Comments on: The Importance Of A Compelling Article Title http://www.johncow.com/the-importance-of-a-compelling-article-title/ Making Money Online Blogging by Milking the Internet! Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:07:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: wesley http://www.johncow.com/the-importance-of-a-compelling-article-title/#comment-28239 wesley Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:17:09 +0000 http://www.johncow.com/?p=2386#comment-28239 I wonder if people will ever get tired of such titles? You'd think now that more and more people are using this technique, readers would catch on. I wonder if people will ever get tired of such titles? You’d think now that more and more people are using this technique, readers would catch on.
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]]> By: Oleg http://www.johncow.com/the-importance-of-a-compelling-article-title/#comment-28095 Oleg Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:05:38 +0000 http://www.johncow.com/?p=2386#comment-28095 Personally, I don't feel like it makes a HUGE difference. The search engines are much smarter now a days and shifting the keyphrase down a few words won't kill your rankings. Plus, you try to rank to get traffic. A compelling titled result in position 2 may get more clicks than a boring one in position 1. I have also found that using image characters to dramatically increase click-throughs.???????•??? ?10 Ways To Get Your Ex Back With Dignity? ?5 Surefire Ways To Lower Your Golf Handicap Fast? Personally, I don’t feel like it makes a HUGE difference. The search engines are much smarter now a days and shifting the keyphrase down a few words won’t kill your rankings. Plus, you try to rank to get traffic. A compelling titled result in position 2 may get more clicks than a boring one in position 1.

I have also found that using image characters to dramatically increase click-throughs.???????•???

?10 Ways To Get Your Ex Back With Dignity?

?5 Surefire Ways To Lower Your Golf Handicap Fast?

]]> By: Fran Civile http://www.johncow.com/the-importance-of-a-compelling-article-title/#comment-28091 Fran Civile Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:54:28 +0000 http://www.johncow.com/?p=2386#comment-28091 Good point Steve...How about doing this? Improve Your Golf Game? Check these 5 Sure Ways Fran Good point Steve…How about doing this?

Improve Your Golf Game? Check these 5 Sure Ways

Fran

]]> By: Allen http://www.johncow.com/the-importance-of-a-compelling-article-title/#comment-28088 Allen Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:51:40 +0000 http://www.johncow.com/?p=2386#comment-28088 Occasionally I buy a copy of The Enquirer and pay particular attention to the headlines on the cover. 'Dark secrets' seems to come up once in awhile, and who doesn't want to learn the dark secrets? The tabloids are experts at writing intriguing and compelling titles that get you to turn the page and find out. Occasionally I buy a copy of The Enquirer and pay particular attention to the headlines on the cover. ‘Dark secrets’ seems to come up once in awhile, and who doesn’t want to learn the dark secrets? The tabloids are experts at writing intriguing and compelling titles that get you to turn the page and find out.

]]> By: Links Roundup - December 23rd 2008 http://www.johncow.com/the-importance-of-a-compelling-article-title/#comment-28080 Links Roundup - December 23rd 2008 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:01:28 +0000 http://www.johncow.com/?p=2386#comment-28080 [...] The Importance Of A Compelling Article Title - A good reminder to put some thought into your post titles. [...] [...] The Importance Of A Compelling Article Title – A good reminder to put some thought into your post titles. [...]

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]]> By: Steve | Trade Show Guru http://www.johncow.com/the-importance-of-a-compelling-article-title/#comment-28075 Steve | Trade Show Guru Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:01:31 +0000 http://www.johncow.com/?p=2386#comment-28075 hey John, Good post but here's my problem. I think adding "5 sure ways to" makes the title more enticing, but it also moves the keywords "improve your golf game" further over on the title, which isn't as good for seo. So do you go for the seo, or making the title more clickable? ~ Steve, aka the trade show guru hey John,

Good post but here’s my problem. I think adding “5 sure ways to” makes the title more enticing, but it also moves the keywords “improve your golf game” further over on the title, which isn’t as good for seo. So do you go for the seo, or making the title more clickable?

