Comments on: I’m the TitleStarter, Twisted TitleStarter

By: Catch the brainwaves of Brian Wallace | Broadcasting Brain

Catch the brainwaves of Brian Wallace | Broadcasting Brain — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:44:40 +0000

[...] for are searching among at least hundreds of similar blogs on topic. Plus, I love playing with titlesmithing, so these posts are sure to grab the attention of folks that are just browsing through tons of RSS [...]

By: Lushable » Blog Archive » Exclusive interview with Brian Wallace from Collective-Thoughts

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:35:46 +0000

[...] is an art. Basic fundamentals such as choosing an effective avatar and the right title are of the utmost importance. Content is also extremely important, but if you do not get noticed, [...]

By: Brian Wallace

Brian Wallace — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:54:13 +0000

@Derek – yes, it blows the mind of copywriters who are traditionally hardwired on their copy (thus the name, I mean – they aren’t called titlewriters).

Still, many people read via RSS, so what choice do you have?

@Rushabh – thank you. It is important for new bloggers to understand this.

By: Rushabh Choksi

Rushabh Choksi — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:18:30 +0000

great illustrations! new bloggers will surely be enlighten regarding the importance of title.
keep it up:)
cheers!!

By: Link Love - Tuesday 01/08/2008

Link Love - Tuesday 01/08/2008 — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:18:56 +0000

[...] at Collective-Thoughts, Brian comes up with I’m the TitleStarter, Twisted TitleStarter, where he describes about how one could achieve greater degree of attention in social [...]

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:59:42 +0000

Nice list illustrating how a title can impact the success/failure of a blog post and social media submission.

I was just discussing this with a client as we were researching topically relevant Digg content and how many of the most successful submissions (applicable to their industry) had very different submission titles (than the original work).

It was a great lesson for their copywriting team and marketing folks.