Now, after reading the point #3, I know more clearly how it work, thank you!

I think those are both great headlines, although I agree that the former is a better fit.

Typically our editors and the publishers we work with aren’t necessarilly looking at individual posts to fit on certain areas (although it does happen in ceartin cases); rather we tend to look at the blog as a whole and the way current events (or whichever chosen topic) move through the blog so we can set things up to be a little more automated. Clarity about who and what you are talking about will get publishers engaged and that will lead to more pickups.

I’m a former newspaper editor and tend to write my headlines like newspaper headlines. Since seeing what I’ve had picked up via BlogBurst, I’ve tried to craft headlines that are more catchy.

My question is, however, what’s better, a catchy headline that might not give away what the post is about or a headline that is more straightforward.

For example, today I wrote a post about Texas Governor Rick Perry failing to committ to serving a full four year term. I titled it “Rick Perry Has Commitment Issues.” I had considered something more catchy like, “White Male With Good Hair Seeks Mate For ‘08″ but decided against it because I felt the other headline would be better for BlogBurst pick up.

Do you perhaps have examples of some headlines your or affiliates think are good from a BlogBUrst standpoint?