I admire those of who come up with the cutest, snappiest and wittiest titles for your blogs. You know who you are. You could write about going to the grocery store and make it witty.
Yeah, I admit it – I struggle when it comes to captions and titles. I’m one of those people who always think of something clever to say about 15 minutes after the conversation is over.
But the folks over at WordPress have some great advice and tips for crafting a title that will help you make sure that your blog stands out and gets noticed among the millions of other blogs out there everyday. I’ve talked about this before in my workshops, but I believe in constantly reading what others have to say on this subject. We’re always learning – right?
I suggest that you take a look as well – read their article about being original, learning from the masters, how to lead with the end in mind, and understanding how Social Media sees your titles. Good Stuff!
And of course I’d like to hear what you do to make your blog stand out and get noticed.
Use images that help communicate the message. Studies show that an image is the first thing people look at even before the headline.
Thanks Patricia! Even though this article focused on writing headlines that grab the reader’s attention and will bring your piece up for readers to find during an online search, I absolutely agree with you that images are imperative! I love to use images within my blog, on Facebook posts and Tweets. I even create my own “posters” using Pablo by Buffer. AND, although it’s usually the headline that gets picked up during an online search, I have some images from my blogs that regularly come up during searches because of the Alt Text I give my images when I add them to my blogs. So…if someone clicks on the image – guess what — it goes to my blog page. Good point, Patricia!