Comments on: With Blogging, Size Matters – If You Want Traffic

By: Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:35:30 +0000

I love this post, I’ll sphinn it! I found all of your information useful and it reminded me of some advice I once read about writing headlines. Check it out: http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/techwriting/a/headlines.htm

By: onreact

onreact — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:34:03 +0000

Next post: How to make bloggers happy, let them work for you for free ;-)

By: Lidija Davis

Lidija Davis — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:10:56 +0000

Thanks Sly, yes, it is very important to have a great title to get visitors, but once they come to your site, you really have to lay out your post well, as Tad suggests.

If the eye can scan to a point that is of interest, the reader will be happy, get what he/she wants, and most likely come back – I’ve seen some shockers that run one paragraph three screens long…

Mike – me thinks Tad made a typo – left out a zero somewhere…. ;-)

Olivier – It is interesting you say that as I know myself, having read similar titles six months ago, and passing them by; it’s all in the timing – today perhaps, that one about writing the perfect title just might be what I am looking for. So it never hurts to occasionally remind people of the good stuff.

David – I agree, if we stick with the tried and true – we are doing okay – you’ll notice the bloggers that work that way are also the bloggers that stay around too.

btw – he does SO make me work my fingers to the bone – weekends, nightshift, holidays…sheesh…. ;-)

No,not true. I’m loving it, and will forever be thankful to Tad for giving me a go.

By: david deangelo

david deangelo — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:40:23 +0000

Good tips. With all titles, we need them to grab attention when a person scans through the page. Having the keywords like “lists”, “how to” etc, shows that the article will be concise, and explains exactly what the article is to deliver.

By: onreact

onreact — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:07:15 +0000

Mike: Those above weren't mine or ours but I am a very talented title writer ;-) I charge you 50$ per title, hehe.

olivier: Right, many of those are already worn off. Don't stick to the same words, sometimes not even the same patterns. Try to convey the same message: This post is exceptional, or a resource not be ignored or something really new.

By: olivier

olivier — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:31:30 +0000

I wonder if these will not wear off after some time. When you are new to blog reading, you indeed check out all this kind of blog posts, but after some time, it just means you will get the usual information. So it will drive away readers in the end.

By: MIke Pedersen Golf

MIke Pedersen Golf — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:27:58 +0000

I struggle with headlines on every post I write. My big concern is trying to say what I want to say, but not having it too long. And, I’d like to have some keywords in there for the se’s. Did you do those titles? If so, you’re hired :)

By: onreact

onreact — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:30:44 +0000

Basically it depends: Sometimes you manage to find a title which is both concise and tempting to click. 101 Blog Posting Ideas is one of these I think. Here the sheer number is enough to substitute the “must read, ultimate, not to miss” superlatives.

I scan all the time so I noticed that what is most important in a blog post is the text formatting.

Therefor I use lists, short paragraphs, bold, italic, blockquote extensively, as they allow to scan a text easily and then to decide whether it should be read in it’s entirety or not.

Thank you for this great new ost Lidija!

Btw. I do not force her to work on the weekend!

By: Sly from Slyvisions.com

Sly from Slyvisions.com — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:57:05 +0000

Very nice and useful tip here. It is very important that a blogger writes a very nice and attractive title. It’s what separates the good bloggers from the bad.

Also, a title can help bring traffic (as proved by the post “Do Not Read This”). :)