7 High-Converting Headline Formulas

What do you need to grab someone’s attention?

A powerful headline.

Here are a handful of headline formulas I’ve been using lately that work…

You can se the following formulas to write at least 7 variations of this headline – that will grab your prospective customer’s attention and draw them in instantly.

Formula #1: Result (Benefit) Focus

How To Get [Result] [Quickly] [Without Risk]

Example: “How To Get Out Of Debt In 90 Days Or Less With This Simple, Guaranteed System”

Formula #2: Pain Focus

How To [Eliminate Specific Pain] [Without More Pain]

Example: “How To Lose 33 Pounds Of Fat Without Torture Diets Or Hard Exercise”

Formula #3: Situation Focus

If [Specific Emotional Hot Button Situation Is Happening], Then [Worst Fear Might Be True]

Example: “If You Experience Lower Back Pain While Sitting, Then You May Need Surgery”

Formula #4: Action Focus

What To Do If [Specific Hot Button Situation]

Example: “What To Do If You Notice Your Husband Looking At Other Women”

Formula #5: Customer Focus

10 Mistakes Most [Customer Description] Make [In Situation] – And How To Avoid Them

Example: “10 Mistakes Most Men Make When Approaching Women – And How To  Avoid Them”

Formula #6: Approach Focus

Why [Common-Sense Approach] Doesn’t Work… And What To Do About It

Example: “Why Diets Don’t Work… And What To Do About It”

Formula #7: It’s Magic

How To [Turn Problem] [Into Benefit]

Examples:

  • “How To  Use Your Credit Cards To Make Money”
  • “How To Lose Weight By Eating MORE Food”

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Sam Woods

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Sam Woods

Fractional Chief AI Officer · Founder, Stimulead and Daring Robot

Sam started with machine learning in 2016 and generative AI in 2019, writing production prompts before the practice had a name. He has advised and trained Fortune 1,000 teams across 37+ markets, and builds conversion work on proprietary datasets developed over a decade of campaigns rather than scraped. He writes Bionic Business, read weekly by thousands of subscribers.

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