This Is How I Get The Most Out Of A Headline Analyser Tool.
Novice writers need a lot of support. Every segment of story-production requires an eye for details. How do we know what to pay attention to when we do not know what to pay attention to? Software tools allow us to focus and sharpen our skills on the things that matter. This story focuses on writing good headlines.
Good headlines matter. I wrote previously that headlines are like doors and our stories are like the conference room. We cannot make our presence in the conference room without entering through the door.
A good headline tool, in that sense, allows our stories to see the light of the day. If we want to make more sales, we have to pitch more in different conference rooms. That means we have to enter through multiple doors.
I believe in this because that is my behavior. I click on and read stories with headlines that grabbed my attention. It is as simple as that.
And so, I test my headlines with this analyzer tool before story publication. Over time, I discovered 7 types of Headlines that produce the top score. And I have been using these headlines ever since.
This story is an enumeration of my findings.
Top Headline # 1 — This Is the Best Way To Think About …
Analyser Score: 85 points.
This is one headline type that points to the highest utility of thinking. There are many ways to skin a cat. And this is the best way.
You help readers save their time by presenting the best way ahead. It could be a short-cut or a life trivia.
In short, this is the way ahead.
Top Headline # 2 — This Is How I Got The Most Out Of …
Analyser Score: 82 points.
This shows the reader that you are an experimental scientist, and you found a way to extract the most value out of an activity.
This is about extracting and retaining the most information from a book, for instance. It is highly valued by students who are coping with their examinations.
Top Headline # 3 — How To … And Get The Most Out Of … When You Have No Time …
Analyser Score: 87 points.
As with the Top 2, this category is about showing the short-cut with a time dimension. What if all we have is 10 minutes? What is the best way to get the most out of a gym workout over a 30-minute lunch break?
People who struggle with time control will be attracted to such headlines.
Top Headline # 4 — How To Be … All The Time …
Analyser Score: 84 points.
This headline is about life lessons, in my opinion.
Try inserting different words in between “To Be” and “All The Time.”. You will realize that positive words make sense. Negative words do not.
Take, for instance, “How To Be Calm All The Time.”.
It showcases life lessons accumulated over time.
Many people need it. I need it. Thanks for writing it.
Top Headline # 5 — What You Can Do When You Are Sick And Tired Of …
Analyser Score: 84 points.
This headline deals with overcoming negativity.
I think it deserves a pre-set high score because we are all sick and tired of something. I am sick and tired of people trying to tell me what to do or what not to do.
I am sick and tired of listening to people telling me how to do things this way or that when they are not doing it.
You know, things like that.
Top Headline # 6 — What You Need To Know About … And How To Deal With it …
Analyser Score: 85 points.
This headline type deals with circumstances.
Insert in a difficult circumstance you have encountered, and you will know what I know. They can range from asking for a pay raise, emotional people, tendering a resignation.
It teaches readers to expect and how to deal with the next step.
Top Headline # 7 — What Happens When You Start Doing … For The First Time …
Analyser Score: 86 points.
This is about personal growth. It shows how uncomfortable we are attempting to do things for the first time.
It also shows how it really isn’t that difficult or how it is tough beyond comprehension. In any case, this is about a reflection.
There Are Many More Headline Categories, Of Course.
The key takeaway I have and I want to present is this.
As I fiddled with the headline analyzer tool and reviewed all the top-scoring headlines, I realized one thing in common.
They tend towards teaching or showing readers something.
This is my takeaway.
When we start writing about something that helps our readers become a better version of themselves, our stories and headlines will naturally do a lot better.
Try it.
You will understand what I mean.
Extract and Present The Highest Value!
Aldric
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