This is an art, yet something that you can learn to be proficient\u00a0at easily for your own blog with a bit of practice. The best blog post titles are ones that catch your eye in a feed reader and entice you to click in. You’ve got just seconds to make an impression and if the feed reader being used only shows post titles (like mine does on MyLive), your post title absolutely has to hit the mark.<\/p>\n
My two top tips for blog post titles:<\/p>\n
1. Word your blog post title as you would a Google search query. Here are a few examples:\u00a0 What is SEO?, Best Organic Search Engine Optimization, you get the gist – use keywords in the title and even consider using a question format. This type of format gets excellent results on search engines in the organic results.<\/p>\n
2. Create a shock factor or spark reader curiosity – I always click into the blog post that is titled with an eye catching phrase. Here’s one I just found on my feed reader for the Merjis blog: Recession – Killing Me Softly, from Matt Cutts blog: How Many Links Per Page (who wouldn’t want to know what Google says about links?), or from the Blog Tutorials Blog: Launching a Blog? Do It With a Bang.<\/p>\n
Your blog post title is key and should reflect the content of your blog post, so make sure it is crafted to work for you on search engines\u00a0AND to entice readers to click in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This is an art, yet something that you can learn to be proficient\u00a0at easily for your own blog with a bit of practice. The best blog post titles are ones that catch your eye in a feed reader and entice you to click in. You’ve got just seconds to make an impression and if the feed reader being used only shows post titles (like mine does on MyLive), your post title absolutely has to hit the mark. My two top tips for blog post titles: 1. Word your blog post title as you would a Google search query. Here are a few examples:\u00a0 What is SEO?, Best Organic Search Engine Optimization, you get the gist – use keywords in the title and even consider using a question format. This type of format gets excellent results on search engines in the organic results. 2. Create a shock factor or spark reader curiosity – I always click into the blog post that is titled with an eye catching phrase. Here’s one I just found on my feed reader for the Merjis blog: Recession – Killing Me Softly, from Matt Cutts blog: How Many Links Per Page (who wouldn’t want to know what Google says about links?), or from the Blog Tutorials Blog: Launching a Blog? Do It With a Bang. Your blog post title is key and should reflect the content of your blog post, so make sure it is crafted to work for you on search engines\u00a0AND to entice readers to click in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[177,198,238],"class_list":["post-899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogging","tag-blogs","tag-seo","tag-website-traffic"],"yoast_head":"\n