Are you getting the desired results from your content? Is your content getting more shares on social media like Facebook or recommendations from your audience? These are some of the important questions you need to ask yourself with regard to the content you write and publish on your blog. You need to find out how you can create catchy headlines that will compel your audience to want to know more from your articles.
A catchy headline will get the reader’s attention straight away and compel them to read more. Writing clear, concise and original content is important but words that appeal to your audience emotions is the magic ingredient that gives your visitors a reason to want to dive deeper. When you are writing your content try to your level best to let your readers know from the go, what the topic is all about. Don’t trick people into reading a blog post that is completely different. Having content that is focused on your audience, with headlines that are short, and blended with numbers & statistics is a sure way to increasing content engagements or interactions.
We have several ways you can capture more readers as discussed below:
Ask questions
Asking your audience’s opinion will engage them in the content and provide valuable insights that you can even use in your business. Note that people like sharing their opinions on any given topic, that is why polls are very common nowadays. You can ask questions like:
“Can you share…”
“What will happen if ..”
Give them a good reason why they should they should read your article
A simple phrase, ” read this” won’t generate much response from your audience. Instead, provide a specific number and why. For example:
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- “5 Reasons you need an email list..“
- “8 Reasons why bloggers fail..”
- “10 things you should avoid….”
- “These are reasons you need…”
Improve common phrases with uncommon words
Some phrases are so common that if you use them, they may appear as spam. Some of them include:
“Make your first million”
“Start your business today”
“Be financially free “
Instead of writing as in the above examples, you can incorporate uncommon words to make your headlines unique like:
“These sales statistics will make you shocked”
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“This will change your weight completely”
Provide a deadline or timeline
People will want to find out more about a given event when they read a specific date. This can work for a historical reference as well as something coming in the future. By providing a deadline, they will likely read about why they should take an action e.g.
“Do this by…”
“Get these notes before..”
Keep your headlines simple
Don’t use many words in your headlines, instead choose a clear, concise and simple description that your audience will understand. You also need to consider your audience who uses mobile devices. For example:
“This is why you need to keep fit”
Title or Headline Generators like the one below, can help you create quick catchy headlines that will engage well with your audience.
Bottom Line
These are simple guidelines that any person can apply when writing their content. You can start incorporating some of these tips in your blog posts, and you will see more interactions on your content. Do you know of more tips on writing catchy headlines ? share them in the comments section below.
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164 responses to “5 ways to write catchy headlines that get read”
Thanks! I’m going to use some of these tips when writing my headlines!
Hi Karen, glad you found these tips helpful!
Great information. Thank you for sharing.
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These are great tips thanks for sharing
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This was very insightful as I am looking for ways to improve and engage my audience.
Hi Ann, glad you found this helpful!
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Interesting article about catchy headlines! This is something I struggle with this, and these are helpful tips. I look forward to reading more articles!
Hi Julie, glad this was a helpful post to you.
This is a great post. I saved this for my reference to help me write better headlines. Thank you!
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Great advice, I especially like the idea of including a deadline/timeline in your headline. It’s very effective and grabs your attention. Thanks for sharing!
Hi, putting a deadline can drive attention as people wouldn’t want to miss out on a given offer otherwise thanks for reading.
Thanks for the help. I have struggled with the balance between sounding catchy and spammy
Hi Emily, glad you found this helpful!
I struggle to come up with good headlines. Thank you for the tips.
You are welcome!
I use the Headline Analyser that WordPress now gives to most of its users. Given that the title of a post is the first thing readers will read, it’s so important that it catches the eye and makes people want to find out more. I also start and end my blog posts by asking questions. It’s always helps in engaging people and make them want to leave a comment. And, of course, bloggers should always reply to comments.
Hi Hugh, I appreciate your insightful feedback.
Great post. The tool is a great addition and something I will look into. Your article has given me a lot to think about. I have great issues with the balance of my headlines. I want to remain creative and original and keep to the tone of my blog whilst also trying to pick up SEO traffic. It’s a difficult juggling act.
Hi, glad you found this article useful. Yes this tool can be of great help when it comes to writing headlines that can increase engagement on your posts. It is all about choosing the right words while being mindful of SEO too! Thanks for your feedback.
I totally agree with the post, it is really important to keep the title of your post as simple as possible as I try to do most of the time.
Thanks Tammy for visiting and commenting on this post.
Just knew about the title generator tool. Interesting!
Hi Tracy, glad you found this tool useful.
This is something I definitely struggle with. I love every single one of these tips. I took notes as I read it so I can remember and implement them as I come up with titles. Thank you!
Hi Adriane, I really appreciate your feedback.
Great post thanks for the tips! Very helpful!!
You are welcomed Lynn.
Great post! Thank you so much for the helpful tips!
I appreciate your feedback.
These are great tips. I really need to work on my titles! I like the information you gave because it solves a problem I am having!
Hi, I appreciate your feedback.
What super helpful tips! I will use them when I create my newer blog posts.
Appreciated.
These are some super useful tips indeed thank you!
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Hi Gupta, I appreciate your feedback!
These are such helpful tips! I struggle with titles and spend way too long on them. Thank you!
You are welcomed Adriane.
Good information that I plan on using. Thanks.
You are welcomed Sandra.
I’m definitely gonna use those tips for my blog. very informative, thanks for sharing
Hi Nabil, thanks for your feedback.
I teach a class in writing subjet lines, and I always tell me students that they should spend as much time on the headline as the rest of the article. It shouldn’t be an afterthought becasue if you don’t get this right, you won’t have a chance to get them to red anything else.
True, good headlines keep your audience engaged.
