Hello Friends, There is not a single webpage in the top rankings that does not include their main keyword in their title tags. A web page may not use the keyword in their main body instead they use inbound links to rank well, but still in the title tag it is very critical to include it. There are several things to consider for title tag optimization: 1. Important keywords must appear in the title tag 2. Title tags should not exceed the length of 60 characters and must have only 7 to 10 words 3. It should be easily read by the web-surfer (user- friendly) 4. Stop words must be used sparingly and avoid dead weight words altogether if possible 5. Keywords must be as close together as possible (keyword proximity) 6. Put the keywords as close to the title tag's beginning as possible 7. Proper word order of the title tag must be maintained 8.Repeating the keyword in the title tag should be very limited
Hmm. The exact wording including your intro is at http://www.webdesign.org/site-maintenance/se-optimization/title-tags-optimization.16213.html Is that your site? If so, it is a good one. If not, the next time you steal someones content, you should at least give them credit for it)
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Hi Jim4767, Yes the title tags playing a major role in your optimization, if you have created the title tags very much relevant to your page then it is a big boosting factor in the rankings.