Test a Headline Before You Publish It
The first headline you think of is usually the cliché you've seen a hundred times. This scans the line for the banned words and weak spots, scores it, and drafts three alternatives that each fix a named problem — so the choice is reasoned, not felt. Local only; nothing leaves the tab.
- Audit
- Clichés and weak words flagged by list
- local
- What it replaces
- Publishing the first headline you thought of
- $0.00
- Input
- One headline
- no card
- Output
- A score, the flags, and three alternatives
- recomputed
What you pay otherwise
| Route | What you get | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Copywriter | Headline sets and testing | $100+/hour |
| A/B testing tool | Traffic to test what you could have fixed | $30+/mo |
| The first draft | The cliché, published | low click |
| This page | The flags, the score, and the alternatives | $0 |
The workflow
Paste the headline exactly as you'd publish it
Case, punctuation, the works — the audit reads what's actually there. '7 ways to save on groceries' and '7 Ways To Save On Groceries' scan differently.
Read the flags before the score
The flags are the specific weak words and clichés, underlined. The score is just the flags counted; the flags are what you edit. Fix the named problem, not the number.
Pick the alternative that fixes your worst flag
Each alternative exists to fix one named problem — length, cliché, or weak verb. Choose the one that fixes what your headline actually suffered from, not the one that sounds nicest.
Test the winner, don't just trust it
The sheet narrows three drafts to one. From there, the real test is the reader — publish the winner and watch. The audit is a starting line, not a finish.
Worked example
Sample: 'Revolutionize Your Mornings in Just Minutes' Flags 2 (revolutionize, in just minutes) Score 2/10 (banned words present) Alternatives 3 (specific, concrete, and a number-first) Uploaded nothing — audited in the tab
Numbers above are sample data produced by the tool's own pre-loaded example, run in the browser — not averages or measured benchmarks.
What breaks this
A headline with no banned words but no specifics still reads weak — the flags catch the clichés, but specificity is on you. Editing to a higher score without keeping the meaning produces a line that scans clean and says nothing; keep the point. Publishing without testing is the habit the sheet can't fix — the winner still has to meet a reader.
Try it now
A cliché headline is loaded and flagged. Paste your own and watch the alternatives re-draft to fix its specific problems.
Open the headline board →Go deeper: the headline-set export
The audit is free forever. The $4 one-time tier adds:
- Headline-set export — your alternatives as a clean list to test — estimate: ~10 min saved versus re-typing.
- Saved tests shelf — keep audited sets per piece — estimate: ~12 min saved per article.
- Pick log — record which headline won and why — estimate: ~8 min saved.