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Do site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
« on: November 17, 2007, 12:52:06 AM »
Well we finally got around to doing a test and found out if site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

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Do site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
« on: November 17, 2007, 12:52:06 AM »

Offline Jinsue

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Re: Do site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2007, 05:51:45 AM »
Ah I always wondered about this cause they highlight in Google but not always all the words you've searched I've found. Anyway, adding 1 or 2 ranks is always good.

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Re: Do site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2007, 10:35:20 PM »
Nice read, there. Apparently title does reflect upon your ranking somewhat. I think a lot of it has to do with what people commonly search, and then the search engines adapt based upon the commonly searched terms. Which, in theory, is why having keywords in your website's title appear first is better for higher ranks. However, I do not think I would change the title of my website just to gain a few more ranks on search engines.

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Re: Do site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2007, 09:59:25 AM »
I don't know about that. I reckon I would change the title on major pages like the Home, and Forum Portal by fleshing the text out with more keywords. You can just put in hyphens too and add another sentence like
- ProxyNow.com - Free, anonymous, web surfing for you! - At home, school or work!

On the home page or something like that could have a good impact  :wink:

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Re: Do site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2007, 12:30:19 AM »
many experts that I have read say that it doesn't matter, but if you can include it generally it is a good thing.

You have to remember that branding something like "Apple" for computers, is a great way to have name recognition, opposed to MS SQL Server.

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Re: Do site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2007, 09:30:57 AM »
I'm still trying to find a descriptive title for my site. Basically it's a general interest blog where I post stuff that I like and that hopefully other people will too. I selected the domain name SomeDayNow.Com because I thought it was catchy but it doesn't really describe much about the site. I've noticed that pro-bloggers like Darren Rowse and John Chow have whole sentences in their site titles.

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Re: Do site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2007, 01:59:30 PM »
Good point seanabc.. it's a good idea to look around and see what your competitors and other people in the industry are doing. If John Chow have whole sentences, you should probably do the same :) There are many mods for forums and blogs that do it automatically (as in this forum and our webhostingmind.com blog).

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Re: Do site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2007, 06:41:20 PM »
Yes that is true, i also found that padding out your titles is a good way to improve searches, like someone mentioned above, using common words in your title or brand is often the best way to go about making a site that will be noticed, everyday things that people associate with and common things work really well.

I also heard that people also use Address masks to also increase your page rank, for example

Yoursite.com could be masked with "Free-Online-games" and you'd get the keywords in for both yoursite.com as well as "Free-Online-Games".

I wonder if using a marquee in your site title would benefit a site as you could really go to town then with your site description in your title. i've seen a few address bars that actually scroll up with different titles.

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Re: Do site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2008, 01:53:40 PM »
Hi Amelen

Just read your blog post. Oh well, keywords in site titles don't seem to make any significant difference. However, someone made a comment on your blog saying that keywords in a domain makes a big difference. As it happens, I was reading up on that when I was researching site flipping and from what I've read, keywords in the domain name matter.

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Re: Do site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
« Reply #9 on: January 09, 2008, 01:31:55 PM »
 :biggrin: I actually made sure that my site was low on the radar screen. I didn't want too much traffic because its content was really meant for a specific discussion list I'm a part of. However, I'll be starting a new website with my sister (she'll own it), that we have to do right so it gets lots of hits and makes lots of money. Currently, I'm thinking of buying 2 domain names that lead to the same site only because the name I want is taken. I don't understand why nanowrimo had to choose such a name. Nanoworld is taken because of nano technologies.  :biggrin: I wouldn't want to use nanowrimoworld. That just seems to be morally wrong.  :rolleyes:

It's too bad that mega tags are ignored, and hidden text meant for the Blind (not sight impaired, as I mean those who completely can not see) means that your site will be concidered scam.

As far as what brings in the traffic... having a social site. I do not mean a forum that for a specific sub group of people. I mean a site that offers blogs, photo hosting, live chats, and popular games all tied in with music (with legal royalty fees paid) that allows all users to save to whatever playlist they want, what ever song they want to - as long as its on the server. Unfortunately, I can't program such a sight. And, it would take capital up front.
Failing that, start lots of blogs on all the various blogging sites, and post away as different people. And, keep your email address a secret from all so that they don't find out its the same person.   :rolleyes:

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Re: Do site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2008, 01:52:52 PM »
This is great information for anyone with an existing website out there. For anyone without a website yet, or someone that is just starting out, my recommendation would be to include the keywords that you are looking to make yours, and add them to your website URL and title, so that this is no longer an issue. I always wondered however, if you are stuck with a subdomain, which SEOs better website.host.com or host.website.com or host.com/website? It might come in handy to know if you are looking for a host, but do not have any cash.

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Re: Do site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2008, 11:59:00 PM »
Of course the page title effects a way a page is ranked: it's the title of the page! Without it, search engines wouldn't be able to effectively categorize your site or web page.

For example, if you're going to have an article about proper pet grooming, the page title should definitely contain the keyword "pet grooming" somewhere in there for keyword and content relevance.

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Re: Do site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
« Reply #12 on: September 30, 2010, 11:51:12 PM »
Titles do matter in search engine optimization of websites. It serves to be the highlighting factor which is being targeted by search engines for ensuring website publicity.

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Re: Do site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
« Reply #13 on: October 12, 2010, 06:30:36 AM »
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Re: Do site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2010, 07:39:53 AM »
The title has top priority in SEO.

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Re: Do site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
« Reply #15 on: October 27, 2010, 05:02:30 AM »
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Re: Do site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
« Reply #16 on: October 28, 2010, 07:06:55 AM »
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Re: Do site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
« Reply #17 on: November 03, 2010, 03:13:22 PM »
Ah I invariably wondered approximately this cause they highway in Google but not invariably all the newses you've searched I've encountered. Anyway, adding 1 or 2 memberships is always goodness.

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Re: Do site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
« Reply #18 on: November 08, 2010, 12:25:38 AM »
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Re: Do site titles matter in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
« Reply #19 on: November 17, 2010, 02:37:17 PM »
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