Title, Meta Description length and SEO

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by shailendra, Mar 27, 2009.

  1. #1
    Hello Everyone,

    I am bit confused about the appropriate length of the title and meta description tags. Quite often SEOs suggest that title should be of 65 characters and description of 165 characters as Google does not display more characters than these. But some say that although Google doesn't display these many characters yet it crawls and index them and therefore we can use more characters. Which one is true?
     
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  2. GMBRDILOS

    GMBRDILOS Well-Known Member

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    #2
    I think that it doesn't matter if google crowls or not, try not to use more than 65 characters, its useless.
     
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    #3
    title should have 65 char, meta desc have 180 limit
     
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    #4

    I think 200 characters for description and 65 characters in title are ok.
     
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    #5
    That is correct, but I never intend to go over 100 characters for description and 40 for title
     
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  6. mr_mahesh_in

    mr_mahesh_in Well-Known Member

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    Max no. of words that is best for SEO: 9
     
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    #7
    I doubt it..
    Do you want to say, the tile should be 9 characters only ??

    As far as I know, 65 char for titles is fine..


     
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  8. abhay.sinha22

    abhay.sinha22 Guest

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    #8
    Its no of Words dear not characters dont be confuse
     
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    #9
    I think title tag should be upto 100 characters and description upto 250 characters.
     
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    #10
    i am going with title with 65 chars and description with 250 characters.
     
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    #11
    Lately there has been a trend of short titles, less amount of keywords and more meaningful description.
     
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    #12
    good length title contain 25 Characters & Max. title length should be 65.
    good description length is 165 Characters & Max. description length should be 200.
     
    nickjason, Mar 27, 2009 IP
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    #13
    length isn't a matter but the appropriate chosen of keywords and description is also matter...
    you can with the 70-80 in title and 165-185 into Description tags.

    Cheeres
     
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    Ohh a question on the side line here, do we get penalized if we repeat a keyword more than three times and what about a keyword that appears in the combinations, such as "old computers", "used computers", "branded computers" .. I hope you see what I mean here.
     
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    Yeah if i were you i'd keep it to 50 for title and 150 - 175 for description. Not that meta makes a blind bit of difference in my eyes....
     
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  16. thesiege84

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    #16
    these are classed as different keywords as long as there is a comma between them
     
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  17. Alan Smith

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    #17
    hi,

    please read below mentioned Char..limitation of meta tags is follows like -

    Title Tag [65 Char..]

    Description [180 Char..]

    K/W tags [max..8 keywords]
     
    Alan Smith, Mar 27, 2009 IP
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    #18
    Where do these numbers come from?
     
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