As you might already know, titles and title tags are often seen carrying more weight than any other on site optimization factors be it on blogs or static webpages. And I bet, that it’s the one thing all of us tweak mostly to try and reposition yourself on the SERPs.
Well, the liking to the title tag may be due to various reasons.
Apart from all these options, it is also true that it’s difficult to get the right combination of keywords, that will give you the maximum results on the SERPs. So the challenge for an SEO would be to find this right combination and the perfect title tag.
Before going into the perfect title tag, let’s see what are the “don’t do’s” with title tags?
Well, one word would be enough to explain it all - Spam. With all it’s flexibility and weightage, it’s very easy for SEO’s to get high with it and screw it all up. We’ve seen lot of examples in the near future that were “study materials” on how not to write a title. Just go Google down “SEO India” and you will find some really interesting ones.
Now, watching those sites rank high for a particular keyword using the so called “title spam” and “title keyword stemming”, would naturally throw this question across to you - “Why can’t I do a keyword spam on the title tag, when it will deliver the results? After all, that’s what my client is keen on.”
Very honest question and a dangerous one at the same time. My answer to that question would be another one?
“How long do you want your site to appear number one-ten on the SERPs ? ”
Choice 1 - A few months
Choice 2 - As long as the site exists
If it’s choice two…..yep you got it right man…you better not spam.
A spammy title tag would look something like “SEO India, SEO services India, SEO Indian, Indian SEO, The SEO India, SEO Indias”.
I must appreciate this webmasters English creative writing skills but seriously this is no better than a high school guy.
“I read it at Aaron’s E-book that you should include your keywords in the title tag so there you have it, all the ten versions of the keyword! ”
Rather than doing good, this kind of practice will give you bad reputation (if not immediately) in the long run.
So what is a good title tag? How does it look like?
A good title tag is
- A healthy one.
- A short and sweet one.
- Both visually and technically appealing.
Now, this is old school isn’t it? We all know that good title tags are supposed to be the short and sweet, non spammy and all that but, when our competition is tough (and they are spamming) how can I make sure that I reap my profits ?
Well, that’s the catch my friend. That’s what makes you unique.
Essentially, titles are like your visiting cards to a site. You can create and print them in whatever ways you like it. But if you really want a information seeker to read/access you, you better give them the information they are looking for and let that be in good, simple and understandable language.
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Hmm… That is where I must improve.
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Hi Mani,
I think you should change your title from ‘Best SEO india’ to ‘One of the best SEO in India’. Just kidding…Keep the Good Works buddy.
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