For your letters, using which you can increase the open rate of your own letters in your mailings.

1. Question title.

Every question requires an answer. Reading a question title, a person subconsciously has a desire to find out the answer to it. And you can find it, naturally, only by opening the letter.

“Do you want to know how to easily lose 12 kg without dieting or exercise?”
“Need money?”

2. Unfinished title.

The understatement in the title exploits our curiosity. And this is a very powerful thing. When something interests us, and then it ends... interesting place. This is usually practiced in TV series, but it can also be successfully used in e-mail marketing.

Here are examples of unfinished titles.

"Most effective way dealing with objections is..."
“You will never double your sales if you don’t use...”

3. A scary headline.

Fear is a very powerful feeling. The instinct of self-preservation is stronger than even the instinct of procreation. Therefore, any “message” that carries something intimidating or frightening to a person forces him to immediately react.

"Your email has been deleted"
"Your account is blocked"
"Your data has been destroyed"

4. Delivering title.

This type of headline informs a person about getting rid of some problem that has been bothering him for a long time and has been a pet peeve in business or life.

For example. “Computer viruses have come to an end”, “The problem of finding clients no longer exists”, “Lack of weight has been defeated”, etc.

5. Compromising headline.

People love to dig through dirty laundry and then wash the bones. Any compromising evidence arouses interest, and therefore is so actively used in headlines by various newspapermen.

“The Internet entrepreneur’s shocking confession about his subscribers”
“Scandalous recording from a conference on blog promotion in Runet”

6. Headline-fact.

The reader is simply told a specific fact. For example, a result that was achieved and which people would also like to repeat.

“217 thousand rubles on the first day of sales”
“Over 1000 visitors to the site per day, in three months”
“An ordinary schoolboy who made a deal worth half a million rubles”

7. Secret title.

You definitely want to know any secret. Therefore, any headlines that reveal any secrets to us have always attracted and will attract attention.

“The strategy of playing on the stock exchange that the bankers hid”
"Secret Method" quick learning foreign languages in the FSB"
“Revealed recipe for the signature pie of the Kremlin cuisine”

8. Friendly title.

Such headlines are usually used when writing to your friends or acquaintances, but in e-mail marketing this is necessary to get closer to the audience. Also, similar headlines can be used when using a personal brand.

"From Alexander"
"Alex Ivanovsky"

9. Permanent header.

This type of header is a permanent name of the same type that never changes. People get used to such constancy and in the future they will no longer confuse you with anyone. The response of such letters is stable, since the reader never knows what awaits him in today's issue, but willingly opens it, because... loves this newsletter.

“New business ideas. Issue 167"
"Magazine newsletter culinary recipes»

10. Intriguing title.

By using intriguing title arouses the reader's interest. But unlike other types of headlines, intriguing ones never reveal the essence of the offer. That is, in order for a person to find out what we're talking about, you need to open and read the letter.

“You have to see this!”
“In 8 years of practice, I have never seen anything like this!”

11. Targeting headline.

Targeting means selection, segmentation. This type of headline is aimed at a specific audience from total mass, for example, only for women or motorists, or those who keep animals at home, etc.

"For those who love beer more water»
“If they don’t buy books from you in the online store”

12. News headline.

Everything is very simple here. News headlines carry some kind of news.

"Latest changes in search engine algorithms"
"New rules for delivery tax return»

13. Title-gift.

People love free things, and therefore any mention of gifts, discounts, bonuses and anything that is offered for free always arouses interest. Especially if it costs money.

“Get a video course worth RUB 2,500. completely free"
"Let me give you a gift"

14. Title Guarantee.

A guarantee is a protection against risk, so using it in the headline makes any offer safe. That is, with a guarantee, a person gets the opportunity not to fear for the future result and, if something happens, to return everything back.

“This shampoo will get rid of your dandruff, or we’ll give you your money back.”
“A system that 100% guarantees the recruitment of the first 1000 subscribers in three days”

Naturally this is not full list techniques for writing headlines for letters, but even these are quite enough to increase the readability of your newsletter. I have given several examples based on which you can generate your own headings for topics. I am sure that if you try, they will be stronger and even brighter than mine.

