This is Why Writers Don’t Use CoSchedule Headline Analyzer Anymore

If there is a Medium starter pack, CoSchedule Headline Analyzer is in it. Reading about Medium success from other Medium writers can tell you that this tool is essential for crafting good headlines.
It’s 2018, and I’m dipping my toes in the blogging world. I’m inspired by Shannon Ashley and her rise to fame. Why don’t I try something like it?
Medium is everything I’m not looking for but desperately need. The platform relies on headlines. The headline is what stops the reader’s scrolling finger. The headline is what gets an audience through the door.
The right headline can make a difference between a viral story and a flop. A viral story can make you thousands of dollars, while a flop is a lesson beyond wasting time.
I run the first 170 stories through the Headline Analyzer. I don’t submit the piece until CoSchedule gives me a green light. That green light is a 70+ mark, and a confirmation that my story is not generic. I make the ballpark of $300 in that first year of relaying on Coschedule.
Right now, I have single stories that are making north of $300, without a CoShedule approval.
Don’t get me wrong, CoSchedule is great, as much a headline tool can be. But you can’t rely on an external tool to solve all your problems. You can’t rely on Grammarly pro to fix the syntax, and every grammatical mistake in your writing either.
External tools are great, but they’re not the end of the road. The headline analyzer is not your sensei, and it can’t tell you where the golden goose hides.
The best performing stories from last week don’t bode well with CoSchedule. 3 Marketing Ideas to Steal From Pepsi ranks as generic, even though it has more than 1.5k views already.
Headlines that score a perfect 76 are hardly getting any traction. Coschedule is a cool affirmation that you’re not doing a bad job, but sometimes you have to use your judgment.
Another problem is that too many new writers use CoSchedule, and the blogging world is flooding with the same generic headlines, saturating the market. 90+ CoSchedule score can’t help you if the reader is not interested.
If you’re just starting out on Medium (or having difficulties with traction), you can swipe viral headlines. Take a great performing headline from another source and reshape it into your own.
A rule of thumb says that you can find great headlines in a completely different niche. If you’re writing about personal-development, hop on to Harper’s Bazaar and search for fashion tips.
If you’re out of inspiration for places to look, save yourself the trouble and check this 41 viral headline to swipe at any time story. Take it as you please. Mi headline es su headline.






