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Guide & Free Tool · 2026

Blog Headline Generator (Clicks + SEO)

Your headline does 80% of the work. A great post with a flat headline gets buried; a mediocre post with a sharp headline crosses 100k views. We've reverse-engineered the patterns that win across HackerNews, Medium, and Google's top 10 — and the AI generates 10 variants tuned to those patterns whenever you ask.

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What 10,000 ranked headlines have in common

Three things, almost universally: (1) a specific number, (2) a curiosity gap that isn't clickbait, and (3) a hint of contrarianism. '7 React hooks you're using wrong' beats 'A guide to React hooks' every single time.

Four headline frameworks the tool uses

1) The Listicle: 'X things about Y that…'. 2) The How-To: 'How I/we [achieved Y] in [timeframe]'. 3) The Contrarian: 'Why [common belief] is wrong about [topic]'. 4) The Curiosity Gap: '[Thing] that nobody is talking about'. The generator mixes all four so you can pick the right tone for your blog.

How to pick the winner

Three-step test: read it out loud, paste it in Google to check competition, and imagine it in your inbox. If you'd open the email, you've got a headline.

Example outputs
  • Topic: saving money on groceries → 'I cut my grocery bill 40% in 30 days — here's the spreadsheet'
  • Topic: learning React → '7 React patterns that quietly went out of style in 2026'

Frequently asked

Will Google penalise AI-written headlines?

No — Google has been clear: AI assistance is fine as long as the content has E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness). Headlines especially benefit from AI brainstorming.

Can I A/B test these?

Yes — most blog platforms (Substack, Ghost, WordPress with plugins) support headline A/B tests. We recommend generating 10, picking your top 3, and A/B testing those.

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