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==Consider the following ideas==
==Consider the following ideas==
'''Get Spunky'''
'''Get Spunky:'''
If your title has a fun ring to it, chances are your audience will be captured by it.  
If your title has a fun ring to it, chances are your audience will be captured by it.  


'''Be Intriguing'''  
'''Be Intriguing:'''  
Titles out of the ordinary that have a certain ring to them will capture the audiences attention. This will usually make the reader want to know more about the topic.
Titles out of the ordinary that have a certain ring to them will capture the audiences attention. This will usually make the reader want to know more about the topic.


'''Be Authoritative'''  
'''Be Authoritative:'''  
Authors who are experts in the field they are writing about should pay close attention to this. Use strong words that show you are the boss.
Authors who are experts in the field they are writing about should pay close attention to this. Use strong words that show you are the boss.


'''Offer a Benefit'''
'''Offer a Benefit:'''
Make the audience believe they will walk away gaining knowledge and able to use that knowledge.
Make the audience believe they will walk away gaining knowledge and able to use that knowledge.


'''Take the Right Approach'''
'''Take the Right Approach:'''
Know your audience. Use your title that will capture that certain age, culture, social or economical class's eye.
Know your audience. Use your title that will capture that certain age, culture, social or economical class's eye.


'''Use Subtitles'''
'''Use Subtitles:'''
This works great when you do not have enough room to say in the main title.  
This works great when you do not have enough room to say in the main title.  


'''Lastly, Be Patient'''
'''Lastly, Be Patient:'''
Brainstorm, ask for help and test your title with the public. It may sound like a good title to you, but may not be selling to others.
Brainstorm, ask for help and test your title with the public. It may sound like a good title to you, but may not be selling to others.


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