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Originally Posted by red_ranger
Dark Eye, what's the use of HUMOR and FEAR in Link Baiting...?
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These are link baiting elements or hooks...
HUMOR and Fear are part of this hooks which is use for effective link baiting...
Humor - an effective of link baiting because many readers like humorous articles.
Ex. *Posting Post "10 thing i hate about..."
*Adding funny images and jokes
Get the laughter flowing and watch the traffic drive in.
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Fear - Most readers will bite at a story if you scare them. It is quite possibly one of the strongest hook available.
Ex. As a real estate expert, you have the ability to see changes on the horizon. A fear hook may be as simple as notifying residents in your community (thus prospective clients) that a change in the market is imminent. Tell them to buy now or wait to sell (whatever the case may be); save them money, become a hero.
These hooks are extremely effective, but be very careful on using it cause if you take it too far you will have some unhappy, skeptical readers on your hands.