How to Title a Blog
Giving your blog a great title is an important element to consider. It is the first thing that catches the reader's attention. The information that the headline gives will let them decide whether to continue or skip reading your post. Coming up with a good title increases the chances of your blog being read. Read on to find out how to write a great blog title:
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Instructions
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Pick a headline that is catchy and grabs the reader's eyes. Title your blog in such a way that makes the person reading the words curious thus encouraging him to read further. Of course, you need to make the title match the content as well so the reader will not feel he is just wasting his time after reading your blog.
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Choose a title that indicates what your blog will be about. It should describe what your post will be to compel the readers to read more. Remember, blog titles act as a description of your content in RSS and search results. A headline that is descriptive and informative has more chances of being read than those that are vague and confusing.
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Avoid lengthy blog titles. Keep it short-- about 3-8 words max. Most online users don't have much time to waste when they are looking for something they are interested to read. Usually, readers only scan the first three or four words in a headline. If your blog title is short but summarizes your content, your blog has a higher chance of being read.
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Make it accurate. Overly descriptive and cutesy title doesn't give a good representation of your post but a straightforward, to-the-point kind does. The latter description of a blog title will be more useful to the readers since it is easily understandable.
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Incorporate key words. Keywords drive traffic to your blog so a little knowledge on how to use them is helpful. If you are writing a blog that is geared to earn money, attracting traffic is possible if you have a great blog title that is search engine optimized.
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Thanks 4 d enlightenment. Pls. add examples of a good & bad title.
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To inspire others you must be full of inspiration yourself. Nemo dat nemo habet.
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starlet67
Mar 22, 2009
Great suggestions for coming up with a great blog title!5* -
chava812
Mar 05, 2009
Good idea on #4 - I'm always tempted "for my readers amusement" to make a funky title, but if it doesn't say what it's about, others won't find it, nor will anyone really know what it's about. Good article!
