21 Jun 09 How to Write Crowd-Pulling Headlines Part -I
Headlines are the most important part of a blog post or an article. It works as an interest generator. If a good headline persuades the visitor to read the complete article, a bad one pushes the reader off. There are certain principles you need to follow if you want to increase the reading rate of your articles.
KISSS it!
Keep it short, simple and sweet. You do not need to be cryptic to sound profound or useful. Simplicity is brilliance. Remove ambiguous words from the headline, and try to limit the length of the headline to 5-6 words.
Which of the following headline makes the article look more useful?
- X has slashed its shirt’s price by 30 percent.
- 30 percent off on X shirt!
What in it for me?
This is the question every user asks when confronted with anything that asks for his or her attention. Your headline should provide a definite answer to this question. Talk about the big benefits you have to offer.
Example:
- Learn to Enhance your Pictures in 3 Steps.
- Get the Subscription FREE
Announcements
Announcements seed curiosity in the reader. Instead of some incremental advancement, people like to see some groundbreaking innovation, and announcements give them the feeling that something new has come along, which is radically different from what they already have. Announcements satiate the readers’ psychological need for newness.
Example:
- Introducing All-New iPhone at Never-Before Price.
- Finally, Life Has Been Found on Mars!
Ask Questions
Ask relevant questions, questions breed involvement. A question offers an entrée into the mind of the reader as it forces the reader to think, and the more your readers will think, the more involved they will become with the article.
Example:
- Is Your Home Safe?
- Are You Getting What You Deserve?
Share Secrets
The word “Secret” suggests the reader that some insider information is being shared, so they pay more attention to the article following the headline starting with “Secret”. Everyone wants to be in the inner circle and no one likes to be an outsider. Tap on it!
Example:
- Secret of Monetizing Twitter
- Insider’s Secret of Money Making
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Gossimer Promotions and Announcements
- PHP4 Discontinuation - 18th September September 7, 2009
As announced earlier, PHP4 will not be supported on our Linux Hosting Servers from the 18th of September, 2009. Please pass on this information to your Customers and Resellers to ensure that they can update their websites to work with PHP5. […]
- .CN Launch - Coming Soon August 16, 2009
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- Live Chat Product Discontinuation - Moved to 18th August August 16, 2009
Based on feedback that we received from several Resellers, we have decided to postpone the Live Chat discontinuation to the August of 18th, 2009 at 12:30 UTC. From the 18th of August, it will not be possible to purchase new Live Chat packages but exisiting packages will continue to function normally. […]