Using stop words in titles

kimkitch · 08-04-2011, 12:09 PM

I have been reading today about the stop words that the search engines ignore and it got me to thinking whether my articles and blog posts could be somehow penalised if they had these stop words in the titles.

Any Thoughts?

Regards

Kim

mandom · 08-04-2011, 12:27 PM

No, they won't be penalized. Using stop words is normal and, if anything, shows that you're writing for users, not just SEs.

dudelive · 08-04-2011, 12:37 PM

I love stop words.
Using stop words can really help in the search results if used correctly.
If you pay attention to these words they can give you long-tails that you haven't thought of. If it makes sense than Google likes you, If it makes no sense Google dislikes you. For instance Key-phrase: make money online.

Wrong way: a (stop word) make money online. Right way: Mr (stop word) make money online. Its really simple to do.

Hope that helps.

frogman · 08-04-2011, 01:51 PM

Title's show up in the serps, so you want to "sell the click" with a title (and desc) that will motive the searcher to click on your site.
Concern over stop words come more into play with domain names.

aduttonater · 08-04-2011, 01:56 PM

Stop words are great for article writing and SEO. Bolding, Italicizing, and Underlining your stop words can help with better ranking.

frogman · 08-04-2011, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aduttonater

Stop words are great for article writing and SEO. Bolding, Italicizing, and Underlining your stop words can help with better ranking.

You might be confusing stop words with supporting keywords (or LSI).
Don't know what good it does to under line "the,is,at,..." unless it's part of the keywords phrase you are targeting.

Just make it look normal.

BarryWheeler · 08-04-2011, 03:38 PM

Using stop words shows you're writing for your users, not the search engines. It will make your writing seem much more natural.

Why would you want it to look anything but?

bigcat1967 · 08-04-2011, 04:17 PM

Not at all. I've used stop words before and never was penalized. Not that I know of anyway.

Michael Nguyen · 08-04-2011, 05:29 PM

stop words are supposedly ignore by the SE but If you Google a phrase with eg "in" and without "in" you will get different results. You won't get penalize, just use where appropriate.

JGrahamHCH12 · 08-04-2011, 05:39 PM

Just wondering why Google might penalize the word stop. Is it a bad word?

08-04-2011, 12:09 PM	#1
kimkitch HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: United Kingdom. Posts: 256 Thanks: 54 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Social Networking	Using stop words in titles I have been reading today about the stop words that the search engines ignore and it got me to thinking whether my articles and blog posts could be somehow penalised if they had these stop words in the titles. Any Thoughts? Regards Kim
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08-04-2011, 12:27 PM	#2
mandom Active Warrior Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Using stop words in titles No, they won't be penalized. Using stop words is normal and, if anything, shows that you're writing for users, not just SEs.

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dudelive Tony Rehor War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 88 Thanks: 41 Thanked 18 Times in 16 Posts Social Networking	Re: Using stop words in titles I love stop words. Using stop words can really help in the search results if used correctly. If you pay attention to these words they can give you long-tails that you haven't thought of. If it makes sense than Google likes you, If it makes no sense Google dislikes you. For instance Key-phrase: make money online. Wrong way: a (stop word) make money online. Right way: Mr (stop word) make money online. Its really simple to do. Hope that helps.
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frogman HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 117 Thanks: 24 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Using stop words in titles Title's show up in the serps, so you want to "sell the click" with a title (and desc) that will motive the searcher to click on your site. Concern over stop words come more into play with domain names.

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aduttonater Marketing Consultant Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tucson,AZ,U.S.A. Posts: 251 Thanks: 2 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Using stop words in titles Stop words are great for article writing and SEO. Bolding, Italicizing, and Underlining your stop words can help with better ranking.
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BarryWheeler HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Newfoundland Posts: 274 Thanks: 24 Thanked 26 Times in 21 Posts Social Networking	Re: Using stop words in titles Using stop words shows you're writing for your users, not the search engines. It will make your writing seem much more natural. Why would you want it to look anything but?
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bigcat1967 Senior Warrior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,259 Thanks: 21 Thanked 54 Times in 52 Posts	Re: Using stop words in titles Not at all. I've used stop words before and never was penalized. Not that I know of anyway.
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Michael Nguyen Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: London Posts: 1,055 Thanks: 63 Thanked 151 Times in 106 Posts	Re: Using stop words in titles stop words are supposedly ignore by the SE but If you Google a phrase with eg "in" and without "in" you will get different results. You won't get penalize, just use where appropriate.
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08-04-2011, 05:39 PM	#10
JGrahamHCH12 Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Brentwood, TN 37027 Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Using stop words in titles Just wondering why Google might penalize the word stop. Is it a bad word?
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