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Even More Commonly Used Headlines to Grab Readers’ Attention

John Au-Yeung
3 min readApr 19, 2020

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Grabbing readers’ attention with headlines are critical if we want to attract readers to our post.

In this article, we’ll look at some common kinds of headlines that are proven to attract readers to read our posts.

Solutions Headline

This headline is for articles that outline the solution to do something.

The format is ‘Why [problem] [and what to do about it]’.

Example: You Aren’t Getting Sales In Your Business And What to Do About It

Expert Roundup Headline

The expert roundup headline explains what experts find about a topic in a listicle format.

The format is ‘[number] [expert] Share Their [topic]’.

Example: 20 Bloggers Share Their Favorite Blogging Tools

Reminder Headline

This headline is for reminding people to think a certain way.

The format is ‘Reminder: [claim]’

Example: Reminder: Your Paycheck Isn’t a Reflect Of Your Worth

Comparison Headline

A headline for articles that compare one thing to another.

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