How to Write A Engaging Headline that Makes your Story Clickable

• Headlines are the most crucial part of the content. It conveys the main message of the story to the readers.

• In today's story, I will discuss the significance of a headline, the characteristics of a good headline, and how you can write a powerful headline for a story.
• Headlines make the first impression of your story. The body of content also drives readers’ attention, but without a captivating headline, only a few viewers will click on your content.

1. The writer’s job is to convince the readers to read your story and find it useful. The reader should become curious to know from the headline what this story is about. How does this story relate to readers in real life? What do the readers learn from this story?

The Good Characteristics of a Perfect Headline

• The important job of the headline is to convey the main message of the story to readers. It gives the readers an opportunity to decide if the story is worth reading. A reader should know what the story is about, and how it is useful for him/her.
• The headline of your story should address all these questions. While you are writing the headline, make sure the concept you want to share with readers is clear and what it matters.

Points to keep in mind while writing a Headline

1. The headline should be clear enough.

2. It should be specific about the title of the story.

3. The tone should reflect the main point of view of the story.

4. The headline should be interesting, unique, and engaging.

5. It should be clear and honest for the readers.

• This is also important to format the headline with the header on a medium website. In addition, you must follow the sub-title and sub-headings format.

5 Best Tips to Write A Engaging Headline for Medium Stories

• Here are a few tips which can help you create engaging and unique headlines for Medium stories.

Be honest and direct

• While writing a headline, you should be honest about what the story is about. Don’t give false information to your readers.

Use Simple language

• You must use the simple words which you use in casual conversation. Know the language with which your audience is familiar and avoid complex words.

Focus on what’s different and interesting

• You should keep in mind what kind of topic can be interesting or unique for the readers. When you offer something useful, interesting, and unique to your readers. They will love and appreciate your content.

Strong Language

• You should use strong phrases and frankly negative ones that intrigue the reader’s interest like 10 Things People Hate or brilliant these words provoke strong emotions.

For instance:

1. 12 Motivational Quotes on Writing from Famous Writers of the World

2. 8 Signs You are a True Empath! A Gift Only a Few People Know.

Keep it Short

• There is no fit size for your headline. Some writers suggest headlines should be between 70- 80 characters to fit in Google search engines. According to the analysis of Hub pages, a headline between 8–12 words, gets the most shares on Twitter. In addition, the headlines with 8 words have a 21% high click rate than the average title.

Average Title Before:

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Title After: 10 Stats That Prove Social Media Isn’t Just for Kids

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