How to write a listicle in 2021?

Listicles are a great way to showcase examples in any niche.

Przemek Chojecki
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Listicles are articles formatted into a list, usually focused around a particular niche, like:

  • 5 best gaming laptops in 2020
  • 7 ways to lose weight at home in 2021
  • 11 software tools for digital marketers

The more specific you can be with the niche, the better. Especially well-working are long-tail keywords: “acer gaming laptop” or “yoga for weight loss”. This kind of long-tail keywords is also a great way to create an interesting title.

So how to find them, and make sure that this is what people look for?

By using Keyword Finder tools, SEO tools that allow you to identify what people are searching for on the internet in particular niches. One example is Mangools KWFinder, a simple yet powerful tool, that allows you to investigate keywords on your own. In our example you could start looking for “laptop” and then the software would suggest similar terms like “gaming laptops” or “acer laptop”. Everything spiced by statistics of how much are people actually looking for a given keyword across locations and languages.

Now, let’s go back to writing a listicle.

How to write a listicle in 2021? Listicles are a great way to showcase examples in any niche.

How to write a listicle?

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Przemek Chojecki
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AI & crypto, PhD in mathematics, Forbes 30 under 30, former Oxford fellow.