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Having a good title for a post is probably something that we all know we should do consistently, but might not always give the thought we should. I know I’m guilty of it. I’ve even written about the subject before, but let’s face it. When you’re blogging, you don’t always consider every detail of every post, even if you know you should.
The title really is an important aspect to a blog post, particularly for your readers who use RSS Feeds. It is one thing if readers just visit your blog on a regular basis to see what you have to say, but for readers who digest your content through feed readers, your post might just be a headline to them, similar to the subject line of an email. In fact, I’ve written about this at SmallBusinessNewz in the past.
If you don’t hook readers in with a title that grabs their attention, there’s a good chance your post will just get lost in the shuffle. I know I personally have so many feeds syndicated through my reader that I couldn’t possibly read them all on a daily basis, but I read the ones that stand out to me, and others will do the same.
Some good titles ask questions that readers hope to find the answers to in the post, use hot keywords that are sure to attract attention, use humor, or inspire curiosity in other ways. In fact, I think “curiosity” is truly the key to getting your content read, so if you can capture that, you should be golden.
PuttingBlogsFirst has a detailed and thought-provoking post about writing good headlines here.
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Thanks for the mention, I feel privileged
Thanks for the post. And thank StumbleUpon for me finding it
Worked for me, I saw your headline in my live bookmarks and decided to read the rest of the post
I agree with clog Money. It made me read the post with interest as well as go to PBF’s post. Both are very instructive. Thank you.
I agree with everything u have said in this post – the title is KEY – especially if u plan to make it to the front page of social media sites and social bookmarking sites like Digg
Yes, I think a good title will grab a reader’s attention. I have become a regular reader of some blogs because of the titles. If the titles don’t look interesting then I move on to something else. I really enjoy post that are funny or posts that make me feel like the blogger is talking to me. I really enjoyed this topic and I will remember to write good titles.
The post is nice and also the tips to get the content read are great and also worth full. I hope It is a good and attractive title that has the capability to draw the attention of the readers .
You all are right. An outstanding and striking title is a key to half success. It captures the reader’s attention and he starts reading it firstly only due to the title of the article.