Comments on: Sex sells, and other blogging lessons learned

By: Writing about sex… | It's only words…

Writing about sex… | It's only words… — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:04:05 +0000

[...] it’s bad sex) sells – in the publishing industry and in the media. As this blog post notes, and as this blogger seconds, a ‘sexy’ headline can get readers to click on a headline – even if the article relates to, [...]

By: Tips from Michelle Rafter • the CRAVE company • an urban girl's guide to all that you CRAVE

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:53:51 +0000

[...] Sex sells, and other blogging lessons learned – Good headlines attract attention, especially on blogs. That’s just one of the things I learned in my first year as a blogger. [...]

By: I don’t work for aggregators, but I am a Web writer « WordCount – Freelancing in the Digital Age

Thu, 28 May 2009 20:08:11 +0000

[...] inverted pyramid style. I can write an essay, a feature, a Q&A, an op-ed, a column. I can write headlines, cutlines and pull quotes, charticles and “at a glance” fact boxes. I blog. I tweet. I [...]

By: The well-dressed blog post « WordCount - Freelancing in the Digital Age

The well-dressed blog post « WordCount - Freelancing in the Digital Age — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:03:06 +0000

[...] catchy title – A clever headline will capture more attention than a dull one. Just make sure it accurately reflects what’s in [...]

By: Social media 101 for small business « WordCount - Freelancing in the Digital Age

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:30:21 +0000

[...] Sex sells, and other blogging lessons learned – Good headlines attract attention, especially on blogs. That’s just one of the things I learned in my first year as a blogger. [...]

By: Joy Manning

Joy Manning — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:02:12 +0000

Helpful tips and info, Michelle. Thanks for writing this. I’ve been blogging for a month and before I started I thought there was nothing to it. But there’s so much to learn.

Thanks again!

By: Julie Sturgeon

Julie Sturgeon — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:56:38 +0000

I’ve learned that it still requires the basics of writing: good grammar, storytelling suspense, and a message. Some of the blogs I’ve read out there are deadly dull, too narrow in focus and such an illiterate mess I can’t follow them.

By: Michelle Rafter

Michelle Rafter — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:02:25 +0000

Carroll: P.T. often weaves sex into her blog posts – I stopped being surprised when I started suspecting it was an SEO tactic.

Kerry: Good point, I definitely need to pay more attention to international readers.

Michelle R.

By: Kerry Dexter

Kerry Dexter — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:14:19 +0000

Michelle,
I’d add, remember that you have (or perhaps want to build) an international audience. thinking about that is a good source of ideas, both for topics and ways to connect. consistently, half of my readers come from outside the US.

By: Carroll Lachnit

Carroll Lachnit — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:39:23 +0000

Sex DOES sell in blogs, Michelle. Whether anyone wants to buy is another question. For example, I offer a recent Brazen Careerist blog: http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/01/06/high-income-women-get-more-oral-sex-maybe/