3 Types Of Headlines That Convert Internet Surfers Into Loyal Followers Of Your Blog

Headlines That Convert

I recently blogged about the first three types of headlines that convert people into avid readers of your tribe. After all, that’s what you want, right?

You want people to read your posts. You want them to learn, to grow, to subscribe, and to tell others about your blog…so that those new readers will themselves learn, grow, subscribe, and become your blog’s greatest evangelists as well.

That’s what this article will empower you to do.

Grabbing a reader’s attention upfront is critically important for the following reasons.

• Most people won’t read your article, but they’ll glance at your blog title.
• Most people won’t read your article, but they may scan your sub-headings.
• Most of your Twitter followers won’t click the link in your tweet, but they’ll wonder what it is about.
• Most of your Facebook fans won’t click that link to your latest blog post.

In my last post, I explained that the first three types of headlines you should use can be remembered by: REASON, SECRETIVE, and HOW TO.

In other words, give readers a REASON to click your social media link and actually read your article. Tell your readers a SECRET that will help them do what they need to get done. And explain HOW TO do something in a few easy steps. (Trust me, they’ll love you for it!)

Here are three more amazing headlines that convert internet surfers into loyal fans of your blog (examples are under each one). Study these and put them into practice. You’ll be happy you did, and so will your future subscribers.

MISTAKES. Nobody likes to make mistakes, right? That’s why they need to read your blog.

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• The #1 Mistake Professional Bloggers Make Every Single Day (And How To Avoid It Yourself!)

SHOCKING. Sometimes people need to be jolted out of the monotony of their daily life. What better way to do that than to give them a good neck-popping shock?

• 2 Embarrassing Things Mark Zuckerberg Did The Day Facebook Went Public
• The Woman Who Fell From A 17-Story Building…Bounced…And Then Blogged About It
• Take A Look At Oprah Winfrey’s New Hairdo! Oh My…

SAVE ME MONEY. Who doesn’t want to save some coin in this rotten economy? Then teach me how to do it!

• 15 Ways To Save $1,500 Off Your Family’s Next Vacation
• How To Save $375 Every Month By Doing Nothing More Than This One Thing
• 3 Things Your Mortgage Broker Hid From You (And How You Can Recoup That $800 Today!)

So, what do you think? Can you create titles, headlines, and links like these? Of course you can! If you begin today, and do it consistently over the course of a week or two, I truly believe that you’ll be bamboozled by the positive results. At least I have. (And that’s a good thing!)

What Should You Do Next? Allow Me To Suggest Two Things:

1. Please leave a brief comment or suggestion below and let me know what you think about this article, whether good, bad or otherwise.
2. Look down. See those social sharers? Would you mind tweeting, sharing or “liking” it to your social media followers? (You’re awesome, by the way. Thanks!)

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