Awesome article. I have been reading your blogs lately and I must say your articles are simple, concise and on point. I like how you said a catchy headline will get the reader’s attention straight away and compel them to read more. Writing clear, concise and original content is important but words that appeal to your audience emotions is the magic ingredient that gives your visitors a reason to want to dive deeper.
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Hi Angela, I really appreciate your feedback!
I enjoyed reading your tips. Looking forward to giving them a try. Thanks!
Hi Shari, you are welcomed.
Great post and interesting tips!
Thanks for the feedback.
Thank you for the tips! These are useful, and I will be using them!
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Thanks for sharing! I will be using these tips for my blog!
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Hi Keith, thanks for reading.
Hi John,
Thanks for sharing these tips. I find it difficult getting people to engage with me on my posts. I ask questions, invite people to share their experiences and other things but comments seem to be like gold dust! ?
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Hi Ladycee, I think you should join Bloggers groups and Tribes to have more engagements on your blog, that is the only better way to increase it. First in this groups, you need to help other bloggers by commenting on their blogs, they will definitely comment or share your blog in return. Thanks for visiting.
Hi John,
Thanks for the tip. If you mean if I join bloggers groups and tribes that’s no problem. I regularly comment on the blogs of others. Are the groups/tribes on Facebook then?
Yeah,Facebook is one of the best place to interact with fellow bloggers.
I will definitely be implementing some of your methods. Great post.
Hi, thanks for the feedback.
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I’m definitely trying to solicit feedback from the audience and engage them more. These are great tips to get me started!
Hi Anissa, I appreciate your visit.
What a great tip. I will definitely be looking to use more unique words in my title.
Hello Dr. Elise, am glad you picked some new ideas from the post. Welcome.
Thanks for sharing these tips… 🙂
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Such great tips! Thank you for sharing!
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This is a great post with really good insight into why some headlines just won’t get you the traffic you need. I’m often attracted to titles similar to the examples in the post so it makes so much sense and reads easy. Thank you for sharing!
Hi Saffiya, thanks very much for taking time to comment on this post.
I needed these tips I often find that headlines are the hardest for me to write and I tend to ramble on with them. These should help me improve my headline writing. Thank you
Hi Tachira, am glad that these tips will be of great help to you. Thanks for visiting.
great marketing tips!!! I use the website coscheduler to rank possible headline choices. Its algorithm indicates the readability and wow content of your headlines!
Good to learn that otherwise thanks for dropping by.
Very informative post you shared with us. Thanks for sharing useful tips. Keep up the good work.
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These are great tips, I’m going to be giving a few of these a try, thanks for sharing
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Great tool. Didn’t even know you could do that
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nice post
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great post,the only thing I will do diffrently is set a deadline, sometimes life gets on the way so my way of blogging is goiing with the flow.
Hi, I think you didn’t get the context, You indicate the deadline to your readers, so that they remember to catch up, before the due date.
great tips, bloggers would do great if they follow these steps, thanks for sharing!
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Thank you for sharing! Nice tips especially about the Infolinks.
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Effective stuff! People tend to be curious if you put something like those examples in your headline. It’s some kind of a clickbait, only it’s true!
Hi Karlamaye, welcome.
Thanks for this. A very enlightening post.
Hi Mariam, thanks for visiting. Most welcomed.
This is great information! Headlines are so important. Thanks for helping me take my blog to the next level.
Hi Rachel, most welcomed.
I agree with your tips, John, especially putting a number in the headline. I’ve found an odd number gets the most clicks. Prime numbers do best. Tweeted!
Janice
Hi Janice, Thanks again for your comments. Yes, a number before the post drive most readers to click through.
really great tips!! I truly believe a headline can make or break your post….I have been trying to create better headlines myself
Hi Kaitlynn, yes having a clickable headlines is a good way of attracting more readers, otherwise thanks for your comments.
I found these tips helpful. Thank you for sharing
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Very helpful ! Thanks!
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thanks for these tips. I keep trying to improve on my blog’s content.
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Great tips! I definitely need to stat implementing them!
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Good tips, especially for new bloggers like me
Hi Jaime, your comments are appreciated.
Thanks for sharing this, it gives me some ideas for making headline
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Great tips
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Good advice!
Hi Ari, welcome.
These are all great tips! Going to try use them in my current post I’m working on!
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Awesome tips
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Great article!
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These are very useful 🙂 I’m bookmarking for later x
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Thanks for the tips!
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Writing good headlines is one of my biggest weaknesses as a writer. I’m going to have to refer back to this from time to time.
Hi Jeff, thanks for dropping by and taking time to comment on this post.
Your article titles always grab my attention! Thanks for sharing these tips
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These tips are so helpful. Thank you. I can really benefit from it.
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headline make all the difference
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Thanks, this is a helpful summary.
Hi Mike, thanks for visiting again.
Very useful tips, will try them for sure!
Thanks Melissa.
Super helpful post I usually spend ages thinking of a post title will definitely use these tips!
Hi Jessica, most welcomed.
Good information, I will try some in my next post and see if it improves feedback.
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Great tips! Will definitely use these!!
Appreciated Sam.
I always have the hardest time with my headlines. Thanks for the great tips!
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Great tips for me
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Hi John!
Great read again, I keep forgetting to add a deadline so I must keep this in mind in future. I’m really starting to get the hang of brainstorming headlines but it can take forever sometimes and the long tail keywords can be a bit of a challenge!
Claire
Hi Claire, thanks for visiting again. Welcome.
I am totally going to refer to your post whenever I’m having trouble coming up with a good headline! Thank you
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Thanks! These are useful tips 🙂
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