‘5 Blissful Lessons These Nightmare Headlines Can Teach You’ – Copyblogger
Demian Farnworth says, “Let me ask you a strange question, dear web writer: do you ever lose sleep over your headlines — particularly the night before your content publishes?
I do.
At some point in the night, I’ll wake up and think:
“Oh my gosh, ‘rankle’ needs to come after ‘sunshine!’”
Or:
“Should Allen Ginsberg be in the headline? Will that turn people off?”
Here’s the funny thing: I’ve been at this for more than 15 years, and even though I’ve built up enough experience and knowledge to form a decent hunch about the effectiveness of my headlines, it’s still a guessing game”.
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