“Unlocking the Secret: How BuzzFeed’s Clickbait Headlines Manipulate Your Curiosity and Keep You Clicking!”

"Unlocking the Secret: How BuzzFeed's Clickbait Headlines Manipulate Your Curiosity and Keep You Clicking!"

BuzzFeed uses this method quite often.

Here’s one example of a recent trending article on the site: “17 Millennial Trends That are No Longer “Cool,” According to Gen Z.”

buzzfeed millennial trends

According to Similarweb, the majority of BuzzFeed’s visitors are millennials, and there’s a growing rift between millennials and Gen Z.

Therefore, this article is meant to incite rage amongst the site’s biggest demographic, which generates clicks and ad revenue.

Using this method is tough as it requires you to know your niche well enough to know what ticks your audience off or makes them angry, sad or upset.

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