Search Engine Tactics (v. 1.93): Another great asset is your page title. I don't mean a title like you see directly above. I mean the "title" tag in HTML. It usually shows up at the very top of your web browser next to the browser logo. This tag is in the page head (between <head> and </head>), and looks like this: <title>Your Page Title Here</title> Once again, you want to use as many keywords here as possible. Just be sure not to make it look tacky. If it looks unprofessional, people won't think that much of your page. When most search engines display your page data as the result of a search, the <title> tag is the first thing they display. This makes it double important to ensure the tag looks professional. If the tag says something like "tools tools tools plumbing plumbing plumbing", the type of person you are looking for probably won't even click on the link even if it does show up first in the search engine. It's up to you to creatively include your keywords in a professional looking title. The title can be long (not too long, though), but it had better not be just a keyword list. Have a friend look it over to see what they think. Remember: don't target more than four keyword phrases per page and don't repeat excessively. Title Repetition For example, rather than simply having the following title tag: <head> You can make the tag look like this: <head> For some search engines, the second example will be weighted five times more than the first. Someone searching for "IQ test" will be more likely to find the document using the second tag example in a search. Warning: Title repetition is (like hidden input and keyword stuffing) considered bad netiquette. Some search engines may penalize for it. However, some people have found this technique to be quite effective... Use prudence and caution. [ Home | The Basics | Keyword Selection | Meta Tags | Hidden Input | Invisible Keyword Stuffing | The Title | Know the Different Search Engines | What Keywords Work? | Multiple Pages | How to Submit | Tracking Your Progress | Further Study ] For more great stuff, see the Internet Marketing Library and the Internet Marketing ProShop. Copyright © 1998 Bodhi Tree You can give it away or even include it as part of a package you sell. Feel free to post it to your website or BBS if you like. Just be sure to leave the contents intact. You may not quote from or distribute any individual part of this report without express permission from Bodhi Tree ([email protected]). |