Mikhail (Kashchey)

20.10.2015

Writing a title. Why can't you use secret formulas in 99% of cases? Writing a headline for a 21st century article

Article title as an alternative advertising banner. He must attract and interest target audience in 2 seconds. How to write a title for an article? Make it an effective, working tool, rather than a useless line of text.

Are you reading?This Fine! This means that the title of this article caught your attention, and the lead (the first paragraph of the text) fulfilled its purpose.

We write a headline using a formula - is this normal?

What is our common problem? We forgot that headings cannot be written according to a template. Yes, yes, there are so many outdated secret formulas on the Internet. All of them were created with one purpose: take it and do it.

TO Unfortunately, most authors forget that ready-made formulas are great opportunity hopelessly behind your experienced colleagues.

Simple formulas:

• and you want...;
• we will bring your site to the top 5 or return your money.

More difficult:

• Numbers + Adjective + Keyword + Explanation + Promise;

Let's get to the heart of the problem. Someone created the formulas. You found them from third parties (who stole them from the source) and use them instead of learning how to write headlines without formulas.

The harsh truth is that templates are outdated the moment they are released. They are immediately adopted by thousands of authors.

And now millions of hackneyed headlines appear on the Internet, which are similar to each other, like twin brothers. Here's what I wrote based on the template:

• Do you want to know how to write exclusive headlines?
• 10 Secret Title Writing Techniques That Boost Your Expertise.

Do you recognize the formulas? I almost threw up while I was writing them. Or maybe pickled cabbage is to blame for this? Ay, it doesn't matter. I think the title for this page is much better. You can challenge this point in the comments.

How to write a cool title without using formulas?

A copywriter who is developing and wants to become an expert writes headlines based on the following points:

1. Keywords (if the page will be promoted);
2. Knowledge that the essence must be contained in the first 65 characters (which is actually not the case);
3. Information presented on the page;
4. The target audience for which the text is intended;
5. Your flair and style.

CopywriterKashchey, yes, you are senile! After all, formulas are a “bang-bang” and a ready-made headline came out. Did you think the same? We can discuss.

Articles and notes are characterized by all 5 points, but when writing selling texts, you need to build on 3, 4 and 5. Let’s look at them in more detail.

Headings and keywords

The main thing is that the key should be in the title among the first 60 characters. However, the key is often the title itself. In this case, we get a “key header”. If you read the article ““, then you understand how big a keyword phrase can be.

By choosing a key as the title of your article, you limit your wiggle room. This is not so scary, because the “key title” is already interesting to users (wordstat is a witness to this).

What is the optimal title length?

Why 60 characters?

I warn you, It's going to be hard now.

The search engine displays limited quantity characters. Technically, the header (

) can be of any length, but the tag< Title>– no more than 60. The problem is that only the first 60 (according to another version 65) first characters will be displayed on the search results page.

Unfortunately for us, search engines take into account all the words and distribute the weight ( relevance) throughout the tag

.

We caught our breath, blinked 20-30once V fast pace... I'm serious, because copywriting is. Let's move on.

The shorter and more precise the title (written in

) responds to the query entered by the user, thus higher value gets every word.

Title relevance is one of the evaluation points used by search engines and not the most important one. If the headline is longer than necessary, but this length allows you to interest more users, then you can sacrifice relevance. Its influence on the entire text is small, but the relevance of the text is of great importance for the promotion of the article.

The most relevant title for this page is “Title Writing.”

And the interest was cemented: we are writing a headline for an article in the 21st century.

And now the most important thing: the entire title for this article contains 117 characters. Remember that in the tag

You can insert as many characters as you like. (don't forget about relevance). For< Title>you need a shortened version, one that does not exceed 60 characters. By the way< Title>And

should not duplicate each other.

That's why< Title>to this page the following:

“How to write a title for an article? Successful headlines of the 21st century."

Here's an SEO squiggle that every web copywriter should know.

Psst... this is Vasily the cat. Kashchey didn't say that the tags were filled in correctly< Title>And When submitting an order, they speak about your expertise.

