In self-fulfilling prophecy tropicalseo return to the vexed discussion of linkbaiting, with this wisdom, which applies to “blogpost” every bit as much as “linkbait piece”

The single most important aspect of a link bait piece is its title. On social bookmarking sites such as Delicious and Digg, the title is pretty much all people see before they decide to vote or bookmark. In a 1000-word article with a 10-word title, the 10 words in the title are probably more important than the next 1000.”