How Long Do You Have To Engage Your Readers?
Caught your eye, didn’t it? Well, guess what, folks? That’s not just a rhetorical question–that’s a question so vital that you can’t afford NOT to do it.
When you’re on the internet, you have a whopping SIX SECONDS to get your reader’s attention.
That’s it. If you don’t have them committing to read your article in the first six seconds of them clicking on your post, you don’t have them.
So what can you do? You’ve got to catch the eye in just six seconds, so how do you grab that attention? Simple–with your headline.
We’ve gone over how to make an eye catching headline before that also appeas to the search engines. Don’t forget the keywords, but some of the best things you can do are to use the brick approach, in which you say something so outlandish it refocuses the attention, or ask a question, because it has the tendency to make the reader wonder what the answer is.
The point is, no matter what your post says, you’ve only got six seconds to say it. So make that first six seconds count. Time it if you have to, but make it count.
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#1 by shoes on November 22, 2009 - 9:40 pm
really?
#2 by 2D 3D Animation Indi on November 22, 2009 - 10:31 pm
I think 6 seconds are not enough to get attention, as a visitor to a website i generally take more than 10 sec in closing it or reading it .. anyways nice info.
#3 by Paul on November 23, 2009 - 6:17 am
That's the information I got.
#4 by Paul on November 23, 2009 - 6:17 am
Bear in mind that's more like an average than a hard-and-fast rule.
#5 by marcus@make money on on November 23, 2009 - 9:48 am
I find the best way to write good headlines is to pick up a magazine and look at their headlines. If one jumps out at me, then I rewrite the headline to fit what my article is about.
#6 by Nakliyat Hizmeti on November 24, 2009 - 9:32 am
I think 6 seconds are not enough to get attention, as a visitor to a website i generally take more than 10 sec in closing it or reading it .. anyways nice info.
#7 by zap oyun on November 24, 2009 - 12:15 pm
where is the reference for this information?
#8 by Hamster Cages on November 24, 2009 - 1:22 pm
Sometimes I think it is best to have them wanting to get off the pages that fast. If you are using Adsense then you want them to exit via the ads.
I even thought it could be less than 6 seconds. I back out of the site really fast if I know it is not want I need.
#9 by Fatin Pauzi on November 24, 2009 - 1:31 pm
Usually, I talk about unrelated things in the introduction. Now, I just realize, introduction is the most important part to catch readers. Thanks for the reminder.
#10 by tiensstore on November 24, 2009 - 8:57 pm
I have been thought in school that the introduction is the heart of an article. If the introduction is captivating, the reader will be motivated to continue reading the article. thanks anywhere for reminding us all about that
#11 by Magazin on November 26, 2009 - 12:26 am
I find the best way to write good headlines is to pick up a magazine and look at their headlines. If one jumps out at me, then I rewrite the headline to fit what my article is about.
#12 by digital images on November 27, 2009 - 4:06 pm
Although I am not disposed to maintain that the being born in a workhouse, is in itself the most fortunate and enviable circumstance that can possibly befall a human being, I do mean to say that in this particular instance, it was the best thing for Oliver Twist that could by possibility have occurred.
#13 by digital images on November 27, 2009 - 4:07 pm
Now, if, during this brief period, Oliver had been surrounded by careful grandmothers, anxious aunts, experienced nurses, and doctors of profound wisdom, he would most inevitably and indubitably have been killed in no time.
#14 by emergency plumber Sy on November 27, 2009 - 10:06 pm
Where did you get all this from?
interesting…