Information is an important basis

What does a person who is interested in the title of the article and swallowed the first paragraph (lead) want to see? We list the possible options:

• useful information for yourself;
• your benefits from a service or product;
• clear and concise answers to the questions posed in the headlines.

It is important that the text of your article matches the title. It seems so simple, right? From the very beginning of my article, I have not deviated from the topic. We are still discussing it.

If an article, where the title talks about building a brick house, talks about selecting bricks, then the visitor may leave. Behavioral factors will sag, and the article will become useless trash. Write honest headlines!

Target audience (TA)

What is the difference between a heavy-duty road train driver and a copywriter? He differs in that in 99% of cases he will not be interested in the title of this article. The remaining 1 percent is if he himself is an author and writes texts. Remember to write headlines for your target audience. The rule is simple, but if you have a template, then “bang-bang”, and they forgot about the audience.

Flair and original style

If you use templates and formulas, then you will not understand me now.

An author who writes headlines without templates can come up with 10 cool options faster and they will be of better quality. It's simple. Over the years of training, your brain adapts, it thinks, and does not substitute words into a template. For a good copywriter, writing according to a template is not a problem, but why do it?

The article turned out to be big. Perhaps my head is a mess right now. There is one military technique that allows you to quickly disperse thoughts into corners. 30-50 squats or push-ups.

How to make the title more interesting? Simple but useful tricks. ()

Four header functions. A successful headline has 4 important functions:

• Attracting attention.
• Audience screening.
• Transmits the entire message.
• Creating reader interest in the text. Most people skim read, so your headline only has a moment to grab the reader's attention.

Don't use ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. We have learned to recognize the “shape” of words on an unconscious level. Words printed in capital letters appear as RECTANGULAR PRINTED BLOCKS, so the person viewing the page will miss the entire message.

Simple and clear. Do not use abbreviations, jargon or difficult words. A well-written title with body text should be easily understood by a 7th grade student.

Don't underestimate the client's intelligence. The decision to spend your hard-earned money is never easy. People need exact facts and guarantees that they receive best offer. Today's consumers can't stand even a hint of airs, dances, tricks and songs from salespeople.

Target your audience. Try to immediately outline the audience in the title. If you try to reach everyone, you will end up with uncertainty and no one will be impressed. When selling a cure for kidney stones, mention kidney stones in the title.

Accuracy. Don't write blind headlines that don't make anything clear about your offer. The title should be self-sufficient so that the reader does not have to read its meaning into the text. He still won't read the text.

Engage your senses. Engage maximum quantity senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch) to captivate the reader’s imagination. Remember, “Sell the taste, not the steak.” It is important to imagine not a piece of meat, but the aroma of seasonings, the juice sizzling on hot coals, the smell of the most tender tenderloin and the stains of barbecue sauce on the chef's new apron.

Captions that spark curiosity. Add entertaining captions under each photo. People are always looking at images, and good photo with an intriguing caption will definitely attract the reader's attention.

Get ready! Gather all the information you can about your product and target audience to find a “click” to use in your headline. The best headlines come to mind during the process of researching information when writing an ad. Good writing and a successful headline are impossible without effort and preparation.

Use a thesaurus. When writing your title, look up each of your words in a thesaurus to find the most accurate synonyms.

Sand until shiny. Rework the title, rearrange the word order, and come up with several versions, never stopping to think about a better option. Choose the best one. A good headline takes more time than the body copy. Look from a new angle, in a different direction, or scroll various options, trying to see your title through the eyes of the reader so that it is not boring and can intrigue.

Try to touch the reader’s selfishness on an emotional level. A high-quality headline should contain an element that has a motivating effect. These may be the following emotions:

• fear
• need
• wish
• curiosity
• real news or interesting statistics
• nagging question

Learn from the masters. Creating a working title from scratch is not easy. Successful copywriters use proven formulas that get results by rewriting classic models that have stood the test of time. The following is a list of successful headlines that can be used as a foundation for almost any situation:

