Comments on: How to write the perfect headline http://gaffney3.com/2008/08/20/how-to-write-the-perfect-headline/ Bill Gaffney on technical strategies to achieve real-world solutions Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:58:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Bill Gaffney http://gaffney3.com/2008/08/20/how-to-write-the-perfect-headline/#comment-356 Bill Gaffney Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:36:56 +0000 http://gaffney3.com/?p=338#comment-356 Thanks for the great suggestion, Nick. I've gotten quite a bit of email on this and will be posting a second part specifically on finding that balance between SEO and reader's needs (the good news is that they are not mutually exclusive). Thanks for the great suggestion, Nick. I’ve gotten quite a bit of email on this and will be posting a second part specifically on finding that balance between SEO and reader’s needs (the good news is that they are not mutually exclusive).

]]> By: Nick Burcher http://gaffney3.com/2008/08/20/how-to-write-the-perfect-headline/#comment-355 Nick Burcher Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:30:21 +0000 http://gaffney3.com/?p=338#comment-355 Interesting post! May I offer 'Perfect Headlines and how to write them'? Search Engines seem to pick up the first words and on a platform like blogger the first 4 or 5 words are key because they form the URL - again something that Google looks for. (Though obviously need to strike a balance between getting in front of users with Search Engine visibility vs having something compelling that users will click on.) Wordle is also a good tool for looking at keyword density before you post something. Enter the text of your post and check that your main topics are the most prominent words - again helps Search engines identify your key themes, making you appear higher as a result. (NB Thank you for the link to my Wordle post. Interesting how new media tools can frame political debate - have also found it insightful to use the new Facebook Lexicon to look at what Facebook users are saying about Sarah Palin.) Interesting post! May I offer ‘Perfect Headlines and how to write them’? Search Engines seem to pick up the first words and on a platform like blogger the first 4 or 5 words are key because they form the URL - again something that Google looks for. (Though obviously need to strike a balance between getting in front of users with Search Engine visibility vs having something compelling that users will click on.)

Wordle is also a good tool for looking at keyword density before you post something. Enter the text of your post and check that your main topics are the most prominent words - again helps Search engines identify your key themes, making you appear higher as a result.

(NB Thank you for the link to my Wordle post. Interesting how new media tools can frame political debate - have also found it insightful to use the new Facebook Lexicon to look at what Facebook users are saying about Sarah Palin.)

]]> By: Bill Gaffney http://gaffney3.com/2008/08/20/how-to-write-the-perfect-headline/#comment-310 Bill Gaffney Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:19:42 +0000 http://gaffney3.com/?p=338#comment-310 Any other suggestions you would make for crafting a compelling headline online, Joe? Also, some sites are using Wordle as a visual tool for analyzing political speeches. <a href="http://www.nickburcher.com/2008/09/sarah-palin-and-joe-biden-speeches.html" rel="nofollow">Nick Burcher had this post on Biden and Palin</a>. Any other suggestions you would make for crafting a compelling headline online, Joe?

Also, some sites are using Wordle as a visual tool for analyzing political speeches. Nick Burcher had this post on Biden and Palin.

]]> By: Joe Upstairs http://gaffney3.com/2008/08/20/how-to-write-the-perfect-headline/#comment-308 Joe Upstairs Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:41:32 +0000 http://gaffney3.com/?p=338#comment-308 So true about headlines ... love the Wordle tool! So true about headlines … love the Wordle tool!

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