Free Blog Post Headline Analyzer

A blog post headline analyzer scores your title across the factors that drive click-through rate and SEO. It checks length and pixel width for SERPs, word count, the balance of power, emotional, and common words, sentiment, readability, and headline type. The tool returns a single 0 to 100 score plus specific suggestions you can apply before publishing.

Aim for 80 or higher. A score of 80+ usually means the headline sits in the ideal length range for Google, includes at least one power word and one emotional word, has clear sentiment, and reads at an accessible grade level. Scores between 60 and 79 are workable but leave click-through rate on the table. Anything below 60 needs a rewrite.

Fifty to sixty characters is the sweet spot for SEO. Google typically truncates titles in search results around 580 pixels, which lands near 60 characters for most fonts. Going under 30 characters tends to feel thin, and going over 70 means part of your headline gets cut off in the SERP. The analyzer flags both ends of that range.

Power words are emotionally loaded or persuasion-heavy words that lift click-through rate. Examples include free, proven, ultimate, essential, secret, instantly, definitive, and effortless. Headlines with at least one power word and one emotional word consistently outperform plain, descriptive titles. The analyzer ships with a built-in list of common power words and flags whether your headline includes any.

Yes, but mostly indirectly. Search engines do not penalize long titles, but they truncate them in the search results, which hurts your click-through rate. Headlines that get cut off lose context and look less trustworthy, so they earn fewer clicks. Click-through rate is a quality signal, so over time, short and clear headlines tend to rank better than long, truncated ones.