Today’s assignment: edit your title and tagline. Make your readers’ first impression a good one!
By You set your blog’s address when you registered at WordPress.com, but your blog’s title — what readers see on your site when they visit — can be changed at any time. Today, let’s make sure you love yours.
Today’s assignment: edit your title and tagline.
Why?
- The title is the first thing most readers will see.
- Your title and tagline work with elements like like your address and theme to give visitors context and help them decide to stick around.
Your title doesn’t need to be the same as your blog’s URL — there’s no need to call it “maryjanesmith922.” Your title should reflect you.
A title is typically only a few words, so consider adding a tagline — a phrase that appears under your title and helps flesh it out. Think “Burger King: Have It Your Way,” or The Daily Post: The Art and Craft of Blogging.” Look at the post your wrote yesterday. Why are you here? Let us know in your tagline.
Here are the details on editing your title and tagline, along with some accumulated wisdom from other WordPress bloggers. Here’s one of our favorite nuggets of advice:
Try listing adjectives that describe your personality, and play around with the words until you can tweak them into a name that’s catchy but uniquely “you.” Puns always work well. Start with certain common phrases, songs, and literary titles, and then mix the words up. Or use your own name in a clever way.
She’s a Maineiac
If you’re already thrilled with your title or you want to do more, feel free to publish a post, too! Let readers know what inspired your title and tagline, or, If you need want writing inspiration, take a look at today’s prompt.
Need more feedback? Head to The Commons.
I love mine… I’m keep’n it forever!
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I love mine to. It’s on my business cards so I can’t change it. But, I will most definitely write something on why I chose my URL and My title of my blog. ! Thanks for the prompt and it’s good! 🙂
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Me too. I was considering changing it, but I just reconfirmed it when I answered a comment on someone else’s blog and I think I’m meant to keep it! Reading your comment is another confirmation and I like yours by the way too! Hope everybody has a super duper day today:-)
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rev is an affectionate nickname in my family of ministers and extended family. My tagline blends my personal passion and the prophetic work I’m called to do. I tried to address that in yesterdays blog. I love the thoughtful way you are leading us through building our blog.
BTW: I read your instructions and figured out one to collapse my posts on the home page–works for now !!!! this is so comforting 🙂
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I love my blog title (Milagros Moments). It definitely reflects who I am and I even explain why I chose it on my “about me” page. All that being said, how do I know my readers are connecting with it as much as I do??
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I added a tagline. But I think i’m gonna keep the tittle. Orginally I had planned on changing it to some clever, but its kinda grown on me, and I’ve had that same name for 30+ years.So I guess it will stay. My tagline is a play on something my 5 year old son always tells me. He says “mom you are sooo random!” lol
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Cute. You should include the story behind your tagline in your “about me” page!
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I used to have a tagline but my new theme doesn’t support it, maybe if I was better at CSS I could figure out a way to add it. I really like my title though, I think I’m sticking with it. It is a pun based on the idea that people who are polyamory are labeled as being “greedy.”
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Changed my title from Modest Fashion Blog to something more specific and unique. I changed it to Fashion Addict. But I kept my tagline.
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I like how much information the title of your blog conveys!
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lol…that’s quite a big switch from ‘modest’ to Fashion ‘addict.’ Maybe ‘modest’ was an understatement and you decided to go for it? Good change.
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Keeping mine>> 🙂
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I’ve already registered to this challenge but why the prompt isn’t delivered to my inbox?
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To get the tasks via email, be sure you’re following The Daily Post — there’s a link at the bottom of this page.
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I think I am keeping mine, but would love feedback. atoolboxfordad.net, “Parenting Blog for Dads; Dad Advice, Dad Stories, Learning from ours, Sharing with others.” Is this good? Welcome suggestions, comments, and concerns…
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My only suggestion would be to make it “A Toolbox for Dads” (adding an “s” at the end) as it sounds like more of a resource/go-to site for any or all dads in need of advice or a humorous story. Either way, I really like the title!
