Blog content gets shared across all types of social channels. So for a blog post, the headline is its call-to-action. The headline determines how your content will be shared and spread more than the content of the post itself.
Great headlines can take time. Personally, I've written dozens of headlines for an article before finally deciding on the one that made the final cut. To save you some time, we wanted to give you a jump-start on succeeding at this critical aspect of business blogging.
13 Awesome Headlines for Business Blogging Success
1. 5 Things You MUST Know About [Insert Business Topic]
2. A Guide to Understanding [Insert Business Topic]'s Recent Changes
3. Best Practices for [Insert Business Topic]
4. Learn How to Do More [Insert Business Topic] With Less
5. 6 [Insert Business Topic] Secrets Revealed
6. The Truth About [Insert Business Topic]
7. 7 Instant Improvements for [Insert Business Topic]
8. 101 Statistics About [Insert Business Topic]
9. 9 Amazing [Insert Business Topic] Videos
10. How to Be the Best [Insert Business Topic]
11. An Insider's Guide to [Insert Business Topic]
12. What the Experts Won't Tell You About [Insert Business Topic]
13. 10 Unexpected Ways to Rock At [Insert Business Topic]
What is the best blog post headline you've ever written?
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darrin 3:35 PM on October 05, 2011
I love the last one. Some of these wouldn't draw me in because they're a little over the top and cause my critical analysis gene to kick in.
darrin Coe
Craig 3:40 PM on October 05, 2011
Great advice thanks,words are limited in tweets etc and attention needs to be gained from the headline, I will be using your headlines to help get our website http:www.domainwright.com recognised instantly in my tweets.
ngina otiende 11:31 PM on October 05, 2011
wow, i like these headlines. i get stumped about headlines ever so often and these now help me jog my mind.
thanks!
Nick Stamoulis 10:10 AM on October 06, 2011
From an SEO perspective, try to incorporate keywords that people search with into your headlines to help people find it. People are always looking for "tips," "tricks," "rules," "examples" and so forth.
Jane Robinson 4:08 PM on October 11, 2011
"Dr. Evil stolen your Mojo? Ten Tips to regain your Mojo"
Bob Myhal 3:32 PM on October 13, 2011
I've also found that headlines that incorporate references to pop culture can be great pulls. For example:
"5 Things Boardwalk Empire Can Teach You About Online Marketing"
"The Lady Gaga Guide to Social Media"