{"id":1131,"date":"2013-12-18T08:09:27","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T08:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ethinos.com\/blog\/?p=1131"},"modified":"2014-11-21T11:11:05","modified_gmt":"2014-11-21T11:11:05","slug":"title-tag-check-list-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ethinos.com\/blog\/title-tag-check-list-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Title tag Check List 2013!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1132 aligncenter\" alt=\"Title Tag\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ethinos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Title-Tag.jpg\" width=\"325\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ethinos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Title-Tag.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.ethinos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Title-Tag-300x276.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the year comes to a close, I thought it\u2019s a good idea to a round-up of the important tips and insights we have learned and noticed along the way.\u00a0 When it comes to Search Engine Optimization, though it may seem too basic a detail, the Title tag continues to be one of the most important aspects. Getting this right can have a significant influence on the Search Engine Optimization results. So, today I am going to share some tips on &lt;Title tags&gt;. We have seen Google evolving and improving its SERP results from time to time, and many ranking factors have changed in recent years. However &lt;Title tags&gt; are still counted as one of the most important factors for SERP ranking. Recently I have been participating in many forums and discussions about &lt;Tile tags&gt;. And after some research, I have created a check list for &lt;Title tags&gt; which will definitely help those involved on Search Engine Optimization for brands and companies, either at an individual level or as part of a digital marketing company.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are some of the important points you should consider while creating &lt;Title tags&gt;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0While writing the title tags, write the important keywords first. The ideal order of importance would be:<\/p>\n<p>Primary Keyword \u2013 Secondary Keyword | Brand Name<\/p>\n<p>(However, it is best to change this practice and use this format only if no other option is available because Google is evolving; and it is beneficial that title tags be descriptive, to avoid keyword spamming)<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Keep title tags at 66 characters or less in length (including spaces). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/Provider\/Style\/TITLE.html\">W3C<\/a> recommends keeping tile tag length 64 characters; as Google keeps tweaking its title display rules<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Avoid duplicate title tags<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Figure out what the main purpose of the page is and include the keyword most relevant to that purpose in the title tag<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Understand who the target audience of the communication is and use keywords that your target audience is familiar with and receptive to<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ensure that the H1 tag on page contains the targeted keywords (which have been used in title)<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Let sub headers contain secondary keywords (keywords which have been used in title)<\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The URL should ideally contain the primary or secondary keywords (which have been used in title)<\/p>\n<p>9.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The keywords used in the title should be relevant to the content on the page and the content should not be spammed with excess keywords<\/p>\n<p>10.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Synonyms of the keywords or words closely related to it should be used in the description (words related to keywords in the title tag)<\/p>\n<p>11.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Use the keywords from the title tag even in other elements like landing pages for PPC, URL, content, etc.<\/p>\n<p>12.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Keep an eye on the webmaster tool\u2019s HTML improvement section<\/p>\n<p>13.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Don\u2019t miss mobiles (whenever you are implementing title tags, mobile devices should be a main priority)<\/p>\n<p>How has your experience with integrating Search Engine Optimization and &lt;title&gt; tags in your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ethinos.com\/digitalmarketing\/digital-strategy.html\">digital marketing strategy<\/a> been, over the last one year? Any insights and tips you picked up? Sharing is caring; so would love to learn from you!\u00a0 Do share your thoughts in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the year comes to a close, I thought it\u2019s a good idea to a round-up of the important tips and insights we have learned and noticed along the way.\u00a0 When it comes to Search<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ethinos.com\/blog\/title-tag-check-list-2013\/\"> &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":1132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[193,72,333,194],"class_list":["post-1131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-search-engine-optimization","tag-best-practices-of-title-tags","tag-digital-marketing-strategy","tag-search-engine-optimization","tag-serp-ranking-factors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ethinos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ethinos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ethinos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ethinos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ethinos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1131"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.ethinos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1436,"href":"https:\/\/www.ethinos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1131\/revisions\/1436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ethinos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ethinos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ethinos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ethinos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}