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Why SERP Showing Page Title instead of Meta Tags?

by jhakasseo
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Hello Warriors,

I am facing this issue from quite a long time.
I am working on dynamic website it has so many pages.
I remember at starting when I create meta tags and description I check those on google.
to see what google showing in Search result, It was fine.

But Now interesting thing happened, It is showing Page title instead of Meta tags and this is applied for damn whole website.
Here is the website with site:domain.com http://goo.gl/MbIcuu

What could be reason for this?
#meta #page #serp #showing #tags #title
  • Profile picture of the author arpitagarwal82
    Strange. I checked the source of your pages and title tag is well defined.
    May be this is the reason New Title Tag Guidelines & Preview Tool - Moz
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  • Profile picture of the author nettiapina
    Google sometimes shortens/cleans titles. Yours are too long, or considered "spammy" for some reason. Perhaps they seem a bit too auto-generated...

    Google's help page
    Google Changing Titles in Search Results, SEOs Not Happy - SEW

    In my opinion Google might be doing you a favour by using straightforward titles.
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    • Profile picture of the author jhakasseo
      Originally Posted by nettiapina View Post

      Google sometimes shortens/cleans titles. Yours are too long, or considered "spammy" for some reason. Perhaps they seem a bit too auto-generated...

      Google's help page
      Google Changing Titles in Search Results, SEOs Not Happy - SEW

      In my opinion Google might be doing you a favour by using straightforward titles.
      Yeah title is auto-generated as its dynamic website It wont be possible to create meta tags manually for each pages.

      so In your opinion what could be done to show title on SERP?
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      • Profile picture of the author nettiapina
        Originally Posted by jhakasseo View Post

        so In your opinion what could be done to show title on SERP?
        Nick Evans makes a good point on the site structure, and that's something you should fix. However the pattern of title change matches what Google is known to be doing. They may take the last part of URL and use it as the title.

        You never know with Google. As is apparent from this example they think themselves as the gatekeepers who've got right to change stuff as they see fit.

        I'd try to be more straightforward and use something like city name + main keyword. Have the other keywords in the article, maybe in h1/h2 titles.
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  • Profile picture of the author Nick Evans
    Hi,
    Your problem comes from the fact that your title tag is OUTSIDE of the <head> tag. For some weird reason, your title tag is placed inside the <body> tag, where it shouldn't be. So Google ignores it.
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    • Profile picture of the author jhakasseo
      Originally Posted by obnoxiouswaffle View Post

      Hi,
      Your problem comes from the fact that your title tag is OUTSIDE of the <head> tag. For some weird reason, your title tag is placed inside the <body> tag, where it shouldn't be. So Google ignores it.
      I hope this could be issue for this.
      But

      I just compared 2 pages

      one is showing right title which has title tag within <head> </head>
      Another is now showing title whish has title tag withing same <head> </head>

      OK I will test on changing it and will update here.
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  • Profile picture of the author dgui123451
    I guess its wrong placement of tags.
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    • Profile picture of the author jhakasseo
      Originally Posted by dgui123451 View Post

      I guess its wrong placement of tags.
      The placement of tags has not been changed from last 6 month. I remember few month I ago I was able to see right title and description in google having meta tags exactly where it is right now.
      But having said that I will change the placement into <head> </head>.
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  • Profile picture of the author jhakasseo
    We are going to change website structure soon.
    This time I want to be perfect about site structure and uses of meta tags.
    As I have mentioned above Its a dynamic website, I have read in many other forum saying to change title dynamically? what is it? it means I need to change title everytime when user search with keyword. Google will not have issue with doing this? same for description.

    I also thinking to change meta tags this way.

    in Meta title: 1st Keyword - website name
    in same page put 2nd keyword meta description
    in same page put 3rd keyword in H1 and 4th in H2 (if available)
    rest of keywords in content on same page.

