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		<title>How to Keep Your Reader&#8217;s Attention Using &#8220;Grab Words&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 12:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you read "How To Be a Rockstar WordPress Designer" yet?I have a secret – this post is going to be loaded with grab words. You might be wondering what exactly a &#8220;grab word&#8221; is. That&#8217;s perfectly okay, because you&#8217;re going to learn not only what a grab word is, but also what it does [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you need <a href="http://blogsessive.com/go-graphicriver/" title="Quality Graphic Design Resources" target="_blank"><strong>quality design resources</strong></a>? Graphic River has them. Tons! And cheap...</p><p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 20px;" title="reader attention" src="http://blogsessive.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/reader-attention.jpg" alt="reader attention" width="200" height="149" />I have a secret – this post is going to be loaded with <strong>grab words</strong>. You might be wondering what exactly a &#8220;grab word&#8221; is. That&#8217;s perfectly okay, because you&#8217;re going to learn not only what a grab word is, but also what it does for your content and your blog.</p>
<p>But wait, there&#8217;s more! I&#8217;m also going to give you a list of grab words you can use to generate interest on your blog, to <a title="Writing Reader Engaging Posts" href="http://blogsessive.com/blogging-tips/engaging-writing/" target="_blank">engage your readers</a>!</p>
<h3>What is a &#8220;Grab Word&#8221;?</h3>
<p>A &#8220;grab word&#8221; is a word that grabs the reader&#8217;s attention. Words such as &#8220;attention, free, money, sex, radical, new.&#8221; There are tons and tons of grab words that you can use to enhance your content. The best part? Your readers won&#8217;t even know or care that you&#8217;re using specific words to make them listen! If you use them correctly, your content will have more personality and your readers will love you for it.</p>
<p>Grab words work because they change the dynamic of the content. Instead of phrasing your articles around yourself and your knowledge, you&#8217;re phrasing the article around the reader and what he or she wants to hear, learn, or experience. Grab words form a strong connection with the reader, and in turn, suck them into your content so you can deliver the primary message.<span id="more-1389"></span></p>
<h3>7 Examples of Grab Words</h3>
<p>Are you ready? Let me give you some examples of grab words you can start working into your blog posts. I&#8217;m going to share something with you – there are hundreds of grab words and, yes, grab &#8220;phrases&#8221; that you can use on your blog to raise interest. However, let&#8217;s start with a few basics:</p>
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<li>Listen Up!</li>
<li>Free!</li>
<li>New</li>
<li>Coming Soon!</li>
<li>That&#8217;s not all&#8230;</li>
<li>I have a secret&#8230;</li>
<li>Transform</li>
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<h3>How to Use Grab Words</h3>
<p>The premise is simple. Go about writing your blog post as usual, and every here or there, insert a phrase specifically for attention. Instead of saying &#8220;<em>I&#8217;d like to talk about&#8230;</em>&#8221; say &#8220;<em>let me tell you about</em>&#8221; or &#8220;<em>you might be wondering</em>&#8220;. This will draw your readers in more, because you&#8217;re making the sentence about them!</p>
<p>Quite frankly, you could throw a grab word in every sentence if you wanted. Ultimately it&#8217;s up to you where you place these words, but simply trying to work them into your sentences will improve your familiarity with them, and transform your content into must-read material for your blog&#8217;s readership. One little suggestion is to use grab words to create suspense.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s easy to take your content from mundane to awe-inspiring with just the usage of a few simple words! Imagine the possibilities creating customer grabbing content will deliver you. By utilizing some of these phrases, you can make your content flow, draw readers&#8217; eyes down the page, and ultimately <a title="You Need to Sell Your Blog Posts!" href="http://blogsessive.com/blogging-tips/aida-sell-blog-posts/" target="_blank">sell them on your idea</a>. <strong>It&#8217;s that easy!</strong></p>
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