The Secret to Great Headlines: What New Writers Need to Know
Avoid the 3 mistakes I made in the beginning
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Let’s get started on how to write the most irresistible headlines.
When I started writing, I ignored one of the most crucial elements of online writing: the headline.
It’s like the storefront window that draws people in or sends them walking by.
In just a split second, readers decide if they want to click and read your article.
By neglecting this, I made my early days of writing online much tougher.
In fact, there are three specific mistakes I made at the start.
3 Things To Avoid
Here are three common mistakes to avoid when creating headlines.
Just Summarizing the Article: A headline should be more than a simple content summary. It should give readers an idea of what to expect, but it also needs to be compelling enough to grab their attention and get them to click. A summary won’t stand out among the many headlines competing for attention. This article for example did not perform well as basically summarised the article in the title: It Took Me 50 Stories To Figure Out My “Niche”