Comments on: Having Your Website In Title Is So 2002

By: Software Developer

Software Developer — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:30:33 +0000

I noticed this too.

I was using an SEO plugin on my blog but didn’t bother tweaking it much when i installed it so it put the blog title in by default.

After I went in and did some tweaks, including removing the blog title from post titles, my post are ranking a lot better all of a sudden .

By: Zoran Raskovic

Zoran Raskovic — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:41:59 +0000

When you changed titles, then what about rankings on those pages in SERPS? Did ranking temporarily change or not ?

By: Jon Waraas

Jon Waraas — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:40:45 +0000

My site hasn’t dropped at all for ranking for my name. I make sure that the homepage has the name of my website for that reason.

By: James

James — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:57:08 +0000

Have you been finding that you’re losing rank when people search for the name of your site or does having the name in the domain compensate for that?

By: Husker Football

Husker Football — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:10:50 +0000

That’s why I subscribe, really. You do the experimentation. Others benefit.

Readability is important for the guy looking for the information. Makes sense that the easiest-read result closest to the top will get the most clicks.

By: Guitar Hero 4

Guitar Hero 4 — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:40:04 +0000

exactly my thought process. With certain sites I would think branding would be an important factor in what a user would click. Ive been trying write custom meta descriptions for pages. Has anyone tried using phrases like “Click here” or “Check it out here” or something along those lines in meta descriptions? How do you think that would affect visitors?

By: Wes Fierce

Wes Fierce — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:38:13 +0000

It makes sense: Less reading = less work for the user to find you. And I DID look straight down at your link for the example.

By: Room Dividers

Room Dividers — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:25:10 +0000

If your website title includes one or more keywords then it can be useful to leave it there of course, when writing page titles I often keep in mind that I have a keywordy website name that’s going to come in at the end…I’m able to write quite short, punchy titles because I know I’ve got that keyword website title to complement them – of course “Jon Waraas” isn’t going to help you much there, unless your’e thinking about branding.

By: James

James — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:31:36 +0000

Hi, I found your blog on this new directory of WordPress Blogs at blackhatbootcamp.com/listofwordpressblogs. I dont know how your blog came up, must have been a typo, i duno. Anyways, I just clicked it and here I am. Your blog looks good. Have a nice day. James.

By: Save On Inkjet Cartridges

Save On Inkjet Cartridges — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:12:42 +0000

Good SEO tip. I’ve been meaning to do some experiments with the title tags on my websites, and seeing your results is a good start. I like the example as well.

-George