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I agree with Audrey. Adding the “s” would make it more clear that information is for all Dads. Either way I like the idea.
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I would consider adding an s. Toolbox for Dads. I think it is a great title! Maybe consider removing the second and third Dad? Parenting Blog for Dads; Advice, Stories… My eyes kind of stumbled over the repetitionof the word Dad.
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Helpful comments already, and I’ll suggest dropping the “a” so it’s simply toolboxfordads. Great blog idea!
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I have been blogging for a while, so used this assignment as a reminder to change up my header and rewrote my ‘About’ page. I’m still not happy with my header, (the words are almost invisible…), but I am happy with my page.
http://frankslycreative.wordpress.com/about/
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I haven’t outgrown mine yet. It reflects my perspective in travel and life, in general. 🙂
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I love your blog title! It creates such imagery in my mind and I can tell that it’s a travel blog, just from the title!
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Thank you for the kind words, Audrey. 🙂 The idea stemmed from my desire to chase summers and sunshine around the world. Trying to fulfill that dream, one place at a time. Yours, I believe, is a beauty and makeup blog? Good job with the word play!
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It took me awhile to come up with my tagine but I really like my blog name & tagine. I wanted people to know without a doubt what my blog is about. Plus I wanted the 2 to match with each and sound good together. Check out & xome visit my blog @ livingintentionallysimple.wordpress.com
Oh I’m a little behind but I’ll have my intro up by tomorrow. Thanks
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I don’t know how to make my link blue and have it direct you to my blog sorry. You will have to cut ans paste the link.
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Hi, I think you just need to include “http://” in front and then it should work.
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I just visited your blog and it sounds good. I wanted to leave you a comment after your first post but you don’t have comments enabled, so… Sounds interesting, can’t wait to hear more & good luck!
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ya!it is great,who are you
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Thanks for that heads up. It’s all fixed now. 🙂
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I really like your title and tagline. Tells it just like it is 🙂
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Just like my personality. I tell it like it is lol
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Just see mine. 🙂
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I love my titles and tag lines for all my blogs. They demonstrate the purpose for all my blogs to make them relevant to issues readers care about.
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I’m going to give a shot at a tag line. That’s been a real challenge for me, so no time like the present to finally figure it out.
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Keeping it. “Half as Long, Twice as Bright”, is something that I want. I want to live a life worth living but my own problems, both emotional and physical, keep me from doing the things I want to do. In a way, it’s the person I hope to be one day. The tagline, I have to try, kind of says it all.
Check my site out please. I’ll have the first post on it a couple hours.
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How do you choose a title for something in the making. I want to start a video game livestream and am documenting it on the blog. or should i just keep it at Pro Gamer Start Up?
I need some Ideas for the title and tagline. HELP!
http://progamerstartup.wordpress.com/
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maybe something about respawn points?
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return to spawn point? lol Ragnarok Online all over again. Thanks for the interesting idea. I’ll think about it!
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Your title can always change over time (while you keep the same URL), or you can use a tagline to be more descriptive about what’s going on.
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I’m also going to stick with my title for now. It’s a pseudonym that I use elsewhere online. I don’t have a tagline, but that’s just a personal preference.
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I’ve written about why I am using the blog name that I am for my new travel blog here: http://barramundimundi.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/whats-in-a-name/
I have a few posts on here already but they are quite random and I would like to be able to create menus etc. to group things together and make more sense of the blog, rather than a stream of consciousness.
Hoping we get to do more technical stuff soon as I’m really struggling to make the blog look how I want, have no idea how to customise!
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I’m in the same boat you are, as I’ve sort of drafted a webpage already but have really no content except random notes about things I think are important to people…after all, they are important to me and I am anxious to see if anyone else feels the same. As far as title/tag line, that’s been established on my draft site. I’ll put it on this blog as well and see how the class moves on. (Think I need ANOTHER notebook besides the 5 I already have going…) Looking forward to more!
