The best tactic for generating views

My most profitable posts have this one thing in common

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When I scroll through the stats for all my October posts on Medium, I notice a common theme: all the posts that have produced income leverage the same tactic in their headline.

First, I’ll share the three posts and maybe you can guess what they have in common when it comes to their headline.

This tactic will help you stand out

How I’d spend $1,000 if that’s all I had to promote my new product

You’ll wish you’d done this sooner when you gain more followers

Did you figure it out?

All three of these subject lines use suspense as a way to get the reader to click on the article.