Should Title and Meta tags be different for each page?

15 years ago

Hi Jonathan,

Absolutely, yes. I don't see how anyone could make an argument for using the same title on multiple pages, that's just being lazy.

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dotslash

15 years ago

Jonathan,

Definitely unique titles for each page - in fact if you've got Google webmaster tools installed you'll actually get a warning if you do have duplicate titles on multiple pages.

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dave147 15 years ago

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- ehicks727 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by dave147
  
  you can use the same metatags for each page, but add extra "related" keywords for the particular page
  
  You'd be better off making totally unique title tags and description meta tags for every single page. That's what Google wants, so give it to them.
  
  This is kind of what separates the SEO men from the boys right here.... going that last mile to tweak your keyword focus for every single page.
  
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  ehicks727 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by dave147
  
  Yes, totally unique title tags and description. I am referring to metatags > keywords
  
  Ah, I gotcha... sorry.
  
  Thanks
  
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JK Nyerere

15 years ago

Only the title should be different for seo purposes. Why would you want the same title on each page?

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debra 15 years ago

Here is a template that I worked up for your onpage meta tags:

Meta-Tags for Search Engines

<META NAME="DESCRIPTION" CONTENT="place the page's description here">
<META NAME="KEYWORDS" CONTENT="place PAGE key words here, separated by commas">
Hint: Do not repeat words and keep the list short and specific to the page.
Choose ONLY ONE of the four Robot METAs below that apply to the page you place it on.
<META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT= "INDEX, FOLLOW">
Function: Robot indexes the page AND follows all links (Default state if no robots meta is specified.)
<META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT= "NOINDEX, NOFOLLOW">
Function: Robot does not index the page nor follow links (Good for a links page, shopping cart, etc.)
<META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="INDEX, NOFOLLOW">
Function: Robot indexes the page but does NOT follow links
<META NAME="ROBOTS' CONTENT="NOINDEX, FOLLOW">
Function: Robot does NOT index the page but follows all links (Good for transition page)
<META NAME="REVISIT-AFTER" CONTENT="30 DAYS">
Options: This can be anything you want in days. Be realistic, if your site is rather static, go with 30 days or longer. If you do a weekly calendar of events, 5 days is a good starting point for that individual page. You don't want to have robots scarfing up your page every day if they are not changing.
<META NAME="RATING" CONTENT="viewer rating goes here (choose one from options)"
Options: general, adult, mature, restricted, 14 years, safe for kids
<META NAME="COPYRIGHT" CONTENT="Copyright©2004 Your Company Here.com, all rights reserved">
<META NAME="AUTHOR" CONTENT="your name or company name here">
This and the contact address below, provide a way for individuals to contact you.
<META NAME="CONTACT_ADDR"="the contact e-mail or physical address for you or your company">
This and the author tag above provide a way for individuals to contact you.
<META NAME="DISTRIBUTION" CONTENT="Global">
Options: Local (or a specific geographic area such as New England, Western Europe, or Japan. Use Global unless you want your pages restricted to a certain geographic area. Use Local for intranet (internal company) sites that you do NOT want indexed along with a NOINDEX NOFOLLOW robots META and a robots.txt file restricting robot access to the pages.
<META NAME="RESOURCE-TYPE" CONTENT="document">
This tells the robot that the page is an html document and should be walked.
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spires

15 years ago

Yes, Yes, Yes.
Each page title should match the specific keyword for that page. Each page on your website should be optimized for a specific keyword.

Good Luck

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Ron Annand

15 years ago

Thanks Debra
I hope it is OK if I copy and paste into notepad for future reference . It is very easy to find a lot of seo on blogging but it is getting a lot harder to find it for html pages . It seems like meta tags are often overlooked these days , everyone is too worried about web 2.0 and forget to do the basics.

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JoeCool 15 years ago

Hi Ron,

See my thread here if you want the answers straight from Google's own mouth...

Google's Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide

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Mr_Julian_S

15 years ago

The Title and Meta Tags of each page should be unique. This is because the content of each page is different, so it would be useful and more informative for both users and search engines if the Tags to a page are specifically tailored to its content.

The Title and Meta Tags of each page should accurately describe that page's content. Part of the reason why they should also be unique.

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Jenie0109

15 years ago

making duplicated title is not a wisely action...Indeed "useful and more informative" are must for considerations

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joeljonathan

15 years ago

Yes - always in every situation no matter what they should be different.

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shakir

15 years ago

Originally Posted by JonathanR

Should each page of my site have a different title name and meta tags?

I have seen arguments each way for this, but I am thinking that the answer has to be yes as each page should be optimized according to the subject of the page not the subject of the overall site. Agree?

All shoiuld be diff.. bcz if contains any duplicate in meta tag google will produce an error.. I got some error for duplicate meta description.. and tooks months to clear the domain from Google

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intelinside

15 years ago

Different title to every page is an absolute must.

However, you can use your primary keyword in your other pages titles in a ratio of 10% or so to emphasize on your site's theme.

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