Linkbait Generator: An Easy Way to Create Catchy Blog Post Ideas
Posted May 4, 2010 | Laura Christianson
Linkbaiting: the practice of generating incoming links to your Website or blog from other sites. In common English, you “bait” or entice someone to link to your site by posting any of the following:
- quality content
- breaking news
- hosting contests or giveaways
- polls or surveys
- top 10 lists that people want to share with other
- creating something useful (like a snazzy WordPress theme) that everybody wants to have
- …you get the idea
In her Publicity Tip of the Week newsletter, Joan Stewart alerted her readers to Linkbait Generator, a free online tool that generates catchy blog post titles based on the subject your enter.
Of course, I had to try it.
I tried several different subjects. First: business blogging. Here are some of the results:
- 8 reasons to fear business blogging
- 8 myths about business blogging that Hollywood wants you to believe
- 9 crazy ways that business blogging is infiltrating pop culture
- 10 surprising ways business blogging will be different in 20 years
Next, Facebook:
- Why Facebook should scare you more than Osama Bin Laden
- 8 ways Facebook could help you survive a zombie outbreak
- 10 of the best Facebook movies of all time
- 5 amazing things you probably didn’t know about Facebook
- 10 funny ways Facebook has appeared in music videos
Twitter:
- 15 must see websites about Twitter
- 10 ballsy pranks involving Twitter that failed miserably
- 10 under-appreciated things about Twitter
And finally, I entered my name:
- 10 amazing Laura Christianson pictures
- 10 ways people have gotten rich exploiting Laura Christianson
- 9 ways Laura Christianson can help a total sissy survive in prison
- 7 ways Laura Christianson could cure cancer
- 8 ways Laura Christianson can help you survive a plane crash
It’s kind of fun and definitely helps you think outside the box in terms of ideas for blog posts. Try it! Let us know the most quirky title it generates for your subject.
Thanks for very cognitive post. I have to take a note of this post . Help is appreciated.
Thanks for very cognitive post. I have to take a note of this post . Help is appreciated.
LOVE this … changed the title of my post for tomorrow from “My Marriage Works” to “5 Insane but True things about Marriage.” I already had a list of 5 reasons our marriage is strong … and looking over my list I realized they were all sort of “counter cultural” and could seem insane … so … I changed the title! We'll see what happens!
LOVE this … changed the title of my post for tomorrow from “My Marriage Works” to “5 Insane but True things about Marriage.” I already had a list of 5 reasons our marriage is strong … and looking over my list I realized they were all sort of “counter cultural” and could seem insane … so … I changed the title! We'll see what happens!
Laura, I can't wait to read about how you can help a sissy survive prison.
TeriLynne, now that you've enticed us, please post a link. 😉
Lori Lowe
http://www.LifeGems4Marriage.com
Laura, I can't wait to read about how you can help a sissy survive prison.
TeriLynne, now that you've enticed us, please post a link. 😉
Lori Lowe
http://www.LifeGems4Marriage.com
TeriLynne – You rock! I must confess, “My Marriage Works” doesn't exactly grab my attention in the same way as your new title. Please do send us a link when you publish your post.
TeriLynne – You rock! I must confess, “My Marriage Works” doesn't exactly grab my attention in the same way as your new title. Please do send us a link when you publish your post.
Lori – Maybe I can adapt “how to help a sissy survive prison” to “9 superb schemes that stimulate sissies toward savvy social selling.” You've gotta use alliteration, right?
Lori – Maybe I can adapt “how to help a sissy survive prison” to “9 superb schemes that stimulate sissies toward savvy social selling.” You've gotta use alliteration, right?
I'll post a link when it goes live tomorrow!! 🙂
I'll post a link when it goes live tomorrow!! 🙂
Laura! This cracks me UP! 8 ways Facebook could help you survive a zombie outbreak!!! Write that post! Or have Sandra or Marcus do it! LOL!
Laura! This cracks me UP! 8 ways Facebook could help you survive a zombie outbreak!!! Write that post! Or have Sandra or Marcus do it! LOL!
I will, Laura. Thanks for that great resource!! I know I'll be using it
OFTEN!!
I will, Laura. Thanks for that great resource!! I know I'll be using it
OFTEN!!
I think we should put our collective zombie heads together and write a group post. Anybody game? If so, just submit one way Facebook can help someone survive a zombie outbreak. I'll compile all the responses into a blog post.
I think we should put our collective zombie heads together and write a group post. Anybody game? If so, just submit one way Facebook can help someone survive a zombie outbreak. I'll compile all the responses into a blog post.
Here's the link!! 🙂
http://www.pleasingtoyou.com/2010/05/5-insane-b…
We'll see what happens!!
Here's the link!! 🙂
http://www.pleasingtoyou.com/2010/05/5-insane-b…
We'll see what happens!!
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I want to see the 10 Ways People Have Gotten Rich post. 🙂 The ones with your name are hysterical. The others are all great!
I want to see the 10 Ways People Have Gotten Rich post. 🙂 The ones with your name are hysterical. The others are all great!
I got, “The 10 biggest Karen Barnett screw-ups of all time!” LOL! I’m not sure I want to write that post.
I got, “The 10 biggest Karen Barnett screw-ups of all time!” LOL! I’m not sure I want to write that post.
Ha – that’s a good one, Karen! I think most of us could easily generate a list of 10 (or 100… or 1000 screw-ups). But like you said, making them public is another story.
Ha – that’s a good one, Karen! I think most of us could easily generate a list of 10 (or 100… or 1000 screw-ups). But like you said, making them public is another story.
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