Advertising legend David Ogilvy is famous for re-writing an automobile advertisement headline 104 times.
Maybe you don’t have time for all that limbo, and just want to place a decent title on your story. You probably have clocked too many hours behind the keyboard and just want to get over with it.
A risk-less approach is to swipe and remodel a good headline. The 41 Headlines collection comes from personal analysis of recently viral stories.
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- Here’s the Deal With [Writing Viral Headlines]
- [Two Students] Started Working From Home and [This Wild Thing] Happened
- [Writing Headlines] That Get Results
- The Best Way to [Write Headlines] for Your [Blog Stories]
- Forget [Clever Headlines]. 2020 is the Year of [Direct Head-lies]
- The Easiest Way to [Write a Successful Headline]
- Why You Should [Forget Listicles]
- How [Bungee-Jumping] can Make Your [Marketing] Game Strong
- The Science Of [Simplicity]: Why All Successful [Headlines] Have The Same Message
- Why [Seth Godin] Doesn’t Let [His Kids Read His Blog] (And Why You Shouldn’t Either)
- What I Learned From Being a Broke, [Medium Writer]
- 9 [Headline] Mistakes That Make You Look Like a Rookie
- 7 Ugly Truths Behind a [Pretty Headline]
- What People Don’t Understand About [Headlines], According to [Seth Godin]
- This [Headline Strategy] Will Make You Stand Out
- 23 Reasons to [Write Good Headlines]
- This is What Happens When You Spend Half the Time on [Your Headline]
- These are the 47 Top Performing [Headlines]
- Here are 10 [Headlines] Worth Stealing
- This Viral [Headline Trick] Will Melt Your Heart
- 29 [Headlines] That Will Make You Feel Good About [Writing]
- This is Why Only 1/10 [Writers] Can [Write a Good Headline]
- [Joe Coleman’s] Response To [Seth Godin’s Headlines] is Awesome
- 22 [Headlines] From [Successful Writers] For People Who Are Just Starting Out on [Medium]
- This is Why Nobody [Reads Your Blog]
- This Might Be the Most Successful [Headline On the Internet]
- Don’t Spend Your [Summer Writing Lousy Headlines]
- Will Your [Writing Career] Survive Another [Lockdown]
- A Lazy [Headline] Almost Killed Him: I’m Not Kidding
- [Write] Faster: 11 Effective (and Slightly Badass) Ways to Just Do It
- [Headline] Help: Crucial Tips That [Seth Godin] Forgot to Mention
- This [Headline] Method Works 99.2% of the time
- 27 Gutsy Ways to Write a [Fresh Headline]
- Get [Clicked on] All the Time (Other [Bloggers] Will be Really Annoyed)
- How to Keep Writing Strong [Headlines] When Life gets Crazy
- Get [10,000 views] in just [7 days]
- The [Headline] Whisperer Every [Writer] Needs to Have on Their [Desk]
- 7 Signs You’re [Writing] a Viral [Story]
- How to [Write Stuff] You’ll Never Regret
- 3 Questions That Make Your [Headline] Pop
- What You Learn From [Writing 41 Viral Headlines] in One [Night]
- Do you Want [DIsney] to Leave [Florida]?
- What will [Florida] Look Like, if [All Ice on Earth] Melts?
- What's Missing in [1,000 True Fans]? Here's How [Creators] can Truly Make a Living
Save yourself the trouble, save this post, and swipe away.
