Comments on: How to write headlines that grab your audience

By: Turn away from the herd

Turn away from the herd — Fri, 06 May 2011 13:49:23 +0000

[...] These are the people who are largely immune to pushy marketing, who aren’t swayed by manipulative sales pitches or seduced by headlines (no matter how hard you work at writing them). [...]

By: Writers Work Smart Strategies

Writers Work Smart Strategies — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:02:39 +0000

[...] You only have a few seconds to get your reader’s attention. Make the most of it by writing headlines that make your readers want to keep reading. Stacey Cornelius has some great strategies for writing compelling headlines. [...]

By: Stacey Cornelius

Stacey Cornelius — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:14:10 +0000

More interesting, indeed. Your approach to titles would work very well with headlines, Sally.

By: Sally Mack

Sally Mack — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 16:09:55 +0000

A corollary to “headlines” is titles. I frequently have photo exhibits and have learned, through years of exhibiting, that a title, while not mandatory, gives people shorthand, so to speak, for the exhibit, and opens opportunities for discussion.

My current exhibit is of Mt. Kilauea on Hawai’i's Big Island. I resisted the temptation to title it “Hawai’i: No Beaches, No Palm Trees” but called it, instead, “Steam and Stone: At the Foot of the Volcano,” which is less generic and more interesting and accurate.

By: Shannon OD

Shannon OD — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:26:58 +0000

Oo, didn’t think of it like that. Thanks

By: Stacey Cornelius

Stacey Cornelius — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:19:57 +0000

I understand your dilemma, Shannon, but for what it’s worth, when I see you pop up on Twitter with a headline that begins with “A Little…” I know it’s a link to one of your posts and another vicarious ’round the world adventure for me. So your format definitely works for this reader.

By: Shannon OD

Shannon OD — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:54:00 +0000

I definitely think that headlines are the first part of getting a reader interested in your post. My biggest problem at this point is the format that I chose for all of my post titles – sometimes I find it really tricky to stick to that format and have something engaging that people will want to click on and read!

By: Stacey Cornelius

Stacey Cornelius — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:22:33 +0000

Thanks, Pamela. When you truly enjoy writing, 140 characters (or more like 120) can be a fun challenge. I suppose that’s the real secret, if there is one.

By: Pamela Wilson

Pamela Wilson — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:45:40 +0000

Stacey,

You’re a master at this. Not only do you write great headlines, you also craft amazing “tweets” of well under 140 characters (to leave room for the link you’re sharing).

I’m glad you’ve shared your secrets with your readers!

By: uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:32:44 +0000

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