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Headline Writing Ideas: Example 1

Headline:
Thankfully, Life Is Full of Problems

Headline template:
Thankfully, <Something people usually avoid>

Examples
Thankfully, My Car Crashed On My Way To Work
Thankfully, I Caught A Flu On Holidays
Thankfully, No One Read My Last Post

You could also modify this template to:

Thankfully, <Something people usually want>

Examples
Thankfully, I Didn’t Make $20,000 Again Last Month
Thankfully, I Didn’t Get Along With My Last Date
Thankfully, My Home Loan Application Got
Rejected
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Headline Writing Ideas: Example 2

Headline:
Here I am. Still fat after all these years.

Headline template:
Here I am. Still <something honest that you are
working on and might be ashamed of> after all
these years.

Examples
Here I am. Still addicted to sugar after all these
years.
Here I am. Still an alcoholic after all these years.
Here I am. Still desperate and dateless after all
these years.
Here I am. Still in an abusive relationship after all
these years.
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Headline Writing Ideas: Example 3

Headline:
How to Figure Out What The Hell You Want To Do
With Your Life

Headline template:
How to <Do something many people are frustrated
with>

Examples
How to Figure Out How To Leave Your Good-For-Nothing
Partner
How to Keep Calm When Your Kid Drives You
Friggin Crazy
How to Deal With A Housemate From Hell
How to Figure Out What The Heck To Leave Out Of Your
Suitcase
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Brainstorm headlines for your chosen topic

Now, let’s say you already have a topic in mind — or have
written your content. Then you could use these different
formulas to brainstorm headlines.
For any post, it’s ideal to write more than one headline. I
like to write at least five — you’ll be surprised at how many
creative, powerful headlines you’ll come up with when you
get into the groove.
Say you were writing about why social media is ruining
your life — and that getting off it has been a great deci-
sion. Let’s use the headlines to brainstorm:

Headline template:
How To <Do Something> In <Short Time>

Examples:
How To Become Awfully Productive In 20 Minutes (Get Off
Social)

Headline template:
It’s Time To <Do something people are usually reluctant to
do>

Examples:
It's Time To Delete My Facebook Account
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Headline template:
<Number> Steps to Changing <Something significant> (It
All Boils Down To This)

Examples:
7 Steps To Changing Your Addiction To Facebook Notifica-
tions (It All Boils Down To This)

Headline template:
<Something unexpected>, and That’s Okay

Examples:
Social Media Addiction Is Our Future, And That’s OK

Headline template:
How I Do / Did Something (And did something even more
incredible) For <Duration of time>

Examples:
How I’ve Lived Without Posting (Or Checking) Social Media
For A Whole Damn Year
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Subheadings
Use subheadings to supplement your headlines. Give readers
more enticing information that will get them to open and read
more.

Summary
Give your reader a good reason to click on your post. You’ve
just read 43 ways to create powerful headlines.

Keep these 24 headline templates handy for your next post.

24 headline templates

1. How To <Do something> In <Short duration>

2. How To <Do something many people are frustrated with>

3. Why I’ll Never <Strong feeling> <Something> Ever Again

4. <Number> <Topic> Lessons I Learned <Specific Result> in the

Past <Duration of time>

5. My Powerful <Duration of time> <Solution> For Quick

Success On <Topic>

6. <Number> Terrible Thing You Need To Get Used

To As A <Role>

7. It’s Time To <Do something people relate to>

8. I <Did this — some shocking yet curious experience> And <Out-

come>

9. How I <Do something> (And do something even more incredible)

So Damn Much

10. X <Topic> Lessons You Might Have Forgotten

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11. I Wish I’d Known <Something> When <Some time>

12. What To Do If You Ever Feel Like <Common struggle>

13. <Number> Steps to Changing <Something significant> (it boils

down to this one thing)

14. Here I am. Still <Something personal you are working on and
might be ashamed of> after all these years.

15. The Truth About <Doing something desirable> <Duration of time>

as a <Role>

16. I <Did Something> With a <Something surprising>

17. <Some news>. Here’s <Something to make it work for you>

18. You Don’t / Are Not <Frustration>, You Just Haven’t <Done this —
solution>

19. How Do I <Get something to change>?

20. <Firm passionate statement with “Doesn’t Need”>

21. The Science of “<Something that’s often said casually>”

22. How <Something unexpected leads to> <An unexpected result>

23. Thankfully, <Something people usually avoid>

24. <Surprising statement>, and <Reassurance>

Have fun and may the headlines be with you…