Insert Extremely Compelling Title Here

Coming up with titles for my articles and blog posts is something that I struggle with.  And because I struggle with it, I sometimes don’t spend the time and attention on them that they truly deserve.  And they do deserve a lot of attention.  After all, a brilliantly written article or blog post will never get read if the title does not inspire anyone to do so.  So I decided that I am going to make an effort to come up with more compelling titles and give my titles the respect they deserve. 

I already knew some of the tried and true techniques for writing effective titles such as:

• Have your keywords in the first 3 words of the title.  This will help your article rank well for those keywords. 
• Use a number such as ”7 Steps” or “3 Tips”.  The idea behind this is that it gets the reader feeling that they have time to quickly scan the 7 items.
• Use power words such as “Amazing”, ”Incredible”, “Outrageous”.  These are strong words that evoke emotion and get people clicking to read more.
• Ask a question.  This piques your readers curiosity and sends them looking for the answer.

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