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By: Dare

Dare — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:16:08 +0000

Sean one question have you ever got on Digg front page or something similar?

You explain concepts that have been in my mind for months and make me say…damn there’s finally a man who’s able to simplify this.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:54:01 +0000

Great post! Simple and clear is best. I like your suggestion of focusing on only one curiosity builder. Very effective.

By complementing the headline with a curiosity-building image, you can make the headline even more compelling.

By: Tumblemoose

Tumblemoose — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:52:18 +0000

Tongue-in-Cheek Blogger Wows the ‘Sphere – Film at 11

I love headlines. Heck-a-roo, Leno does a segment on the “classics”

All seriousness aside, good headline copy is golden. It takes hard work. Thanks for breaking it down for us.

By: Joe Rector

Joe Rector — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:53:28 +0000

You know what just dawned on me? A bit back I remember reading Ogilvy On Advertising and I remember reading that longer headlines which spark ideas are good…in plans books though (It might have been “Hey Whipple, Squeeze This”).

I would have to agree that in certain situations longer and thought provoking headlines are cool. Maybe it’s in situations where the reader HAS to read what you have written (like a plans book). And maybe online articles are indeed OFF limits. Who knows?

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:04:11 +0000

@ Joe R: I agree, great t-shirt material.

@ Sean: True… but way too absurd. You’ve lost me instantly with that one, but my colleague is another story.

Which simply proves that what works for one doesn’t always work for all.

By: Kamal

Kamal — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:24:48 +0000

Thanks for sharing this idea, I must start thinking on this in my new posts. Do you think I'm using too lengthy titles in my posts?