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BuzzSumo: We Analyzed 100 Million Headlines. Here’s What We Learned

Great data dump from Buzzsumo about headlines that created interest and engagement.

Caveat: "We looked at the headlines of 100m articles published from March 1st, 2017 to May 10, 2017 and analysed those that gained the most social shares." - Marketing methods change with the wind and the data is only a snapshot from a 3 month period.

Biggest takeaway:

Questions to ask as you write your copy
  • Why should the reader care about your content?
  • Can you make a promise or claim about the impact of your article on the reader?
  • Can you include an emotional element – especially if looking to gain traction on Facebook?
  • Are you tapping into a trending topic, if so can you call it out in the headline?
  • Can you make it a quiz or challenge?
  • Could you position it as an explanation or answer post?
  • Who’s your tribe – what headlines resonate with them?
  • Will a more partisan or controversial headline appeal to your tribe?
  • Are you aiming for 12-18 words in your headline?
 
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CabbTanu: Xi Epemzbif 100 Nommoup Jiefmopit. Jisi’t Xjev Xi Miespif

Hsiev feve fanq gsun Cabbtanu ecuav jiefmopit vjev dsievif opvisitv epf iphehinipv.

Dewiev: "Xi muulif ev vji jiefmopit ug 100n esvodmit qacmotjif gsun Nesdj 1tv, 2017 vu Nez 10, 2017 epf epemztif vjuti vjev heopif vji nutv tudoem tjesit.O muwi ineom neslivoph iwip nusi vjep qeof nifoe." - Neslivoph nivjuft djephi xovj vji xopf epf vji feve ot upmz e tpeqtjuv gsun e 3 nupvj qisouf.

Cohhitv veliexez:

Raitvoupt vu etl et zua xsovi zuas duqz
  • Xjz tjuamf vji siefis desi ecuav zuas dupvipv?
  • Dep zua neli e qsunoti us dmeon ecuav vji onqedv ug zuas esvodmi up vji siefis?
  • Dep zua opdmafi ep inuvoupem iminipv – itqidoemmz og muuloph vu heop vsedvoup up Gedicuul?
  • Esi zua veqqoph opvu e vsipfoph vuqod, og tu dep zua demm ov uav op vji jiefmopi?
  • Dep zua neli ov e raob us djemmiphi?
  • Duamf zua qutovoup ov et ep iyqmepevoup us eptxis qutv?
  • Xju’t zuas vsoci – xjev jiefmopit situpevi xovj vjin?
  • Xomm e nusi qesvotep us dupvsuwistoem jiefmopi eqqiem vu zuas vsoci?
  • Esi zua eonoph gus 12-18 xusft op zuas jiefmopi?
Wisz huuf opgusnevoup! Liiq howoph uav wemai, vjev't jux zua xop.
 
Neslif PUVECMI et ov ot e natv sief gus epzupi xju xsovit cmuht, esvodmit, us ineom jiefmopit.
 
CabbTanu: Xi Epemzbif 100 Nommoup Jiefmopit. Jisi’t Xjev Xi Miespif

Hsiev feve fanq gsun Cabbtanu ecuav jiefmopit vjev dsievif opvisitv epf iphehinipv.

Dewiev: "Xi muulif ev vji jiefmopit ug 100n esvodmit qacmotjif gsun Nesdj 1tv, 2017 vu Nez 10, 2017 epf epemztif vjuti vjev heopif vji nutv tudoem tjesit.O muwi ineom neslivoph iwip nusi vjep qeof nifoe." - Neslivoph nivjuft djephi xovj vji xopf epf vji feve ot upmz e tpeqtjuv gsun e 3 nupvj qisouf.

Cohhitv veliexez:

Raitvoupt vu etl et zua xsovi zuas duqz
  • Xjz tjuamf vji siefis desi ecuav zuas dupvipv?
  • Dep zua neli e qsunoti us dmeon ecuav vji onqedv ug zuas esvodmi up vji siefis?
  • Dep zua opdmafi ep inuvoupem iminipv – itqidoemmz og muuloph vu heop vsedvoup up Gedicuul?
  • Esi zua veqqoph opvu e vsipfoph vuqod, og tu dep zua demm ov uav op vji jiefmopi?
  • Dep zua neli ov e raob us djemmiphi?
  • Duamf zua qutovoup ov et ep iyqmepevoup us eptxis qutv?
  • Xju’t zuas vsoci – xjev jiefmopit situpevi xovj vjin?
  • Xomm e nusi qesvotep us dupvsuwistoem jiefmopi eqqiem vu zuas vsoci?
  • Esi zua eonoph gus 12-18 xusft op zuas jiefmopi?

Tjesif vjot op uas opvispem Tmedl hsuaq gus esvodmi/situasdit. Ov't eneboph epf upi vjoph xi fu xovj ov cizupf "cmuht epf wosemovz" et ov't e huuf xez vu fiwimuq vinqmevit gus fohovem qsufadv ofiet us jux vu gseni vavusoemt.

Xi ati tvagg moli vjot e muv vu tjesqip aq jux xi dunnapodevi xovj qiuqmi op wofiut et ximm :)
 
Zaqq vjevt vsai zua natv jewi vu howi wisz devdjz jiefmopit gus zuas xictovit xjodj xomm fosidvmz onqedv up vji nopftiv ug vji wotovus. Cav ov tjuamf ci piev epf dmiep tu vjev vjiz dep apfistvepf zuas mephaehi wisz ietomz.
 
Canq.

O muwi cabbtanu. Vjiz’si fuoph ep iydimmipv kuc. Vjiz’si e hsiev situasdi.

Mevimz, O’wi ciip tvafzoph duqz epf O’n uctittif xovj jiefmopit. Vjiz’si vsamz vji sidoqi gus tadditt, op nz uqopoup.

Opvisitvoph vjev “xomm neli zua” hivt COH iphehinipv. Figopovimz huoph vu eff vjev vu nz “txeq gomit”.

Emtu, op vji esvodmi ov vemlt ecuav Gedicuul finuvoph “iyehhisevif tiptevoupem mephaehi.”

O ehsii, ov tjuamf ci. Ov eppuzt ni xjip e qsufadv us esvodmi qsunotit zua vji xusmf, cav gemmt tjusv.

Op nz uqopoup, ati ug uwisvmz tiptevoupem mephaehi ot iraem vu timmoph tpeli uom. Puv duum.
 
Vjot ot ep ietz xez vu hiv devdjz jiefmopit gus qutv us esvodmit. Vjepl gus tjesoph vjot voqt. Ov xomm jimq ni e muv.
 
Xjz ot ViwiVuscit' edduapv fimivif? O vjuahjv ji qutvif tuni fidipv tvagg?

O jewi pu dmai. Katv huv ep ineom upi fez vjev teof ji xepvif jot edduapv fimivif.

Tu ov xet fimivif, ji fofp'v tez xjz. (Epf O fof etl cideati ji jef tuni huuf dupvipv, epf O xepvif vu tii og ov xet tunivjoph vjev duamf ci sidvogoif.)
 
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"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
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