A blog entry becomes popular with its title. A well-crafted title leaves an everlasting impression on the minds of your readers.

Forbes contributor Joe Escobedo has shared five ways to craft effective headlines based on 500,000 Forbes views.

Escobedo says, “Would you agree that writing a compelling headline is tough? Or is it?

When I started writing for Forbes, I was excited to get even 100 views for an article. Fast forward a year and I’ve been fortunate to amass over 500,000 views for my pieces. That’s more than the population of Sacramento, California.

How did I hit 500,000 views?

To answer that question, I analyzed my top 10 articles and spoke with the sources from those pieces to find out the secret for writing catchy headlines.

1. Use numbers to make your headlines pop.

Love or hate BuzzFeed but they brought headlines with numbers to the forefront. While listicles have waned in popularity, the power of adding numbers to your headlines haven’t. It’s where you place numbers within the headline which is the real secret sauce. For example, you don’t always have to add your number at the beginning of the headline. You could always place them somewhere in the middle or at the end of your title.

For instance, here’s a couple examples of how you can incorporate numbers in your headlines.

5 Powerful Headline Lessons I Learned From 500,000 Forbes Views

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