Comments on: How to Write Killer Blog Titles & Why Mine Suck

By: joann

joann — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:38:00 +0000

You are 2 funny & right. My titles are short, descriptive & have a hook. My posts…well let’s just say I use “Read more” quite literally. Good ideas, thanks!

By: Laura Rucker

Laura Rucker — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:06:43 +0000

Another great post! I love your writing style and the suggestion to use short titles. Duh! Why didn’t I think of that? Thanks!

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By: Rebecca Kelley

Rebecca Kelley — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:22:26 +0000

Now that I’m allowed to read this blog, I gotta thank you for the shout out. Also, we should totally go to a Zack Attack concert together some time.

By: seobro

seobro — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:27:22 +0000

I have found that humor works well for headlines. For example, if you have a perfume factory, you can say that new top fragrances for 2010 are – wet dog, skunk, and garlic!

By: Arthur Harris

Arthur Harris — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:03:28 +0000

Great post and you do not suck!

By: geobak

geobak — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:54:04 +0000

And yes this post is a pretty damn good example of a clever page title that has a clear purpose to get as comment on this…

Woops :)

By: geobak

geobak — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:52:23 +0000

I also make my page titles mroe like an PPC ad copy…What is more a good custom meta description of your post is pretty important as well…Together with a good page title can get you way more clicks from google :)

By: Mandy Suite171

Mandy Suite171 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:40:57 +0000

I like Mark’s 2 tips. I would add to it with the following suggestion – when stuck in a rut, walk away from it for a few hours or a day. Things tend to “pop” when you place it in the incubator for awhile!

By: Tumblemoose

Tumblemoose — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:17:47 +0000

Hi Lisa,

Fortunately, I’ve always done a pretty good job coming up with titles. It’s kinda strange, they just pop into my head. Often times they are witty or punny, and they most always give a sense of the flavor of the post.

I did write a post about it at one point. I titled it: Titillating Titling Tidbits. It was a lot of fun to write.

I consider myself very lucky because I know a lot of folks struggle with the titling issue.

Cheers!

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:48:48 +0000

Thanks for the thoughts! Titles have been one of my struggling points since I have started out with my blog, but I have already found that it makes a big difference when you actually get one right!

I can use all of your points though, as I don’t really do any of them very well!