• “Lord, give me strength to move on” (fear/curiosity/selling insurance)
• “God give my children the strength to survive this”
• “How to get people to talk about your food” (vanity/curiosity)
• “How to Save Up to 15% on Car Insurance Before November 20th” (accuracy/timing/incentive)
• “How to increase your pension by 14.55% by the end of the year” (accurate statistics)
• “How to Reduce Home Insurance Costs by 28%”
• “How to quickly relieve strain on tired eyes” (an exact solution to a common problem)
• “How doctors quickly get on their feet” (expert revelation/curiosity/authority)
• "How to retire in 15 years when you're 40" (hard numbers and facts)
• “How to quickly pump up your abdominal muscles and make others envy you” (hurt vanity)
• “Do you know the 7 most common mistakes in the advertisements? (curiosity)
• “7 mistakes on the first date” (curiosity)
• “Is your husband proud of your culinary talents?” (vanity)
• “How to win arguments and convince people” (double benefit)
• “Quick test for pregnant women” (attracting a specific audience through curiosity)
• “At first they laughed, but then I started playing...” (curiosity, interest)
• “This face cream made me jealous even best friend"(vanity/curiosity)

Denis Savelyev

Before publishing an article, review, slideshow, or video, be sure to take a few minutes to make sure you choose the best headline. A good headline is a matter of life and death in content marketing. As the internet becomes more and more of a seething cauldron of chaos, you have less and less time to capture the attention of your audience.

By choosing a good title for the material, you instantly get a response from the reader. A headline helps your readers quickly determine whether they need your article or presentation, why they should buy, download, or open a page of your content, and what benefits they receive by clicking on the relevant link.

By choosing a bad title, you make your article, presentation, or other content invisible to most of your audience. The title is the most important element of Internet pages, advertisements, video materials. It draws the audience's attention to the content. Content goes unnoticed if you use a dull and unattractive title.

This article will introduce you to the main characteristics good headlines. It includes 10 questions, by answering which you will learn how to create high-quality and “catchy” headlines. You can also use the title rating table, which is a handy tool quick definition their qualities.

The examples discussed below are primarily related to books. The names of the authors of most of them have become brands, and the books remain bestsellers, thanks in part to successful titles. However, these examples remain valid for content of any type - and, above all, for web content.

1. Does your headline promise the audience a benefit?

Choose a title that clearly communicates to readers the benefits and benefits they will receive from your product or service. The best headline solves a problem or helps the audience achieve a desired goal.

Compare the following titles:

• Graphic design tools and techniques.
• Master Your Design: A Guide to Basic Tools and Techniques.

The first heading tells the reader about the content of the article. The second title describes the benefits that the reader will receive after reading the article.

2. Does your headline contain specific details that highlight its relevance and value?

Specific details in the headline, such as exact numbers, draw extra attention to your content. Numbers structure information, as can be seen in the book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey. Imagine the title of this book without the numbers: Habits of Highly Effective People. Doesn't sound very convincing, right?

The numbers in the title also help you “eat the elephant one piece at a time.” We are talking about achieving a complex goal step by step. For example, pay attention to the title of Terry Orbach's book "6 Steps to ideal marriage" Another example is Damir Khalilov’s article “100 main skills of an SMM specialist” (although, in our opinion, the round number sounds a little forced, as if the author adjusted the results to a “round” number; it would be much better to title the article “97 or 102 skills... ").

Moreover, numbers can make your content more relevant by giving the reader a specific deadline or timeline for achieving a goal. What do you think of the title of the book, Guerrilla Marketing in 30 Days, used by the authors Jay Conrad Levinson and Al Lautenslager? But the title, Lose 21 Pounds in 21 Days: The Martha Vineyard Detox Diet, sounds even better. The title of this book shows the reader exactly how many pounds excess weight it will reset and for what period. Buyers of books about diet and other methods of weight correction probably want to know the exact results of using the described methods.

Another example on the topic of numbers is designer Yana Frank’s diary book “365 days of a very creative person.” But, as you already understand, there are a lot of examples of successful headlines using numbers. The main thing is the ability to beat these numbers.

3. Does your title take into account the target audience the content is intended for?

Identify the target consumers of your content using the title where possible. This makes your content personalized. You can identify your target readers by naming them directly or by highlighting their key characteristics. The more obvious this is made, the better.

