14 Aug 11 What To Title Your Blog Post
It’s something I often find difficult. I don’t want a blog post title to lie, but I do want it to catch the potential reader’s eye. I dislike some of the puerile titles you often see in tabloid newspapers, but of course they’re done for that very reason – so that potential buyers will snap up a copy of the rag. I do feel that they’re often aiming to be a comic and not a newspaper though, and going for the lowest common denominator of reader. I suppose that sounds snobbish. Anyway, while I want to attract readers, I don’t want anyone to feel that my blog is like a tabloid. God forbid.
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Still, that kind of approach works. One of my most read posts is simply of a picture, and it’s titled ‘See Your Mom Naked‘
Perhaps there are many perverts out there, or it’s just plain curiosity. Anyway, it’s not at all pornographic. It’s simply a picture of a boy looking shocked at a computer screen. You can’t see the screen. It’s all suggestion. Anyway, it’s been on my blog for the best part of a couple of years now, and still gets hits almost every day. Now if I could write good content, and good titles every time, I’d be onto a real winner, instead of having a hobbyist blog!
By the way, I got my inspiration to write this short post after reading ‘The Five Worst Ways To Title A Blog Post‘ over at Problogger.
Tags: computer screen, curiosity, hobbyist, Inspiration, lowest common denominator, mom, nbsp, perverts, suggestion, tabloid newspapers
30 Dec 10 Logically Speaking
Two builders (Dave and Stuart) are seated either side of a table in a pub when a well-dressed man enters, orders a beer and sits on a stool at the bar. he two builders start to speculate about the occupation of the suit
Dave: – I reckon he’s an accountant.
Stuart: – No way – he’s a stockbroker
Dave: – He ain’t no stockbroker! A stockbroker wouldn’t come in here!
The argument repeats itself for some time until the volume of beer gets the better of Dave and he makes for the toilet. On entering the toilet he sees that the suit is standing at a urinal. Curiosity and the several beers get the better of him.
Dave: – ‘Scuse me…. no offence meant, but me and me mate were wondering what you do for a living?
Suit: – No offence taken! I’m a Logical Scientist by profession
Dave: – Oh? What’s that then?
Suit: – I’ll try to explain by example … Do you have a goldfish at home?
Dave: – Er … mmm … well yeah, I do as it happens!
Suit: – Well, it’s logical that you keep it either in a bowl or in a pond. Which is it?
Dave: – It’s in a pond! Suit: – Well it’s reasonable to suppose that you have a large garden then? Dave: – As it happens, yes I have got a big garden..
Suit: – Well then it’s logical to assume that, in this town, if you have a large garden then you have a large house?
Dave: – As it happens I’ve got a five bedroom house ….. built it myself!
Suit: – Well given that you’ve built a five bedroom house it’s logical to assume that you haven’t built it just for yourself and that you are quite probably married? And witha family?
Dave: – Yes I am married, I live with my wife and four children.
Suit: – Well then it is logical to assume that you are sexually active with your wife on a regular basis?
Dave: – Yep! Five times a week!
Suit: – Well then it is logical to suggest that you don’t masturbate very often?
Dave: – Do what? Not me, mate!
Suit: – Well there you are! That’s logical science at work!
Dave: – How’s that then?
Suit: – Well from finding out that you had a goldfish, I’ve told you about your sex life!
Dave: – I see!
That’s pretty impressive. Thanks mate! Both leave the toilet and Dave returns to his mate.
Stuart: – I see the suit was in there. Did you ask him what he does?
Dave: – Yep! He’s a logical scientist! Stuart: – What’s that then?
Dave: – I’ll try and explain. Do you have a goldfish?
Stuart: – Nope
Dave: – Well then, you’re a wanker
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