What items online get the most attention? I think we can all agree that is the controversial ones that people comment on the most. Controversial topics draw people in stampedes. Kind of like not able to stop staring at a disaster scene. Then why not use them to your advantage?

Now, I want to point out right here that I'm not saying that I want to start riots or to set out to receive death traps. I'm suggesting this is a great way to get attention and get conversations started. Controversial posts are extremely hot and get lots of visits.

What is a current controversial topic? How can you write about it without getting too biased or too heated? Right now, race relations are a hot topic. Write about your first experience at realizing there were issues. Write about a different perspective. Play devil's advocate. However you write it, do it in a way that isn't hostile but thought provoking.

I wrote an article that seems to very controversial. I didn't think so at the time. Actually, the hosting site asked me to write this article. You can find that article here -
https://owlcation.com/humanities/The-....

I noted at the very beginning of the article to state that this list is just my opinion and other events could replace any of them I listed. That didn't stop people from calling me racist for not putting more Asian events. I had them calling me stupid for not putting more ancient history in the list. Then I had the ones who condemned me for putting a picture of a religious figure in it. Even had one message threatening me. This is my most visited post on this site.

Opinionated posts get attention. It can get bad attention, but it gets attention and gets people talking. Give it a try.