C.J. Hayden's book, Attract Customers: A 28-Day Marketing Course for Professionals, Trainers, and Consultants, defines the audience by occupation. Heidi Muroff and Sharon Maisel use the title "What to Expect When You're Expecting" to point out the book's target buyers by describing the circumstances in which they find themselves. A similar technique is used by the author of the book “Survival Guide for Single Moms,” Patrice Karst.

Jay Conrad Levinson remains a recognized master of targeting specific market segments. It was he who published the book “Guerrilla Marketing in 30 Days.” Levinson then adapted his ideas for consumers in different niches. This is how the publications “Guerrilla Marketing for Writers”, “... for Financial Advisors”, etc. appeared. In addition, Levinson wrote a separate book describing the use of his approach in the online sphere - “Guerrilla Marketing on the Internet.”

Some authors manage to define the target audience by saying who the readers are not. For example, Robin Williams created the guide “Design for Non-Designers” (English: The Non-Designer's Design Book, literally “Book about design for non-designers”).

4. Does your title help position your content?

The series of books “... for dummies” is one of the successful examples of positioning content using a title. For example, the book “Red Wine for Dummies” is unlikely to interest experts and fine connoisseurs of this drink. However, if you want to get basic knowledge about red wine, the said title will quickly grab your attention.

The title can position your content by directly indicating the method used to solve the problem. “Cancer prevention through natural means” is an example of this approach.

5. Are you trying to arouse curiosity among potential readers with your headline?

As we are told by all kinds of books on literary analysis and nature literary creativity, interest in the text (it is clear that the word “interest” here is very conditional - it is a set of feelings that are evoked in the reader by the text) is born when the text exceeds our internal expectations from it. And this happens thanks to certain techniques that “break” the general paradigm of the text, the usual picture of the world.

There are three such methods:

• Metaphors. They make names more understandable and memorable. They create images that remain in the reader's memory. Metaphor is a transfer of meaning, the use of a word in figurative meaning. Examples of metaphorical titles: “How I ate a dog” by Evgeny Grishkovets (I didn’t eat it!), “I’m burning Paris” by Bruno Yasensky (I didn’t burn it!), etc. Coming up with a metaphorical title is very easy. But it is important not only to come up with it, it is much more important to play it out in the text. The headline is the bait, the hook. If you disappoint the reader's expectations by not "acting out" the headline in the text, you will lose confidence in your next headlines.
• Alliteration is another way to make the name memorable. It involves the repetition of homogeneous or identical consonants in the words of the title. Alliteration is a technique more characteristic of poetic speech. But composing headings, believe me, is closer to versification than it might seem at first glance. As an example, we can name examples of books “ M Aster and M argarita" Bulgakov, " N very n Ezhna" by Fitzgerald, etc.
• Contradictions or unexpected expressions also arouse the curiosity of readers. They remain winning against the backdrop of trivial headlines. Pay attention to the title of the fairy tale, “How Ivan the Fool Outwitted the Devil.” The emerging contradiction between “fool” and “outwitted” makes the reader wonder how Ivan outwitted the devil. The title of Tim Ferriss's book, The Four Hour working week" is an example of using an unexpected phrase. Many buyers do not believe that it is possible to work only four hours a week, so they are interested in the book. Another example: “Goal: A Process of Continuous Improvement” (a goal is not a finishing point, but a process over time) by Elia Goldratt and Jeff Cox. Well, the most eloquent example of a contradiction is “The Man Who Was Thursday” by Gilbert Chesterton.

6. Does your headline engage in dialogue with your audience?

Pack the title of your book or article with a promise made simple and in clear words. The best headlines retain the almost naive obviousness that characterizes everyday dialogue. ordinary people. Please note the following examples:

• “How to Finish What You Start” by David Allen.
• « The easy way Quit Smoking by Allen Carr.
• “I don’t know how to lose weight” by Pierre Dukan (the dialogue then easily continues: - do you know how? - no, unfortunately, I don’t know how either...).
• "Before your teenager drives you crazy" by Nigel Latta, etc.

Choose regular verbs, creating headers. Also use verbal nouns. They form the attitude you need towards the product on the part of the reader.

