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Okay, it was "Sign the Petition or Fluffy Dies"
See? See?
posted by
majroj
on January 14, 2006 at 1:14 PM
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HAHAHA, jecruz
Azure, disparity between headlines and text might be called the "National Enquirer Factor".
They had one a few months back where someone was holding an adorable kitten by the scruff its neck in one hand, and an insulin syringe closer to the camera so it appeared huge in the other hand. Caption: "Answer The Survey Inside Or FLuffy Dies", or some such. Imagine if we had pictures!!
posted by
majroj
on January 14, 2006 at 1:12 PM
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I need to work on mine!
Lets just make a headline that says FREE MONEY
posted by
jecruz
on January 14, 2006 at 8:23 AM
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Majroj
Sometimes I only want to reply to the headline but realize that would confuse because people often don't say what they mean in the headline OR they say what they mean but then they don't back it with their text
posted by
Azur
on January 13, 2006 at 1:30 AM
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And another thing.When my mind wanders, I carefully sweep my trail clean.
posted by
majroj
on January 12, 2006 at 9:38 PM
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That could be a good thing...or a bad thing.
Truth be known, I'm most often responding to the headline and not the post because the headline is snappy, witty, and, without a live person to defend it, a sitting duck.
Speaking of ducks, one of them waddles into a bar and asks for a sandwich....
posted by
majroj
on January 12, 2006 at 9:36 PM
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Majroj always makes some sense
if you follow his mind around. LittleMsPickles, he seems to get our blogs in ways that some others don't,
posted by
Azur
on January 11, 2006 at 9:48 PM
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Joe Love
Now you know why I'll never get a gig with the
World Weekly News or
The National Enquirer
posted by
Azur
on January 11, 2006 at 9:44 PM
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Read me, read me indeed! :-)
following your instructions to draw readers to post comments.
posted by
Straightforward
on January 11, 2006 at 9:36 PM
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I'd agree with this but. . . ,
it's hard to say that World Weekly News or The National Enquirer are ineffective business models. I guess it depends upon what it is and to whom it is you are selling.
posted by
Joe_Love
on January 11, 2006 at 9:24 PM
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now majroj's comment makes sense...
posted by
littlemspickles
on January 11, 2006 at 9:21 PM
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Mayb,
I guess it depends on what category you're in. Promising how to help or teach writers new tricks is probably expected in "writing" or "blogging" because I think there's a presumption that it's a teaching category, at least that's my perception.
Quick tricks for clicks has been discussed a lot here, and usually the concensus seems to be "Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, well I won't be back." You're writing has earned you a followng already, I don't think you need to resort to flashiness.
posted by
Blanche.
on January 11, 2006 at 5:09 PM
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Ah, now THIS makes sense.
posted by
Renigade
on January 11, 2006 at 11:17 AM
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Useful take on headlines
there is certainly a balance between wit and information.
posted by
malcolm
on January 11, 2006 at 11:12 AM
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I like this post....
Very helpful....there is often a draw to try to be flashy in titles....
posted by
Celeste632
on January 11, 2006 at 11:01 AM
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MayB
Yep! Good post. I've been duped by headlines before.On the other hand I'm one that likes attention as well. Hmm.. I don't usually use headlines to gain the attention though.
posted by
jojostar
on January 11, 2006 at 10:25 AM
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