I’ve been messing with blog formatting lately, feeling bored stiff with my usual lame titles. You know the drill – “Tried This Thing” or “Thought About Stuff.” Total snoozefest.
My Crappy Old Naming Habit
Started noticing my own eyes glazing over when writing post drafts last Tuesday. Every single title looked like this:
- Tip 1: Coffee Brewing
- Experiment 2: Walked The Dog
Felt like slapping my own forehead. Who’d wanna click that crap? Even my mom would probably scroll past this junk.
The Lightbulb Moment
While doom-scrolling through cooking blogs Wednesday morning, saw a killer title: “Burnt Your Toast? Here’s 5 Fixes That Won’t Make You Cry.” Felt like getting punched right in the brain. Grabbed my notebook so fast I spilled cold coffee everywhere.
Started scribbling nonsense:
- “Questions first! Solutions second!”
- “Numbers = roadmap not boredom”
Realized double-titles could solve my snoozy-header problem. Like asking THEN answering in one go.
Attempting The Surgery
Took yesterday’s draft about email overwhelm. Original turd was just: “Tip 4: Email Management.” Made myself puke a little typing that garbage.
Slammed my palms on the desk and rewrote it live:
- Planted the problem: “Getting Buried Alive In Promotional Emails?”
- Added the fixer: “Auto-Delete Tricks For Gmail”
- Shoved “Part 5” up front for scanning idiots like me
Final franken-title:
“Part 5: Getting Buried Alive In Promotional Emails? Auto-Delete Tricks For Gmail.”
Trial By Fire
Published that sucker immediately. Walked away for three hours shaking like a squirrel. Checked stats:
- Clicks up 70% over last month’s garbage titles
- Some dude actually commented “lol the title got me”
- My mom texted “even I understand that one!”
Ended up tweaking the formula tonight for this very post you’re reading. Yeah it feels like shouting two sentences at strangers, but hell – at least they’re listening now.
