repeating keywords in the title tag

tyzer · 01-07-2012, 07:50 PM

Hi i am somewhat of an seo newbie and i have a question about repeating keywords in the title tags. Specifically my title tag is "sell pdf files | selling pdfs" is it better to repeat these two words if i make one of the words plural (pdfs) and add ing to the other word (selling)? Or should i just make the title tag "sell pdf files" and not repeat the keywords? what's a better strategy, any advice would be really appreciated

thanks

jpboxersox · 01-07-2012, 08:30 PM

No, its keyword stuffing in my opinion. The only place they can be duplicated is in the body of your website really.

Henryj93 · 01-07-2012, 09:57 PM

No, thats obviously keyword stuffing. If you did something like "Sell PDF Files| Number one market for PDF Files" then that might work, but do not try to just stuff keywords, search engines notice it and most importantly USERS might notice it.

shabash_23 · 01-07-2012, 10:08 PM

True, do not repeat in title tags unnecessarily.
You can stuff it in body and believe me Google will not penalize for it.
I have seen one website consistently ranking in top 3 search results for 100s of keywords. There is no content on the page only hundreds of keywords repeating.

AlbertSmiths · 01-07-2012, 11:19 PM

You should try to target no more than two or three related key phrases per page of your site title tag.

addyj672 · 01-08-2012, 12:46 AM

Putting repeated keywords in title is not good idea, as search engine dont like high destiny of keywords in any where in the web page. For ranking well on search engine you need to keep the density low as possible. Repeat keywords in title will result in high keyword density....

Wes888 · 01-08-2012, 02:29 AM

I agree not to repeat keywords incessantly. Try to add other keywords that are closely associated to your main theme so you don't waste the precious space in your title tag. And also make it human readable and not just a bunch of keywords. So for your example, i would put something like

Selling PDF Files Online - Big Selection of PDFs On Sale

tyzer · 01-09-2012, 04:28 PM

Thanks for all the help, its really appreciated.

ericbryant · 01-09-2012, 04:48 PM

Yeah once is enough. Plurals and variations are called stems, or stemming. Google is aware of this and does it automagically when you search. Try Googling bicyc*

yukon · 01-09-2012, 04:53 PM

Remember that PDF is an abbreviation of "Portable Document Format", so you could use that full text along with the abbreviation in your page Title.

Google knows they both have the same meaning.

Example: PDF Files | Portable Document Format Files

Do a search for the keyword pdf & Google will also bold the keywords Portable Document Format. Google knows both have the exact same meaning.

TBInternetMarketing · 01-09-2012, 09:15 PM

Be a little careful with this. If your keyword was "Funny clowns", I would usually do something like:

Funny Clowns - How To Identify Funny Clowns.

That way you are getting it in twice, but it looks a little more natural.

Ibcontact · 01-09-2012, 10:19 PM

Yes, don't repeat keyword in title. Because its not good for site.

Crank · 01-10-2012, 05:48 AM

Put sell pdf files in title and selling pdfs in description tag.

01-07-2012, 07:50 PM	#1
tyzer Warrior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	repeating keywords in the title tag Hi i am somewhat of an seo newbie and i have a question about repeating keywords in the title tags. Specifically my title tag is "sell pdf files \| selling pdfs" is it better to repeat these two words if i make one of the words plural (pdfs) and add ing to the other word (selling)? Or should i just make the title tag "sell pdf files" and not repeat the keywords? what's a better strategy, any advice would be really appreciated thanks

01-07-2012, 08:30 PM	#2
jpboxersox HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: RI Posts: 221 Thanks: 113 Thanked 27 Times in 27 Posts	Re: repeating keywords in the title tag No, its keyword stuffing in my opinion. The only place they can be duplicated is in the body of your website really.

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Henryj93 Warrior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: New York City Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Contact Info	Re: repeating keywords in the title tag No, thats obviously keyword stuffing. If you did something like "Sell PDF Files\| Number one market for PDF Files" then that might work, but do not try to just stuff keywords, search engines notice it and most importantly USERS might notice it.

01-07-2012, 10:08 PM	#4
shabash_23 Small Business WebHosting Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: repeating keywords in the title tag True, do not repeat in title tags unnecessarily. You can stuff it in body and believe me Google will not penalize for it. I have seen one website consistently ranking in top 3 search results for 100s of keywords. There is no content on the page only hundreds of keywords repeating.
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01-08-2012, 02:29 AM	#7
Wes888 Ultimate Warrior Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 97 Thanks: 15 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: repeating keywords in the title tag I agree not to repeat keywords incessantly. Try to add other keywords that are closely associated to your main theme so you don't waste the precious space in your title tag. And also make it human readable and not just a bunch of keywords. So for your example, i would put something like Selling PDF Files Online - Big Selection of PDFs On Sale

01-09-2012, 04:28 PM	#8
tyzer Warrior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: repeating keywords in the title tag Thanks for all the help, its really appreciated.

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ericbryant Live The Life You Love Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: USA Posts: 211 Thanks: 52 Thanked 27 Times in 24 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: repeating keywords in the title tag Yeah once is enough. Plurals and variations are called stems, or stemming. Google is aware of this and does it automagically when you search. Try Googling bicyc*
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01-09-2012, 04:53 PM	#10
yukon SEO Strategist War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 6,534 Thanks: 355 Thanked 1,993 Times in 1,274 Posts	Re: repeating keywords in the title tag Remember that PDF is an abbreviation of "Portable Document Format", so you could use that full text along with the abbreviation in your page Title. Google knows they both have the same meaning. Example: PDF Files \| Portable Document Format Files Do a search for the keyword pdf & Google will also bold the keywords Portable Document Format. Google knows both have the exact same meaning.
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01-09-2012, 09:15 PM	#11
TBInternetMarketing Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: In your PC Posts: 2,075 Thanks: 83 Thanked 789 Times in 234 Posts	Re: repeating keywords in the title tag Be a little careful with this. If your keyword was "Funny clowns", I would usually do something like: Funny Clowns - How To Identify Funny Clowns. That way you are getting it in twice, but it looks a little more natural.

01-09-2012, 10:19 PM	#12
Ibcontact HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 127 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: repeating keywords in the title tag Yes, don't repeat keyword in title. Because its not good for site.

01-10-2012, 05:48 AM	#13
Crank links needed Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 50 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	Re: repeating keywords in the title tag Put sell pdf files in title and selling pdfs in description tag.