Re: “Bloggers, can we make better titles for our posts?” No, but maybe…

This post is part of Robert Birming’s JulyReply, a blog connecting event. I recently came across this post by Michael Harley: “Bloggers, can we make better titles for our posts?” I started writing a reply in the post’s comment section but it quickly became way longer than I’d thought it would, and I’d be too embarrassed to be one of those people who leave a whole essay as a comment1. I turned out to have quite some thoughts on this so it’s a perfect opportunity for a blog post. I understand where Michael is coming from, but in the context of indie blogging or personal blogs, I differ from his take. I think it all comes down to the intention of the blogger and that of the reader. But first of all, a correction needs to be made: I presume a blogger has submitted their RSS feed to Bubbles because they want people to read what they're writing. Bubbles’ FAQ states that they draw from various blog directories, such as the Bear Blog Discovery. My blog is on Bubbles and I never submitted my…