~ Steve, aka the trade show guru

]]> By: Play Games Win Prizes http://www.johncow.com/the-importance-of-a-compelling-article-title/#comment-28074 Play Games Win Prizes Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:19:35 +0000 http://www.johncow.com/?p=2386#comment-28074 A blog title is the whole reason why someone would click on a post to begin with, lol. Something like "I Love John Cow" would do worse than something like "F**k U John Cow". Sorry for the example :P -Mike A blog title is the whole reason why someone would click on a post to begin with, lol.

Something like “I Love John Cow” would do worse than something like “F**k U John Cow”. Sorry for the example :P

-Mike

]]> By: Trevor http://www.johncow.com/the-importance-of-a-compelling-article-title/#comment-28071 Trevor Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:11:46 +0000 http://www.johncow.com/?p=2386#comment-28071 Nice post. I believe DoshDosh made a similar post and it has worked well for me! Nice post.

I believe DoshDosh made a similar post and it has worked well for me!

]]> By: Blog Expert http://www.johncow.com/the-importance-of-a-compelling-article-title/#comment-28070 Blog Expert Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:04:37 +0000 http://www.johncow.com/?p=2386#comment-28070 Well headlines are everything. I have written two articles about blog headlines. Well headlines are everything. I have written two articles about blog headlines.
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]]> By: sarv007 http://www.johncow.com/the-importance-of-a-compelling-article-title/#comment-28069 sarv007 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:16:33 +0000 http://www.johncow.com/?p=2386#comment-28069 Thanks for the title creating technique...Even ur title makes me to read ur posts..... Thanks for the title creating technique…Even ur title makes me to read ur posts…..

]]> By: Craig http://www.johncow.com/the-importance-of-a-compelling-article-title/#comment-28066 Craig Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:35:01 +0000 http://www.johncow.com/?p=2386#comment-28066 I recently wrote a review on a movie trailer for Vicky Christina Barcelona starring Scarlett Johanson and Penelope Cruz. I titled it: Lesbian Action That Your Wife Will Want To Watch (http://www.dudeworldorder.com/2008/12/lesbian-action-that-your-wife-will-want-to-watch/) I saw no increase whatsoever!!!! Maybe I should have made it a bit more pornographic. You know what they say, "Chicks get clicks"..... I recently wrote a review on a movie trailer for Vicky Christina Barcelona starring Scarlett Johanson and Penelope Cruz.

I titled it: Lesbian Action That Your Wife Will Want To Watch (http://www.dudeworldorder.com/2008/12/lesbian-action-that-your-wife-will-want-to-watch/)

I saw no increase whatsoever!!!!

Maybe I should have made it a bit more pornographic. You know what they say, “Chicks get clicks”…..

]]> By: Helping make money online http://www.johncow.com/the-importance-of-a-compelling-article-title/#comment-28305 Helping make money online Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.johncow.com/?p=2386#comment-28305 <!--%kramer-pre%-->tr td a:link, table#itemcontentlist tr td a:visited, table#itemcontentlist tr td a:active { color:#000099; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none; } img {border:none;} John Cow dot ComThe Importance Of A Compelling Article TitlePosted: 22 Dec 2008 05:56 AM CST The window to your article is the title and unless you can create enough urgency in the reader to want to read your piece, then you will be battling to get them to take the ultimate action of heading down to your resource box and cli<!--%kramer-post%--> tr td a:link, table#itemcontentlist tr td a:visited, table#itemcontentlist tr td a:active { color:#000099; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none; } img {border:none;} John Cow dot ComThe Importance Of A Compelling Article TitlePosted: 22 Dec 2008 05:56 AM CST The window to your article is the title and unless you can create enough urgency in the reader to want to read your piece, then you will be battling to get them to take the ultimate action of heading down to your resource box and cli

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