40+ Awesome Ideas for Creating Your Next Headline The best way to get ideas for headlines when you are stuck is to keep a swipe file of successful ones and consult with it when you need some inspiriration. Here’s a collection from my swipe file: >>>>>>>>>> 40+ Headline Ideas - Start <<<<<<<<<< #1 - Ask a Specific/Targeted question... “What do over-weight people really want?” #2 - Tie your headlines to Current events... “Stay One Step Ahead Of The Stock Market Just Like Martha Stewart Did – But, Legally!” #3 - Create New Terminology... “Brand New Sticky Note Marketing System Gets TONS Of Local Leads!” #4 - Give News using the words like “New”, “Introducing”, or “Announcing"... "Introducing An Easy System For Earning $50 Bucks A Day!” #5 - Give the reader a Command – tell him to do something... “Click The Buy Now Button!” #6 - Give your readers Number and Statistics... “82,378 Leads, 4,232 Sales, Each Sale Was For $19.99 = $84,597.68 In Profit!” #7 - Promise your readers Valuable Information... “How to Avoid the Biggest Mistake You Can Make When Starting A Home Business” #8 - Highlight Your Offer... “You Can Now Subscribe to the Best New Books – Just as You Do to a Magazine.” #9 - Tell your readers a Story... “I Cried When I My Hard Drive Crashed And I Lost ALL My Data - But, Now That Will Never Happen Again!” #10 - Give your readers a Recommendation... “Back Up The Data On Your Computer Right Now - Before It's Too Late!” #11 - State a Benefit to the readers... “Backing Up The Data On Your Computer Will Save You From The Loss Of Important Information” #12 - Make a Comparison for your readers... “Backing Up Your Computer Data At An Off-Site Storage Location Is Smarter Than Doing It At Home Yourself” #13 - Use words that help the reader Visualize... “How To Give Your Car That Show Room Shine In Minutes"” #14 - Give your readers Testimonials... "After Having A Computer Crash And Losing All Of My Important Data, I Now Have Peace Of Mind Knowing My Data Is Being Stored In 3 Highly Secured Locations." #15 - Offer a Free Report Or Booklet... “New FREE Special Report Reveals Little Known Strategy Millionaires Use to Keep Wealth in Their Hands – and Out of Uncle Sam’s.” #16 - State the Selling Proposition Clearly & Directly... “Low-Cost, Effective Advertising - Free Ad Design.” #17 - Arouse the Curiosity of your readers... “The One Internet Stock You MUST Own Now. Hint: It’s NOT What You Think!” #18 - Promise to Reveal a Secret... “I Will Reveal In My Video how To Post Hundreds Of Ads Without Software!” #19 - Make A Specific Statement... “Posting Classified Ads Everyday On BackPage Will Get You Leads & Sales!” #20 - Target a particular type of reader... “We’re Looking For People Who Want To Be Financially Free!” #21 - Add a Time Out element... “Instant Website While-U-Wait” #22 - Stress Cost Savings, Discounts, or Special Offers... “Now You Can Get $500 In Coupon Savings For $99 Bucks!" #23 - Give your readers Good Or Great News... “Starting A Business From your Home Can Earn You An Average Of $100,000 A Year” #24 - Offer an Alternative to other products and services. “Lexus Too Expensive? Check Out What Buick Has To Offer!” #25 - Issue a Challenge to your readers... “Try Our Advertising System And See How Many New Customers & Sales You Get!” #26 - Stress Your Guarantee to your readers... “Start Making $50 Bucks A Day Within The Next 30 Days or Your Money Back.” #27 - State the Price for your readers... “Back Up 5 Devices – Only $14.99 A Month!” #28 - Set up a seeming Contradiction... “Profit From ‘Insider Trading’ – And Do It 100% Legally!” #29 - Offer an Exclusive the reader can’t get anywhere else... “Earn 500+% Gains With Little Known ‘Traders Secret Weapon.” #30 - Address your readers Concerns... “The Main Reason Small Businesses Fail – And What You Can Do About It.” #31 - Use the "As crazy as it sounds" Headline Starter... ”As Crazy as it Sounds, I Can Show You How To Make Money From Home Giving Away This..." #32 - Make a Big Promise to your readers (that you can keep)... “Shave 50 lbs Off Your Body Still Eating Your Favorite!” #33 - Show ROI for purchase of you product... “Hiring the Right Person Can Give You Increased Profits Of Three Times Their Annual Salary.” #34 - Use a “Reasons Why” Headline... “5 Reasons Why You Should Back Up Your Computer's Data TODAY!” #35 - Stress the Value of you premiums... “Additional Bonus – Order Now and Receive $1000 in Free Advertising With Your Paid Subscription.” #36 - Offer to help your readers Achieve a Goal... “Now You Can Have A Low-Cost, Effective Advertising System Bringing You More Customers & Sales” #37 - Make a seemingly Contradictory Statement or promise... “Lose As Much Weight As You Want – Eating As Much As You Want!” #38 - Start the headline with – “What Everyone Should Know About…” "What Everyone Should Know About To Prevent Weight Gain!" #39 - Start the headline with – “[Do This] This [World Class]...” "Generate Traffic Like A Pro!" #40 - Start the headline with – “Now You Can Have [This] [Without A Negative Consequence]” "Now You Can Have All The Leads You Want Without Spending A Penny!" #41 - Start the headline with – “Here’s A Quick Way To...” "Here's A Quick Way To Start Earning $50 Bucks A Day" #42 - Start the headline with – “Here’s A Method That Is Helping [Blank] Get [Blank]” “Here’s A Method That Is Helping Advertisers Get Great Responses To Their Ads...” #43 - Start the headline with – “Who Else Wants... [Blank]?” “Who Else Wants To Earn A Full-time Income From Home?” #44 - Start the headline with – “How I [Specific Result] In [Time frame]...” “How I Get 10+ Leads In Just 30 Minutes!” #45 - Start the headline with – “A Little Mistake That Can Cost...” “A Little Mistake That Can Cost You Hundreds In Lost Advertising Dollars...” #46 - Start the headline with – “Why Some People Almost Always...” “Why Some People Almost Always Make Money In ANY Program They Join!” >>>>>>>>>> 40+ Headline Ideas - End <<<<<<<<<< That is more than enough to give you ideas for creating headlines that grab peoples attention! Your Partner In Success, Gerald