• Incentive verbs are one of the most successful forms for a title. They direct readers to a specific action. "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill is one example of the use of motivating verbs in the title.
• The verbal nouns used in the title describe ongoing actions. The book “Walking through torment” by A.N. Tolstoy demonstrates the possibility of using verbal nouns in the title.

7. How short is your title?

Let's say the obvious: short headlines attract more attention from your audience. Remember than less words you use in the title, the more each of them is remembered by the potential reader.

Author Malcolm Gladwell is considered the master of the short headline. Pay attention, for example, to the title of his book “Geniuses and Outsiders” (English: The Outliers) - succinct and short.

8. Do you use subheadings?

A subheading is a reinforcement of your headline. Combine short headings with longer subheadings that provide some detail. Here's an example of a bestseller with a two-word title and a 14-word subtitle: "Skinny Bitch: The Powerful Guide for Savvy Girls Who Want to Stop Eating Junk and Look Hot." English version The subtitle consists of 17 words and contains profanity.

Garr Reynolds uses a multi-word title to draw attention to his book. And the subtitle gives readers additional information. Reynolds' piece is called "The Zen Presentation: Design, Development, Delivery, and Examples."

Well, another example that we could not ignore. The book by Michael Stelzner, which is translated into Russian as “Content Marketing: New Methods of Attracting Customers in the Internet Age,” and in the original the title is even shorter and the subtitle is even longer - Launch: How to Quickly Propel Your Business Beyond the Competition.

9. SEO: Does your title include popular search terms?

Naturally, we could not ignore this issue. Web content needs to think about driving traffic. The most important traffic generators are search engines. But here you need to find a middle ground and not be led by “bare SEO”. The main thing is relevance to the content, and then “tailoring” it to search engines. Let's illustrate with the example of this article. We wrote the article itself, we already had a title in our heads - simple and succinct. The only thing we did was check which query was more frequent: “How to write a title” or “How to create a title.” Although I personally prefer the verb “create” in this context (it is closer to the nature of the action of coming up with headlines than the verb “write”), nevertheless, the final version of the title was coordinated.

In general, all of us, working with content and hand in hand with specialists in optimization and promotion of websites on the Internet, must keep in mind the frequency and competition for those requests that somehow coincide with our headlines. It is clear that not every request can be “pulled” to the top of search results only thanks to content. But if the page does not have textual relevance to the intended query, then the query will never make it to the top.

But the authors printed books You should also remember about Yandex and Google. Your works will be found faster on the “shelves” of online stores Ozon.ru, Books.ru, Amazon.com if their titles and subtitles contain popular queries.

10. Mixed Approach: Do you use more than one of the techniques listed above when creating your headlines?

Authors use two or more of the techniques described above to come up with compelling and popular headlines. For example, alliteration and metaphors can be combined well with subheadings that detail information.

Thank you for reading this far. As a thank you, we want to tell you this. Actually nature good text– and the title as part of it – is very contradictory. You can create a great headline that completely rejects all of our recommendations above. The geniuses of the pen will do it. And even talented copywriters with a “full” hand. But we are talking about the mechanics of creating texts, and not about the nature of talent. High-quality copywriting is the sum of the technologies that the author uses, learning from his own and others’ mistakes. And in this article we talked specifically about technologies, trying to analyze successful, in our opinion, headlines and generalizing their properties, leading these generalizations to some conclusions.

Speaking about the technological effectiveness of creating headlines, we can also recommend using the following technique.

Use the scoring chart to determine the quality of headlines for articles, books, blog posts, social media posts, and other content marketing products. Consider the best quality option, dialing greatest number points.

The title is the part of the article that the reader will see first. This is why you need to write good headlines that will attract readers to the site, interest them and convince them to stay on the site. But how come up with and write the title of the article, which everyone would like and arouse interest. There are many headline writing techniques used. for many years We will talk about leading marketers and the best in this article.

What is an article title and why is it needed?

Heading- this is a part of the text in which the main idea of ​​the article is expressed in a condensed form. The title of the article is at the very beginning, which means that readers will see and read it first, and that is why it should be written with high quality.

