Comments on: Headline writing for online audiences (and search engines) http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/headline-writing-for-online-audiences-and-search-engines/ Notes from the classroom and observations about today's practice of journalism online Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:53:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Tomorrow’s News, Tomorrow’s Journalists » Blog Archive » The challenge facing young journalists? Being agile http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/headline-writing-for-online-audiences-and-search-engines/#comment-11792 Tomorrow’s News, Tomorrow’s Journalists » Blog Archive » The challenge facing young journalists? Being agile Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:15:29 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/headline-writing-for-online-audiences-and-search-engines/#comment-11792 [...] Can you cut audio and video? You write a mean lead. Can you write a Web headline that’s search-engine friendly? You can do all that. Can you mash up data, words and pictures to map your [...] [...] Can you cut audio and video? You write a mean lead. Can you write a Web headline that’s search-engine friendly? You can do all that. Can you mash up data, words and pictures to map your [...]

]]> By: The challenge facing young journalists? Being agile | Editor, revised http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/headline-writing-for-online-audiences-and-search-engines/#comment-11788 The challenge facing young journalists? Being agile | Editor, revised Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:05:53 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/headline-writing-for-online-audiences-and-search-engines/#comment-11788 [...] Can you cut audio and video? You write a mean lead. Can you write a Web headline that’s search-engine friendly? You can do all that. Can you mash up data, words and pictures to map your [...] [...] Can you cut audio and video? You write a mean lead. Can you write a Web headline that’s search-engine friendly? You can do all that. Can you mash up data, words and pictures to map your [...]

]]> By: Shawn Smith http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/headline-writing-for-online-audiences-and-search-engines/#comment-4897 Shawn Smith Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:57:41 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/headline-writing-for-online-audiences-and-search-engines/#comment-4897 Thanks for bringing up Patrick's post Mindy. SEO is one thing that is lost on so many web people. I still know online producers who believe that SEO is a myth. Ha! Another good resource for headline writing is Copyblogger's magnetic headline writing series: http://www.copyblogger.com/magnetic-headlines/ -Although most of this is geared toward blogging, it really helps figure out the SEO part, how to write for people and even slips into writing headlines for linkbaiting (a whole other level I hope online news people catch on to soon) Thanks for bringing up Patrick’s post Mindy. SEO is one thing that is lost on so many web people. I still know online producers who believe that SEO is a myth. Ha! Another good resource for headline writing is Copyblogger’s magnetic headline writing series: http://www.copyblogger.com/magnetic-headlines/ -Although most of this is geared toward blogging, it really helps figure out the SEO part, how to write for people and even slips into writing headlines for linkbaiting (a whole other level I hope online news people catch on to soon)

]]> By: Mindy http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/headline-writing-for-online-audiences-and-search-engines/#comment-4848 Mindy Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:39:58 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/headline-writing-for-online-audiences-and-search-engines/#comment-4848 Good distinction: You can separate the "writing for SEO" from "writing for people" into two separate sets of criteria. But it is going to be a single headline, in the end, so we have to consider the balance between the two. Good distinction: You can separate the “writing for SEO” from “writing for people” into two separate sets of criteria. But it is going to be a single headline, in the end, so we have to consider the balance between the two.

]]> By: Patrick Beeson http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/headline-writing-for-online-audiences-and-search-engines/#comment-4846 Patrick Beeson Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:03:24 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/headline-writing-for-online-audiences-and-search-engines/#comment-4846 Thanks for the mention Mindy. My entry was more about the SEO implications of headlines rather than how to write for an online audience. But both are important considerations for the newsroom. I also recall that nytimes piece from awhile back. I'll tag that one for future use. I hope to push out some additional entries on SEO for newspapers soon. Thanks for the mention Mindy. My entry was more about the SEO implications of headlines rather than how to write for an online audience.

But both are important considerations for the newsroom.

I also recall that nytimes piece from awhile back. I’ll tag that one for future use.

I hope to push out some additional entries on SEO for newspapers soon.

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