Title Tag Question

by prabash82

Posted: 16 years ago 17 replies

As i know Title Tag characters should be Limited to 60-80. I think after the 80 characters google bots doesn't read that characters. But Plz check this site "Ulagalla Resorts". This site Title has 776 characters. When you search "Vessagiriya Ruins and Caves". You Can see google bots read that keyword and display this page in to the first SERP page.

Guys any ideas?

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Michael Ten 16 years ago

meh. prolly stick to the consensus..
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marketgoal 16 years ago

I think title tag should not more than 70 to 80 characters. Its also true that many sites have more than this length but this is not good according to google.
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Wesley Atkins 16 years ago

Google will only read the first 70 characters of the Title tag.

Google will only display the first 70 characters of the Title tag in the results.

Therefore, it is recommended to use 70 characters..

However, you will not get penalized for using more...
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Martin2010 16 years ago

Yes google doesn't really bother if you have more but they simply don't read them. Don't worry if it's more but if you can help it then limit it to 70 max. Also make sure you get a few of your keywords in the titles but don't use the same on every page or Google does penalise you. By this i mean don't replicate!!! move them about by all means but don't replicate!!!!
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calfred 16 years ago

Doesn't matter.

VacuumWizard.com has a long title (close to 70 characters)

but still gets optimized for all 3 keyword phrases.
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Peter Gregory 16 years ago

Obviously the competition for that term is so low that google is having to go out of it's way to find something to return results for it. I mean look at the search results for that term. Most of the first page is filled with forum posts where you asked this same question.

If there was any competition for the term it would not show up.
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- Carl Brown 16 years ago
  
  That's funny. He obviously thinks he's gaining a keyword advantage. He's not. Here's the complete "title":
  
  Ulagalla Resort|Boutique Hotels Sri Lanka|Luxury Hotels Sri Lanka|Luxury Resorts Sri Lanka|Boutique Resorts Sri Lanka|Luxury Resorts Anuradhapura|Anuradhapura Hotels|Exclusive Resorts Sri Lanka|Luxury Accommodation Sri Lanka|Privacy Resorts Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Chalets|Eco Tourism Sri Lanka|Eco Friendly Resorts Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka Boutique Hotel|Nature Resorts Sri Lanka| Agrotourism Resorts Sri Lanka|Cultural Triangle Hotels|World Heritage Sites Archaeological Sites|Private Plunge Pool Resorts |Historic Architectural Resorts|Heritage Hotels| Lovamahapaya|Sri Maha Bodhi|Thuparamaya|Mahasen's Palace|Ratnaprasada|Kuttam Pokuna|Mihintale|Jetavanarama Dagoba|Ruvanveliseya Dagoba|Samadhi Buddha Statue|Isurumuniya Rock Temple|Vessagiriya Ruins and Caves| Anuradhapura Museum
  Like others have said, he is where he is, because he has no real competition
  
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orvn 16 years ago

Woah woah woah guys.

The way I understand it:
1) You can have long title tags. If Google thinks it's too long, it will create its own custom tag from snippets of your title. That being said, stuffing isn't recommended

2) Google reserves the right to also replace titles where every page on the domain has the same title or where the title is clearly being stuffed with keywords.

3) Google will select a title from snippets when the page has a generic title (index, untitled, etc.)

YouTube - Snippets and Titles
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shulink 16 years ago

Title tag is not the only SEO technique why a site ranks well. You can have many characters, but Google will only take the first 60 and ignore the rest but it won't penalize your site for that. His site rank well probably with a lot quality backlinks and other factors.
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samual james 16 years ago

site got ranking because he use low phrase keywords ist one has 551 real search and second one is 55 real search volume as i know google only read first 70 character of title so try to follow guidelines of SEO
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linkjv 16 years ago

I searched that keyword and my web browser shown only some of them, not 776 characters
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LangeTroels 16 years ago

IMHO it doesn't make sense to put like 700 characters in a single title, because you can't optimize a single webpage for that many different keywords or phrases anyways (if there is any competition at all).. A title tag has a certain amount of power and it is divided between the entered keywords, so by entering such a long title you just dilute the value of each keywords...
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john smith1 16 years ago

I had a doubt how many competitors are getting high ranks even though their title tags exceeds above 90 characters
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oceantide24 16 years ago

The best thing is to stick to the rule. you won't lose anything
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shuvo 16 years ago

It is best to keep words in title tag between 70 to 80.You can know more about it from google's seo starter guide.It is best to follow google's instruction on it.
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socialbookmark 16 years ago

Its better that you limit your title tag short but who said Google doesn't index more than 80 characters of title tag? It index all title tag but shorter is better in most cases for ranking.
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