Very often, articles have one main heading and several subheadings. Subheadings are needed to break the article into meaningful sections for easier reading or finding the necessary information.

The main heading is the title of the article and is the most important. And if you want to, then you will need to learn how to write headlines that arouse the reader’s curiosity and interest. For the webmaster, writer of articles for your site yourself, this is an equally important task, since the quality of the title will determine how many users, having opened a page of your site, will remain reading the article in full, and will not close it in a second.

Goals and objectives of the title (title) of the article

Let's figure out what goals you need to set before writing a title for an article. After all, the header has certain tasks that it must perform. So, let's get started.

Every article title First of all, it must inform the reader. Inform about the content of the article, what problems the article can solve, and how it can help. Based on the title, the reader should understand whether there will be any benefit from reading this article. Example: “How to come up with and write an article title?” – this heading informs that this article can help in writing headlines.

Also, the purpose of the title of the article is to attract the reader's attention. No matter how useful the information in the article is, if the title does not arouse interest and curiosity, no one will know about it. We’ll talk about how to write a “catchy” title for an article below.

The purpose of subheadings is to distribute the material by degree of importance, to distribute the material into semantic parts. The subtitle, first of all, should be informative, explaining to the reader what he will learn from this part of the article.

Rules for writing headings (titles) in articles

At writing a title To the article you need to adhere to some rules that should not be neglected. Let's look at them:

1. The title (title) of the article must be related in content to the text. The title should reflect the essence of the article, without diminishing or exaggerating the factors described in it. It is important to meet the reader's expectations.

Non-compliance of this rule– this is disrespect for the reader. Few users will want to return to a site that did not meet their expectations. This means that if you write for your website, you will lose visitors. If you work as a copywriter, then it is unlikely that they will buy articles that do not follow this rule.

This rule also applies to subheadings. Their title must also correspond to the content of the article section. Otherwise, the reader will have confusion in finding information on the page.

2. No need to write too much long titles articles. The title should be short and succinct. Try to write article headings (titles) of no more than 7-9 words.

IN search engines There are restrictions on the length of the article title that can be displayed when issuing search information. The length of the article title that will be displayed varies around 65 characters with spaces. So try not to go beyond these limits.

3. Do not use abbreviations when writing the title of your article. This is especially true for little-known abbreviations of words used in narrow circles. In rare cases, use only those abbreviations that are known and used by the majority of users. Example: “social network” – having used this abbreviation on the Internet, most users will immediately understand that we are talking about a social network.
4. Try to write an intriguing, catchy and catchy title that will arouse interest and curiosity in the reader. But don’t forget about the main thing: the title of the article should be informative and not deviate from main point articles, so don't go too far.

Heading design: to put punctuation marks in headings or not?

Design of article headings raises no less questions than their writing. Is punctuation necessary in headings or not? Every novice copywriter or webmaster who writes their own articles asks this question. But this question is not the only one! Let's consider the most popular questions regarding the design of headings:

• Capital letters in headings. It is extremely rare to find articles whose titles use all capital letters or every word with a capital letter. Firstly, this is extremely doubtful from the point of view of visual perception. A title consisting of capital letters can hardly be called beautiful and easy to read. Also, search engines do not like such headings.

Use capital letters in headings following exclusively the rules of the Russian language. Use capital letters in article titles only at the beginning of a sentence. If the title consists of several sentences, capitalize the beginning of each sentence.

• Commas in headings. Commas in article headings are placed according to the rules of the Russian language. And if you don’t put them, you can harm not only the perception of the title by readers, but also worsen the ranking of the site in search engines.
• Is there a period in the title?? There is no period at the end of a one-sentence title. However, if this sentence is interrogative or exclamatory, then question marks and exclamation marks must be inserted. Example of a title: “Period in the title”, “Is it necessary to put a period at the end of the title?”, “You cannot put a period at the end of the title!”.

If the title consists of two or more sentences, then you need to put a period between the sentences. In the last sentence at the end of the title there is also no period. Example of a heading: “Design of headings. Placement of punctuation marks."

How to write a beautiful title (title) of an article?