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I am keeping mine. After all it is random musings that I write. “Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose”, yes that is indeed me right there.
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Hey I was wondering if there was any way of editing the actual format of my title regardless of the theme. i.e. change the colour, font, style etc.
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Also, I love my title, but this inspired me to finally add a tag line. Have a look and let me know what you guys think!
http://3rdkulturethoughts.wordpress.com/
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The answer to that is maybe but I doubt you are ready for that as much as you may want it. Some themes may have a quick and easy way or doing it, especially ones you pay big bucks for. Some of the free ones let you purchase an upgrade that will enable you to do it to a limited degree. Some themes and upgrades will allow you to add CSS code to the template and change it. That’s the part you aren’t ready for. If you were you wouldn’t be asking the question, you would know already. So, don’t think I’m an saying you are not smart enough; the question just tells you aren’t ready. You just don’t have the skill set yet. Me neither but I do know some of what is involved from reading about it and know at some point you will be able to do it. Not all fonts, whether serif or sans serif, are supported by WP or the internet so be ready to compromise on your first choice if necessary. This will be easier than you are anticipating I assure you.
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For changes like that, you’d need the Custom Design upgrade, which gives you access to custom colors, custom fonts, and CSS.
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I love my title yet hate my tagline. I’m not witty or clever enough to come up with something catchy. It seems there is nothing left under the sun to be original. The best I could come up with was “filled with sweet happy passion” blech.
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I actually enjoyed your tagline. At first I was unsure about what “The Sugar Peddler” would be all about. Drugs (sorry, my mind goes to mysterious places)? Actual sugar? Your tagline was able to clear that right up, and I was able to appreciate the playfulness of your title.
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I think that the most important is not to be original with all means, but to have something that suits you 🙂 if this tagline reflects who you are – than great, you don’t need anything else. If not – then change it 🙂
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Tagline aside, I adore the title of your blog, so clever.
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I’m keeping mine! I chose “The Bucket List Narratives” because I wanted to tell stories about travel, adventure, and living the life of your dreams in the present.
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I think it’s great, too! It clearly articulates what your blog is about while still being open-ended enough to include a variety of adventures. I love the story behind your blog – consider me a new follower 🙂
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I just got my domain today http://www.besamwise.com I love my title – Be SamWise. I’m Sam and it’s a play on Tolkien. My tagline is A Migraine-Fighting Mama Bear! I’ll be writing about migraines and my life as a stay at home mom. It works for me so far 🙂
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Okay … I have finished day 1 AND 2 in one post. (I was already a little behind. Yikes!) Let me know if you have any thoughts, suggestions, rants etc. ❤ http://writeoutofthedarkness.wordpress.com/2014/09/16/blogging-101-days-1-2/
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I like my blog title also. I started my blog to share and offer encouragement about things that I believe others, like myself, think and go through but don’t always know how to speak them out. Bringing them “from-the-n-side-out”. fromthensideout.wordpress.com
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I couldn’t figure something out how to make my link bromg tpu to my site till someone showed me how to, which was simple enough.
To visit my blog to see my tagine and intro it’s at http://www.livingintentionallysimple.worspress.com. I wanted to come up with a catchy tagine but couldn’t really think of one. Please come by, read the intro post, and if you can help me think of a clever catchy tagine please let me know. Thanks.
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Sorry its http://www.livingintentionallysimple.wordpress.com. I’m using my phone and it cut a piece of the link out.
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Your title, tagline, and picture are great. I am inspired by the simple life. Following you 🙂
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It took a while, but I’m pretty happy with my title (Happy Chaos) and my tagline (tales of our happy, chaotic little life). Not sure if I should add a little more to the tagline? I mainly write about parenting and being a working mother, but want to incorporate some recipes and crafts that I do as well. Also, how do I change my URL to the name of my blog? Thanks for the help! I am enjoying being a part of this!
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You can chance your URL by going to your dashboard >> My Blogs >> Change Address. However, if you already have followers, I’d recommend against it — your title and tagline can still change, tho.
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