Comments on: The importance of good headlines in RSS feeds http://www.bryper.com/2006/10/30/the-importance-of-good-headlines-in-rss-feeds/ Bryan is no longer blogging here; check his last blog post to find him at his new home Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:05:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Bryan http://www.bryper.com/2006/10/30/the-importance-of-good-headlines-in-rss-feeds/comment-page-1/#comment-3783 Bryan Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:42:16 +0000 http://www.bryper.com/2006/10/30/the-importance-of-good-headlines-in-rss-feeds/#comment-3783 Doc: I admit that I'm a fan of clever headlines, too. They take a little imagination :) It's just useful to point out they that may not be as effective in getting potential readers to stop and read or to click through to the full story in sites/readers that are simply displaying headlines. That being said, your style works for you and generates good feedback from your readers. Sounds like a reason for you to keep it going your way Doc:

I admit that I’m a fan of clever headlines, too. They take a little imagination :)

It’s just useful to point out they that may not be as effective in getting potential readers to stop and read or to click through to the full story in sites/readers that are simply displaying headlines.

That being said, your style works for you and generates good feedback from your readers. Sounds like a reason for you to keep it going your way

]]> By: Doc Searls http://www.bryper.com/2006/10/30/the-importance-of-good-headlines-in-rss-feeds/comment-page-1/#comment-3781 Doc Searls Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:30:30 +0000 http://www.bryper.com/2006/10/30/the-importance-of-good-headlines-in-rss-feeds/#comment-3781 I write headlines the way I do because a) it's fun, and b) because readers like it. I get more compliments for my headlines than for anything else I write. Often they're punchlines for the main text of the post. Nobody has ever complained. While we're at it, by far the most effective posts I've ever written are the longest ones. Violating the short-post ("nobody reads long posts") rule has been extremely fruitful for me. But hey: that's me. Others' mileage may vary . I write headlines the way I do because a) it’s fun, and b) because readers like it. I get more compliments for my headlines than for anything else I write. Often they’re punchlines for the main text of the post. Nobody has ever complained.

While we’re at it, by far the most effective posts I’ve ever written are the longest ones. Violating the short-post (”nobody reads long posts”) rule has been extremely fruitful for me.

But hey: that’s me. Others’ mileage may vary .

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