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10 Rules For Click Bait

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If you ever wondered how to write a click bait article, you can find out here. I'll unreveal all the dirty secrets to how to get loads of clicks on the garbage content you have. After these revisions, no one will ever suspect the emptiness of your article. There are some writing tips as well. Just read the list.

1. Lists are easy.

Sometimes writing content weekly is hard enough. I mean, it's not like people get paid to write things. Like why put effort into your paying job?

2. Who cares about people? It's all about money.

There's no such thing as being truthful on the Internet. Just lie to the general public in your headline or description; chances are that the schmucks will forget about it after they read it. It's all about the cold hard cash anyway.

3. Sex sells.

Oh, worrying about your sub-par content skills? Just put some misleading thumbnail of sex and rake in that glorious money.

4. Popular culture is always popular.

Just find the most talked about TV show and add your options about them in some sort of lsit format. People love to talk about TV shows. Who needs real news when that one person died in "Game of Thrones?"

5. Shock value.

Scare your audience. Lead them by their dumb noses. Have some scary picture or put danger into their home. Make sure that they know that bleach will kill their kids if they drink it.

6. You can't believe what this person did!

Take some random news article and jazz it up. They could just be saying yes to something mundane, but with the proper spin, they just saved millions of dollars. Everything is a surprise when you put your hands on it!

7. GIFs are even easier!

Why spend precious time writing out feelings when you can just use a GIF? No need to use prose or poetry when you can just insert a clip from one of your favorite shows. Even better, just use the GIFs from "Game of Thrones" to describe the most recent episode of "Game of Thrones." Genius!

8. Pop quiz!

Why write interesting content that talks about the real world and the issues at hand when you can make a pop quiz on that one show? Just look up some dumb facts and make a quiz on it. Make sure that sharing the quiz is the only way to find the results! It makes people feel smart and special! Bam! It's instant money for you.

9. Lists are easy.

Repeat things; people won't notice. Chances are that they will forget. If not, there's another 1,000 people waiting for your next beckon. Where else will they find out how to brush their teeth correctly?

10. Reference other click bait.

Ideally your article ends with more "engaging" content around it. Make it reference other articles. It's a great time sink for people and easy money for you. Like here are more tips on how to walk correctly. It's got to be so soul sucking that the idiots come back.

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