Title tag optimization (public)
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Title Tag Optimization
Transcript of Title tag optimization (public)
Title Tag Optimization
is one of the oldest attributes there
is to a webpage’s layout.
It is also one of the most important
attributes that you will ever get to use
in your on site optimization.
As a user…
you see the title tag in the top-leftmost
part of your internet
browser.
It is also used in the search
engine results page as
indicated in the illustration:
It is also used in the search
engine results page as
indicated in the illustration:
title tag
It doesn’t take a genius
to create a title tag.
You can always see how title tags are
created in the source code of an
internet browser.
It doesn’t take a genius
to create a title tag.
If you’re using , press CTRL+U and
you’ll see the source code of this page.
Press CTRL+F and look for <title> and you
immediately see the title I used for this entry.
Press CTRL+F and look for <title> and you
immediately see the title I used for this entry.
Press CTRL+F and look for <title> and you
immediately see the title I used for this entry.
are valuable.
It holds really good weight as an
on site optimization factor
It holds really good weight as an
on site optimization factor
– giving you a good foundation for
your desired keyword.
It holds really good weight as an
on site optimization factor
– giving you a good foundation for
your desired keyword.
It also lets users know what your page
is all about in the search engines
and in your website itself.
But don’t stuff too much
keywords in it.
The title tag is good for 70 characters. More than that,
The title tag is good for 70 characters. More than that, and the search engines will
show an ellipsis (…) to indicate that the
excess characters in the title tag has not
been included anymore.
It is also advised
that the
keywords in
the title tag should
be found in the
body of the
content for
consistency.
It would be great if your title tag is
also an on-page H1 title tag.
It would be great if your title tag is
also an on-page H1 title tag. For
example: This article’s H1 title is the
same as the page’s title tag (Title
tag optimization tutorial).
Another good strategy for the
title tag is that you should place the
keywords that you want to rank for
in front.
“Why” you ask? Well…
“Why” you ask? Well…
