15. Don’t Sacrifice Clarity for Cleverness

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15. Don’t Sacrifice Clarity for Cleverness
We all live pretty busy lives, right? Because of that, most people want things to be simplified for them—which includes the resources they read.

When you want to learn how to write a headline that gets through to your readers (without scaring them away), make sure it’s easy to understand at a glance.

"Never sacrifice clarity for cleverness when writing a headline, lest you run the risk of scaring away or confusing readers."
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While clever headlines may be cool and useful for some audiences and números de whatsapp genres, using them on content that’s designed to rank well in organic search results can increase your risk of losing readers to competitors that are being more straightforward in their blog headlines. This is especially true for those readers who don’t have the time to decipher the true meaning behind wordplay in your headline.

16. Your Headline Should Be Direct
Get straight to the point in your blog headlines. What’s your blog post about? State that clearly, quickly, and without room for confusion.

Your readers should immediately know what your headline means and get a clear picture of what’s being covered in your article. If they have to think twice about the meaning of your headline, or try and figure out what you’re attempting to say, you’ll lose them. A great headline doesn’t require much cognitive effort to understand.

So, be direct and get to the point as quickly as possible.

17. Observe Headline Length Best Practices
Believe or not, the length of your headline is an important factor to consider. Here are a couple of reasons why:

If your headline is too long, it could get truncated (thereby losing impact and meaning)
If it’s too short, it may lose its ability to drive action from your readers
So what’s the perfect blog headline length?

According to studies, the best-performing blog headlines have an average of about 6-12 words in them. That’s usually between 50-80 characters.