Comments on: Optimizing page titles in blogs http://www.thetlog.net/2006/11/27/optimizing-page-titles-in-blogs/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:55:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Paetzold http://www.thetlog.net/2006/11/27/optimizing-page-titles-in-blogs/#comment-12636 Mike Paetzold Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:05:45 +0000 http://www.thetlog.net/2006/11/27/more-on-page-titles-in-blogs/#comment-12636 Personally I think that you should do everything you can to make your blog search engine friendly. The better you do in the search engines the more readers you get. With Word Press you can use plugins like SEO tags to change your tags. Doing the little things will make a huge difference over time and whether you monetize or not you do get more readers. Personally I think that you should do everything you can to make your blog search engine friendly. The better you do in the search engines the more readers you get.

With Word Press you can use plugins like SEO tags to change your tags. Doing the little things will make a huge difference over time and whether you monetize or not you do get more readers.

]]> By: Pedro Timóteo http://www.thetlog.net/2006/11/27/optimizing-page-titles-in-blogs/#comment-12320 Pedro Timóteo Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:08:23 +0000 http://www.thetlog.net/2006/11/27/more-on-page-titles-in-blogs/#comment-12320 Carlos: but I wasn't talking about personal sites at all (though there's nothing wrong with making money with them either). In fact, what separates a personal site from another? If I create a blog about computer games, is that so different from a "personal blog" where, I, as a gamer, talk about games often? Why is it OK to make money with one, but "unethical" to do so with the other? I understand that you hate "splogs". I do, too. But I don't think anyone would call any of my blogs such a thing. As to optimizing titles for SEO... what's wrong with it? I'm not talking about deceiving anyone (which I'd be doing, if I used titles like your examples). I'm just talking about making it <i>clearer</i>. People aren't interested in what my blog is called, but they may be interested in an article I wrote. Why not make it simpler for them? If Google also ranks it higher them, even better! Even in the case of a personal blog, is someone a "sellout" because they try to use more attractive titles? Carlos: but I wasn’t talking about personal sites at all (though there’s nothing wrong with making money with them either). In fact, what separates a personal site from another? If I create a blog about computer games, is that so different from a “personal blog” where, I, as a gamer, talk about games often? Why is it OK to make money with one, but “unethical” to do so with the other?

I understand that you hate “splogs”. I do, too. But I don’t think anyone would call any of my blogs such a thing.

As to optimizing titles for SEO… what’s wrong with it? I’m not talking about deceiving anyone (which I’d be doing, if I used titles like your examples). I’m just talking about making it clearer. People aren’t interested in what my blog is called, but they may be interested in an article I wrote. Why not make it simpler for them? If Google also ranks it higher them, even better!

Even in the case of a personal blog, is someone a “sellout” because they try to use more attractive titles?

]]> By: Carlos Jorge Andrade http://www.thetlog.net/2006/11/27/optimizing-page-titles-in-blogs/#comment-12318 Carlos Jorge Andrade Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:42:59 +0000 http://www.thetlog.net/2006/11/27/more-on-page-titles-in-blogs/#comment-12318 You are missing the hole point of my argument. I'm not against 'making money'. Making money is NICE. I just don't think filling up a personal blog with ads and "optimizing" it's title to the point a *removing it* is the best one can do. After all, it's a personal site or a 'making money' site ? Like I said, people make personal blogs with diferent reasons in mind. As for other sites ? Sure, place ads on them, porn ads, whatever. I'm just talking about personal sites, blogs. One add or so, no problem... messing it all up just to make 0.50 cents/day... don't think so. Pro bloggers ? Sure, but they are blogs with a theme in mind. But hey, it's just me. Some years ago I was against adds on personal blogs, and now I have two on mine. I just think some over do it... You are missing the hole point of my argument. I’m not against ‘making money’. Making money is NICE.
I just don’t think filling up a personal blog with ads and “optimizing” it’s title to the point a *removing it* is the best one can do. After all, it’s a personal site or a ‘making money’ site ? Like I said, people make personal blogs with diferent reasons in mind.

As for other sites ? Sure, place ads on them, porn ads, whatever. I’m just talking about personal sites, blogs. One add or so, no problem… messing it all up just to make 0.50 cents/day… don’t think so.
Pro bloggers ? Sure, but they are blogs with a theme in mind.

