Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Writing Effective Headlines, or Post Titles

You've already got someone on your blog site ... now you need to draw them in with your headlines.

A headline should be sharp, to the point, and representative of what the post text actually talks about.

Keep in mind also ... that most Web site readers "scan" a page for keywords they're interested in. So make your headlines readable, but also scanable.

MORE INFORMATION:

CopyBlogger has a great series called "Magnetic Headlines" that is very applicable to a pastor's blog. Also, "Headlines That Get Results."

Darren at ProBlogger.net gives these headline tips:
  1. Keep it simple
  2. Grab attention
  3. Meet a need
  4. Describe
  5. Use key words
  6. Take your time

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