Thursday's Links to Writing & Marketing Blog Posts

WRITING GREAT HEADLINES – 6 ROUTES TO SUCCESS

By: Matt Beswick

Writing great headlines are a surefire way to supercharge your traffic – after all, in the blogging world, first impressions count. By definition, you’ll only get one shot at doing right. Ergo, it’s essential that you nail it at the outset. Your article or post title says a lot about what you’re going to discuss, why the browsing public at large should click through and what you’re bringing to the table. Considering what’s on the line, it makes sense to make sure that you’re writing great headlines for maximum effect. Here are 6 quick tips to send you on the road to success…

6 Steps to Writing Great Headlines

Target the Headline to Your Audience

No matter how hard you try, you and your content can’t be all things to all people. Therefore, it’s necessary to pick a target and go for it…

Read the full article HERE!

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If you missed my writing & marketing tweets and retweets yesterday, here they are again:

1. Ask An Editor: Adding Emotion | Romance University http://ow.ly/Fi3W4
2. How to make time to write when there is no time | Creative Writing with the Crimson League http://ow.ly/Fi4GH
3. First Readers, Revising, & Publication | Susan Dennard http://ow.ly/Fi55f
4. How to Write a Short Book Fast - Write Nonfiction NOW! http://ow.ly/Fi5tI
5. The Character Most Writers Get Wrong (And How to Fix It) - mandy wallace http://ow.ly/Fi65v
6. The Book Designer — Practical Advice to Help Self-Publishers Build Better Books http://ow.ly/Fi6fQ
7. Don’t Let This Sloppy Technique Kill the Tension in Your Story's Climax - Helping Writers Become Authors http://ow.ly/Fi6tv
8. Gifts for Writers and Authors - Novel Experience http://ow.ly/Fi6GF
9. Ashley Brooks Editorial Services » Best 2015 Planners for Bloggers and Creatives http://ow.ly/Fi6MM
10. A list ways charitable writers can put their skills to good use http://ow.ly/Fi6Sw
11. Use Hangouts On Air to Grow Your Author Platform http://ow.ly/Fi703
12. Combine Pinterest & Email Marketing to Increase Sales http://ow.ly/Fi76d
13. Writing Great Headlines – 6 Routes To Success http://ow.ly/Fi7dh
14. 6+1 ways to stop research becoming procrastination - Write On – Write On http://ow.ly/FiaPI
15. Character Skills and Talents: Organization - WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS http://ow.ly/Fiba2
16. Writer Unboxed » Adding More White Space To Your Life http://ow.ly/FibiG
17. How many Beta Readers do you need? - Women Writers, Women's Books : Women Writers, Women's Books http://ow.ly/Fibr3
18. Hollywood L.I.T.: Taking Your Story to the Silver Screen - Publishing Perspectives http://ow.ly/FibwN
19. Don't Know Your Story's Theme? Take a Look at Your Character's Arc - Helping Writers Become Authors http://ow.ly/FibGg
20. 63 Blogging Tools That Will Make You Insanely Productive http://ow.ly/FibOb
21. Six ways to write your title http://ow.ly/FibWc
22. Book Promotion: Networking for Introverts http://ow.ly/Ficdq
23. The Devil-May-Care Method to Finding the Perfect Article Opening | The Copybot http://ow.ly/Fihrt
24. 9 Tips for Dealing with the Emotions When Writing a Memoir http://ow.ly/Fiiit
25. 7 Things I’ve Learned So Far, by Nina DarntonWritersDigest.com | WritersDigest.com http://ow.ly/FiiNZ
26. Fiction University: Writing Fight Scenes Without Melodrama http://ow.ly/Fjqyp
27. How to Promote Your Blog Without Letting The Rest of Your Blogging Slide : @ProBlogger http://ow.ly/Fk1Rv
28. 7 social media resolutions for 2015 http://ow.ly/Fk2qm
29. 5 Ways To Maintain A Positive Mind-Set About Your Submissions - Writer's Relief, Inc. http://ow.ly/Fk2LE\
30. 2 Ways to Measure the Impact of Your Social Media Use http://ow.ly/FkcQL
31. Seriously Write: Make Them Think You Lived There: The Importance of Setting by Norma Gail http://ow.ly/FkcXX
32. How To Manage Your Web-Life Balance | Fast Company | Business + Innovation http://ow.ly/Fkd9G

Happy writing and running, Kathy

My friend Kris Calvert Pottorf is releasing a children's book next week. This will make a perfect Christmas gift for children ages 5-13. Here's the link for pre-orders: The Nocturns. The accompanying song is beautiful.