❼ Really Bad Types of Blog Post Titles

Every time you write a poor blog post title, a Romanian kitten is forced to dance like Psy.

Certain types of blog post titles will save Romanian kittens this level of embarrassment. For instance, titles that

Address your readers’ worries

Promise a simpler life

Address common mistakes (like this one you’re reading)

Teach “how to” do something

Offer a list of any kind

For most intents and purposes, these types of blog post titles will do. Now let’s take a quick look at what NOT to do when writing blog post titles.

1. The “Creative” Blog Post Title

If you’re a leisure blogger (the kind that blogs whenever they feel like it), then great! Be creative with your titles. But if you intend to blog consistently over a long period of time, forget creativity and just use a standard formula. Yes, I will write another blog post containing these formulae. Yes, I just said formulae.