But hey, it’s just me. Some years ago I was against adds on personal blogs, and now I have two on mine. I just think some over do it…

]]> By: Pedro Timóteo http://www.thetlog.net/2006/11/27/optimizing-page-titles-in-blogs/#comment-12317 Pedro Timóteo Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:14:50 +0000 http://www.thetlog.net/2006/11/27/more-on-page-titles-in-blogs/#comment-12317 Carlos: you're being unfair. It's the typical Portuguese view: it's "unethical" to be paid to do something you like. If you like something, then you can't ever make money with it. You can only be paid for a 9-to-6 job. Why must "enjoyment" and "making money" always be separate? Anyway, what I want is readers, not hits. Spammy titles like those would only get the latter. P.S. - aren't there ads on <a href="http://www.destakes.com/" rel="nofollow">Destakes</a>? ;) P.P.S. - will those title examples in your comment get me hits from people searching for those? :) Carlos: you’re being unfair. It’s the typical Portuguese view: it’s “unethical” to be paid to do something you like. If you like something, then you can’t ever make money with it. You can only be paid for a 9-to-6 job.

Why must “enjoyment” and “making money” always be separate?

Anyway, what I want is readers, not hits. Spammy titles like those would only get the latter.

P.S. – aren’t there ads on Destakes? ;)

P.P.S. – will those title examples in your comment get me hits from people searching for those? :)

]]> By: Carlos Jorge Andrade http://www.thetlog.net/2006/11/27/optimizing-page-titles-in-blogs/#comment-12316 Carlos Jorge Andrade Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:08:19 +0000 http://www.thetlog.net/2006/11/27/more-on-page-titles-in-blogs/#comment-12316 That an obvious conclusion... even better is replacing all post titles with "Free sex", "Ana Malhoa", "Free money", "Floribella", etc. It's just a question of "bloging" or "bloging to be crawled by Google and people ending up here by mistake and clicking on my ads that are all over the place". But then, people have blogs for all sort of diferent reasons. ;-) That an obvious conclusion… even better is replacing all post titles with “Free sex”, “Ana Malhoa”, “Free money”, “Floribella”, etc. It’s just a question of “bloging” or “bloging to be crawled by Google and people ending up here by mistake and clicking on my ads that are all over the place”.
But then, people have blogs for all sort of diferent reasons. ;-)

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]]> By: Pedro Timóteo http://www.thetlog.net/2006/11/27/optimizing-page-titles-in-blogs/#comment-12308 Pedro Timóteo Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:17:16 +0000 http://www.thetlog.net/2006/11/27/more-on-page-titles-in-blogs/#comment-12308 Lorelle: hmm, good point. I guess the culprit was the default WordPress theme (and most themes are based on that) all along. Thanks. Lorelle: hmm, good point. I guess the culprit was the default WordPress theme (and most themes are based on that) all along. Thanks.

]]> By: Lorelle http://www.thetlog.net/2006/11/27/optimizing-page-titles-in-blogs/#comment-12295 Lorelle Tue, 28 Nov 2006 04:53:02 +0000 http://www.thetlog.net/2006/11/27/more-on-page-titles-in-blogs/#comment-12295 Good info on titles but just a note. WordPress does not automatically or by default use anything to create the title of the blog in the title tag of the head. It is the WordPress Theme chosen by the user that uses whatever methodology the Theme designer choose. A WordPress Theme designer can use "Blog Title - Post Title" or "Post Title - Blog Title" or "This is an article called Post Title from the Blog Title Blog". It's up to the designer, and then to the user who wants to edit the title tag to say whatever they want to say in their title. You can learn more about this from my article series on <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/09/20/creating-effective-attention-getting-headlines-and-titles/" title="Creating Effective, Attention-Getting Headlines and Titles" rel="nofollow">Creating Effective, Attention-Getting Headlines and Titles</a>. Good info on titles but just a note. WordPress does not automatically or by default use anything to create the title of the blog in the title tag of the head. It is the WordPress Theme chosen by the user that uses whatever methodology the Theme designer choose. A WordPress Theme designer can use “Blog Title – Post Title” or “Post Title – Blog Title” or “This is an article called Post Title from the Blog Title Blog”. It’s up to the designer, and then to the user who wants to edit the title tag to say whatever they want to say in their title.

You can learn more about this from my article series on Creating Effective, Attention-Getting Headlines and Titles.

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