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My name's Brandon Galey and welcome to episode 198 of the blog millionaire.

The list post is the second most used content format by bloggers.

It is simple to create and easy to read, which is good for both bloggers and their readers.

The problem is that most list post topics, because of the mass adoption by bloggers,

there is also plenty of competition. This makes it

vitally important that you use the list post SEO tactics that are proven to work. Let's go

ahead and get right into the tactics. Number one, make sure your title leads with a number that is higher than the highest number

in the top 20 results in Google.

I've talked about this one many times in past episodes, but it's worth mentioning it again.

There are two factors at play here.

One is that a big part of the Google algorithm is based

on the click-through rates of Google results. If your results get clicked on more than the

rest, it'll move up in the rankings. Google searchers tend to click on titles leading

with a number more than any other title type. They also click on the result with the highest number more than the

rest. If the highest number in the top 20 results is a 41, then you're going to need to have a 50

in your title. In addition to having a higher click-through rate, your post is going to have a higher

average time on

page because it has a larger list. This is another big factor in the algorithm that will give

your post another rankings boost. Number two, keep your intro short and sweet. The power of

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