Title Change On My Best Performing Article

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  1. Anne Ryefield profile image58
    Anne Ryefieldposted 7 years ago

    My best performing article's title is officially irritating me. I'm thinking about changing it though I'm not sure if I should wait until traffic falls or if I should do it now. What do you think?

    The current title is "How Dryer Lint Made Me Money". The article is a personal account of how I found money while cleaning my dryer. I'm thinking of changing the title to "How I made money cleaning my dryer" or "How I found money in my dryer".

    https://dengarden.com/cleaning/How-Drye … e-Me-Money

    1. theraggededge profile image82
      theraggededgeposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Well, it's a great story and helpful to a lot of people, including me. It's not really about making money though. 'Finding' would be better.

      Also, it's 'The End is Nigh'. Not neigh; that's what horses do big_smile

      1. Anne Ryefield profile image58
        Anne Ryefieldposted 7 years agoin reply to this

        Lol. Thanks. I edited that. Though, perhaps the end does involve horses... With my luck, it will. The great thing about this article is that it reminds me all of the time that the money I found wasn't money I'd lost. We had gotten the dryer used so it's someone else's money.

        1. Barbara Kay profile image79
          Barbara Kayposted 7 years agoin reply to this

          The title you have now, caught my attention. I'd leave it.

          1. Natalie Frank profile image78
            Natalie Frankposted 7 years agoin reply to this

            I like the title as well.

    2. Titia profile image80
      Titiaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Apparently Google loves your title as it is, or it wouldn't send you many visitors. So why would you want to change something that isn't broken. You might not like it, but Google does.

      1. Anne Ryefield profile image58
        Anne Ryefieldposted 7 years agoin reply to this

        True. I didn't think of it like that. I do think Google is the weird Aunt of our community. Strict and yet loving in the oddest ways...

  2. Sherry Hewins profile image68
    Sherry Hewinsposted 7 years ago

    I think the title is good, but perhaps you could increase your traffic even more with descriptive subtitles. I'm not an expert, but if subtitles are something people search for they can bring in more views.

    Maybe the first one "The Victims of My Experiment" could be something more like
    "Essential Maintenance on my 'Like-New' Dryer."

    "The Problem" could be something like
    "Incorrect Dryer Installation Can be Dangerous"
    I think the caption "Fire starting lint pulled from the dryer duct" is very good. Use every opportunity to indicate why what you're saying is important.

    I think you have good information here that people are looking for, and you should make it easier for them to find it.

    Anyway, you get the idea. I would check each section and ask myself what the important information there is, then give it an interesting and descriptive subtitle.

 
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