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I've noticed that there's a simple formula many bloggers use to come up with titles for posts. 1) Take famous other blog post title, book title, or meme 2) Ne
by jganetsk 17y ago
I've noticed that there's a simple formula many bloggers use to come up with titles for posts.
1) Take famous other blog post title, book title, or meme
2) Negate
3) Apply DeMorgan's law
- jawngee 17y agoMy personal favorite: Why I (don't|switched)+ (use|to)+ X
- Alex3917 17y agoThe reason bloggers give their posts these kinds of titles is because they get more readers. I don't like doing this on my blog, but on the other hand it really sucks when you spend eight hours writing something and it only gets twenty readers and no comments. (When you could get 20,000 reads by saying the same thing but with a more provocative title.)
- bsaunder 17y agoPerhaps additionally, it's because there is always counter perspective that, for somethings, ring true.
- roc 17y agoWhich is only a true improvement if the other 19,980 readers necessarily contribute to ... whatever it is you're shooting for. To quote the article: You only get one chance to make a first impression; why have it be “junk”? Once that’s associated with your name or project, it’s tough to scrape off.
- vaksel 17y agobad first impression > no first impression