7 Headline Triggers You’ll Start Seeing Everywhere Now (For Content)

The news has used these principles for decades because they work. I've personally used all of them to get hundreds of thousands of views, even before I knew what I was doing.

Instead of just giving you templates, I want you to really understand these so you'll spot them in your YouTube feed every day & so it can also help you create headlines that grab attention!

Here they are:

1. Recent

People care more about what happened yesterday than what happened last year. Fresh content gets more clicks.

2. Relevant

When your topic directly affects the viewer, they pay attention. Someone trying to lose weight will click on weight loss videos. This works in any niche.

3. Celebrity

This one's easy! I got over 800K views on one SHORT using this. Instead of "How to Make 10K/Month in 90 Days" with your face, try "How Iman Gazi Makes 10K/Month" - people click because they know who he is.

4. Proximity

People care about what's close to them. If your neighbor's tree caught fire, people across the world wouldn't care - but your neighbors would because it might affect their house too.

5. Conflict

These headlines challenge common beliefs. Think good vs. bad or popular opinion vs. truth.

6. Odd/Unusual

Things people haven't heard before grab attention. Like "How Eating ICE CREAM Every Day Made Me SHREDDED" - that's both odd and conflicts with what we expect.

7. Ongoing Process

Stories that are still developing keep people interested. "My 90-Day Journey to 15% Body Fat" works because viewers want to see what happens next.

Hope this helps you create attention-grabbing headlines for your videos!

P.S. Credit to 100M Leads for some of these ideas 💪

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