Sexify Your Blog Posts
by Regnard Raquedan on December 22nd, 2009 
6 Comments
I won’t be surprised if 9 out of 10 people who came to this blog post spent around 10 seconds looking at the picture above. It’s just human nature to be attracted to content that convey sexual messages.
As a blogger, it would be good to consider that nature of people when writing blog posts. From the age old “Sex sells” mantra to sensational headlines, there is wisdom in putting a little spice to make thinks interesting in blogs. Sex is just one of this things that raise a flag in people’s brains.
But the picture above is really an extreme example of audience titillation– the image really has no place in a blog about blogging (or maybe not). But my point is that find the right amount of sexiness in the proper context. Here are a couple of ideas:
- Provocative images – Haven’t you ever wondered why a company like GoDaddy, a domain and web hosting seller, uses models like Danica Partick in its advertising and marketing campaigns? If you ask me, it’s really for audience titillation. Placing a provocative image in your blog post that related to your topic may provide that spark.
- Sensational Headlines – Following the “Man Bites Dog” adage, a crafty and clever headline with the proper innuendos may pique the interest of the most indifferent of readers. Instead of saying “Blogger Wins Award,” a sexy version could be “Female Teen Blogger Grabs Top Spot”.
Of course, sexifying your blog posts doesn’t mean that all ounces of decency are thrown out of the window. Just the right amount and right context, coupled with the ethical considerations will make your blog spicy and sexy.
Guess you weren’t expecting many female visitors.
Hi Hannah!
Thanks for the comment. Yeah, I have to admit I didn’t. :P
Thanks, I can now delete this site from my feedreader at work. So much for wasting valuable company time when the boss looks over your shoulder.
wow, pero, wow. Dude, take it easy… My heart, my hea… Dead!
Ha ha ha… well, sex sells – mainly for the men. Maybe we should get the lady in your pic to carry an LV bag or something, then they’ll spend some time. :)
This is definitely true, at least according to my sites post stats. My most popular post is, not only a huge list of Photoshop tutorials, but it also includes a photo manip I made with a very revealing stock photo of a female model. I don’t know how much the popularity of the post has to do with that image though, but I’ve tried to do whatever it is that worked so well on that post with others and it seems to hold truth to it.
And with this post, you got another RSS subscriber lol. So it worked for you obviously.