33:59

When you buy a newspaper, what is the first thing you do? You read the titles to choose if you are interested in reading the article or not. It is the same principle in blogging. The real problem is to know what title will work….


Comment by Syed Balkhi
2008-12-04 13:35:08

That is different on each blog, but there are some methods of titles that work almost everywhere. I might write a post on that too.


Comment by Hugo Santos
2008-12-05 10:59:50

cool, i se you have already written the post. i will go check it out :)

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Comment by Make Money Online Subscribed to comments via email
2008-12-05 01:27:07

I know that titles should definitely not be misleading, but what about a title that could have a dual meaning – good or bad. You know a double entendre that is enticing.

Any insight is much appreciated.


 
Comment by Webkinz Subscribed to comments via email
2008-12-05 01:56:43

I think writing headlines for social media is like writing headlines for newspaper (at least yellow one). More catchy ones (of course with related content) get more visitors and more backlinks. More backlinks = more SE traffic.


 
2008-12-05 07:33:21

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Comment by Ben Pei
2008-12-06 23:24:55

To capture attention of coz!


 
2008-12-18 11:04:40

The title of your post tells a lot not just about the content you’re about to read. It sometimes tell a little about the blogger too. Like a catchy title with a hidden message just shows one who has spent much time deliberating it baiting you to find out more.

Peter Lee


 
2009-02-06 11:29:38

You have to have a catchy title to get people to be interested. Especially now days when there is so much stuff out there that you need to find the best way to get someones attention or they will hang up or just walk on by.


 

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