The title of a blog post may or may not be as important as the content itself (depending on who's being asked), but it certainly serves a distinct and important purpose -- it draws people in. I've read and written on enough blogs to understand what does and does not work. There are no limits, no rules, but there are some basic things you can do to make your blog titles better

I previously wrote about how introductions serve the purpose of selling your article; however, the title of your article is what will grab the attention of the readers. It is the part of the article that should make them want to click to find out more. While I don't place as much emphasis on titles as other bloggers, I will say that I have likely reached the front pages of several social sites from some crafty and creative titles.

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I have been just having a blast this afternoon creating colorful little strips about 40 pixels tall and 600 pixels wide. I would like to show you a few of them but my efforts to put them up here where not successful. Basically all I did was look for photos that had a narrow strip in them that looked interesting. Sometimes it was a vertical strip that needed to be flipped ninety degrees.
Either way I now have a growing collection of colorful photo strips that will break up the monotony of the written page. They can go in the top, middle or bottom depending on where I think they will do the most good. I especially like the one that says "ENTER" on it. And I HOPE it sends a subliminal message to my readers!
I used a thin strip of falling water over a cement barrier in a stream to lend a visual image to the post I wrote here about Christmas. Basically, the idea was that a courageous woman had shot a guy who was attempting to massacre a church group. Flowing water is an important theme in various religions so I thought it would go well here.
A hawk flying far above symbolized the idea that if we stand far enough away and look at human history we can see progress down through the ages. I don't know if these things will come through to any reader but they are colorful at least. And hopefully they will work on a subliminal level to help the post in some way.