HUMOR
A Ridiculously Easy Way to Turn a Listicle into a Non-Listicle
It’s so easy, it’s hilarious
A lot of us hate listicles.
They are so common on blogging sites, that they make us roll our eyes.
A few years back, I used to love listicles, especially the funny ones on Buzzfeed. But now, I’ve gotten so sick of them. Most of my friends on Medium are fed up with them, too. In fact, I would worry about tanking my reputation if I wrote listicles.
Yes, I know not literally everybody hates them. If some writers are still writing listicles, they must have an audience for them.
But you know what? There’s a simple trick to transform a dull-looking listicle into something that looks more interesting.
Are you ready for it?
Remove all numbers from your title and subtitles.
I’m not joking. It really is that easy. I wasn’t the first to come up with the idea, though. Some seasoned writers here have done just that. I could tell that their story was a listicle, but it didn’t feel like one because they cleverly made their article number-free.
Of course, they can include interesting stats or relevant numbers, such as how many posts they have written so far on Medium…