We have figured out the rules for writing and designing headings. Let's now talk about how write nice title that would interest the reader. They are often called catchy headlines. There are some ways to structure an article title that have been used for years and work great.

• Question title. This type header is the most common and at the same time effective. The question in the title of the article suggests that this article solves a specific problem. The question in the title indicates that the article contains the answer and should be read.

Also, a question title arouses interest and curiosity in the reader, prompting them to look for the answer to it in the article. Example of a title: “How to come up with a title for an article?”, “Why do you need a title?”

• Heading with numbers. Numeric headings are also quite common. The most effective of them are those indicating the number of steps that can be taken to solve the problem. Example of a title: “How to write a beautiful title in just 5 steps?”

The use of numbers in headings is not limited by the number of steps. You can also indicate the number of ways to solve the problem. Readers will like this because they can always choose an alternative. Example header: "10 the best ways write the title."

Whatever the wording, the numbers in the title have an attractive effect. But when indicated turn-based strategy solving the problem, the article becomes a kind of instruction. The same can be said about question headings. And it is articles written with such a title and style that are most popular.

• Negative headline. Let's look at an example right away so you understand what we're talking about. Example of a headline: “How to avoid making mistakes when writing a headline?”, “10 critical mistakes when writing a headline.”

There is a fear factor in these headlines. The title voices some problem that the reader may encounter and immediately makes it clear that its solution is in the article. None of us want to face problems; we try to avoid them. That is why headlines that say they can help with this are very popular.

These are perhaps the most popular and effective types of news article headlines that most copywriters use. It can also be effective appeal to the reader in the title. An example of such a headline: “Do you want to learn how to write beautiful headlines?”

It is best to write the title in the present tense. This can create a sense of immediacy and is more likely to encourage the reader to read the entire article.

The headline can tell a success story, it doesn’t matter whether it’s yours or someone else’s, it can be equally effective. Moreover, good decision will use a first person title. Example headline: “My proven technique for writing headlines.”

Use the following words when writing in the title: best, effective, efficient, easy, fast and others. Such words will emphasize the peculiarity and usefulness of the information described in the article. Example of headings: “How to quickly come up with an article title?”, “The best and most effective types of headings”, “3 simple ways write the title."

It could also be efficient use the words "secret". It can create a little intrigue in the reader, arouse his curiosity and interest. Example headline: “Secrets of Writing Effective Headlines.”

As you can see, most of the ways of writing headings in the examples given are combined. I recommend that you experiment, coming up with headlines for articles, combining the methods described above. Using these headline writing techniques will provide you with buyers on any article exchange.

How to come up with a title (title) for an article?

How come up with an article title, if there is no idea? It's actually very simple. Layouts good headlines can be seen on many popular information sites. It’s even better if these sites are similar to the chosen topic for the article, but this is not necessary.

You can also take the idea of ​​constructing a title from printed literature. To do this, just buy any information and entertainment newspaper or magazine and read it. Then you can easily come up with a title for the article.

I don’t suggest copying verbatim the text of other people’s headlines. To come good idea, sometimes just seeing something like this is enough. Moreover, if you are a beginner in writing articles, it will be difficult at first to come up with a title yourself. There is no need to try to invent a wheel at the beginning of your journey. It’s enough just to take a ready-made working model and rework it for your article.

How to write an SEO title?

SEO title- this is a title that is written taking into account the keywords of the article and is aimed at improving its position in search results for the main query. If you came up with and wrote a title that is related in meaning to the text of the article, then it will already contain keywords. However, in some cases they need to be modified.

The first step is to choose the most important keywords for the topic of the article. It will be even better if you select a whole keyword phrase, but this is not necessary. Then go to the WordStat keyword research site. You can access it using this link: WordStat.

Then enter keyword or phrase. Let's look at an example of using this service using the key phrase “write a title” as an example. Then we add the word “how” through the “+” sign. Now we have an example of question headings that don’t even need to be processed, since this is the form in which users were looking for information.

Use all the above methods and you will always succeed come up with and write headlines, which will blow all readers away. And if you are going to make money on articles by selling them, then they will definitely be popular on any article exchange.

And you will learn many more useful information for the work of a copywriter and everyone involved in typing.