15 Hacks to Write Headlines That Will Send You More Traffic Today

Creating great headlines can become really tedious, right?

You spend hours striking your head trying to write the best copy, searching for “proven” templates and following all the headline writing guidelines.

Finally, you come up with a fancy title and give yourself a pat on the back, but for some strange reason once you hit the publish button it seems like nobody cares.

Sound familiar?

Here’s the deal:

I’ve created a list of the 15 best copywriting hacks to writing awesome headlines.

Want to know the best part?

These hacks allow you to come up with great ideas within MINUTES. That way, you’ll be able to spend more time promoting your content and building backlinks rather than writing a headline.

Here you go:

Hack # 1: Steal awesome headline ideas from clickbait sites

You probably know that clickbait sites (like BuzzFeed) are extremely popular on social media. In fact, according to T magazine, 75 percent of BuzzFeed’s traffic comes from social networks (especially Facebook).

Just take a look at the following chart:

(BuzzFeed.com)

(Report performed by BuzzSumo)

That’s HUGE!

Want to know their secret?

HEADLINES. They focus on creating catchy headlines that entice readers to click.

Now, what if I tell you that you can borrow awesome headline templates from these websites?

Well, you can…

Here’s how:

Step 1: Head over to your favorite clickbait site and look for headlines that grab your attention.

(As an example, we’re going to use BuzzFeed.com)

Hint: If you use BuzzFeed, make sure to take a look at the “More Buzz” section. That means a lot of people have visited those articles (probably because of the headline).

Once you find a few attention-grabbing headlines, it’s time to jump to the next step.

Step 2: Adapt the titles to your content

Now, let’s take the headlines we found to create some templates. For example, let’s say you chose:

You could easily adapt it for every niche, look:

(Number)____ That Will Actually Make You Feel Truly _____

For example:

• “33 Diets That Will Actually Make You Feel Truly Healthy”
• “45 Link Building Secrets That Will Actually Make You Feel Truly Stupid”

Easy, right?

Let’s try another headline:

Now it’s time to create our template:

(Number) ______ Ideas Your _____ Won’t Even Mind

For example:

• “53 Lead Generation Ideas Your Boss Won’t Even Mind”
• “34 Romantic Anniversary Ideas Your Wife Won’t Even Mind”

The best part about this technique is that you can find fresh ideas EVERY DAY!

Now it’s YOUR turn!

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