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Three Super Simple and Quick Techniques to Write Better Headlines

Aren’t you sick of having low views?

Ayodeji Awosika
4 min readOct 25, 2021

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Most beginner writers kill the chances of their article’s success before they pen a single word.

If you get the headline wrong, your article is toast.

Many writers treat headlines like an afterthought when they are the most important piece of your blog posts. No one clicks, no one reads.

“But I don’t want to write click-bait.” Fine, have fun with no audience and zero chance to make a living with your writing.

You don’t have to write headlines like “10 Easy Ways to Make Millions Like Elon Musk” but you do have to master the subtle art of writing catchy headlines people want to click on.

Here are three super-quick tips to help you.

People Don’t Buy Drills, They Buy Holes

It’s important that your headline communicates the outcome you’re going to provide.

Don’t just tell them what the article is about, communicate what the article will do for them. A few things your headline could communicate about your article:

  • It solves a problem
  • It helps the reader live up to an aspiration

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Ayodeji Awosika
Ayodeji Awosika

Written by Ayodeji Awosika

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