    My question is it good not to match same keyword in one single page instead of optimizing all different keyword?
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    • Profile picture of the author paulgl
      Originally Posted by jhakasseo View Post

      I also thinking to change meta tags this way.

      in Meta title: 1st Keyword - website name
      There is no such animal in 2014.

      Your site is junk.

      Your site is using copied content. Read: Laziness.
      Some of it downright stolen.

      Your site is just there...for what?

      I have no idea why people cannot be honest.

      You build a junk site, (India, no less) and you expect riches.

      Then get mad when google comes up with junk entries.

      Paul
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      • Profile picture of the author jhakasseo
        Originally Posted by paulgl View Post

        There is no such animal in 2014.

        Your site is junk.

        Your site is using copied content. Read: Laziness.
        Some of it downright stolen.

        Your site is just there...for what?

        I have no idea why people cannot be honest.

        You build a junk site, (India, no less) and you expect riches.

        Then get mad when google comes up with junk entries.

        Paul
        Oh come on Its not my website It's client website and I am working on it to get better for ranking.

        I already know website structure is big time suck.
        And some content is not unique on website as well. But I am ranking for few keywords with that also.
        Please read the question carefully mate and then answer despite of speaking your mouth with full of baddies..

        (India, no less) and you expect riches.?
        what do you mean by that dude. if you dont want to give answer just leave it to others and get the hell out of my thread.

        Secondly, I honestly changing website according to SERP and trying to solve issue that will helpful for me as well as other who will or getting kind of similar issue.
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        • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
          Originally Posted by jhakasseo View Post

          Oh come on Its not my website It's client website and I am working on it to get better for ranking.
          and unless you just sell links its part of the job of an SEO to fix it

          And some content is not unique on website as well. But I am ranking for few keywords with that also.
          This thread will rank for a few keywords and there is no SEO working on it.


          We are going to change website structure soon.
          That should be done first
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    The site in OP is owned by Warrior Forum member, I can't remember who but I do remember multiple SEO threads about the site & I received multiple PMs about the site a few months back.

    No offense but that site structure is literally the worst site I've ever seen on the internet. I wouldn't wish that site on an SEO competitor (it's that bad).
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    • Profile picture of the author jhakasseo
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      The site in OP is owned by Warrior Forum member, I can't remember who but I do remember multiple SEO threads about the site & I received multiple PMs about the site a few months back.

      No offense but that site structure is literally the worst site I've ever seen on the internet. I wouldn't wish that site on an SEO competitor (it's that bad).
      @Yukon It was me only who contacted you regarding the same issue and discuss over there I think. (Not remember exactly)

      And Yes about website structure as I said above is not good I have talked to client before on this but he is too slow on taking decisions and that is now causing more issues. But now he is taken steps to change structure soon (after 3000+ pages indexed )
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      • Profile picture of the author yukon
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        Originally Posted by jhakasseo View Post

        @Yukon It was me only who contacted you regarding the same issue and discuss over there I think. (Not remember exactly)

        And Yes about website structure as I said above is not good I have talked to client before on this but he is too slow on taking decisions and that is now causing more issues. But now he is taken steps to change structure soon (after 3000+ pages indexed )
        Ok, I get too many PMs to remember who owns each site, I just remember the site was a nightmare as far as onpage SEO.

        Personally, unless they're willing to delete the site (link in OP) & start over with better site structure I would stop working with that client because everything they're currently trying to do is counterproductive. The site isn't even user friendly, so without user friendly & SEO what's left?
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        • Profile picture of the author jhakasseo
          Originally Posted by yukon View Post

          Personally, unless they're willing to delete the site (link in OP) & start over with better site structure I would stop working with that client because everything they're currently trying to do is counterproductive. The site isn't even user friendly, so without user friendly & SEO what's left?
          I can say that website is not seo friendly but as user point of view website is very good. I dont know why you dont like it. At the end its your own opinion. Would be what you dont like apart from SEO?
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