Changing titles triggers filter?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by mvhs, Jul 19, 2007.

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    I recently changed about a thousand page's titles, and i noticed my homepage got knocked back for a lot of keywords. Could the title change have triggered this drop in rankings? The inner content page's titles were changed, not homepage. Also on about 50 pages, the titles were changed from retro friendster layouts to "retro friendster layouts friendster layouts" on accident, i'm afraid this may have triggered a "spam" filter. Should I change it back or leave it as is? I'm also paranoid that this may have more negative effects. I haven't been cached in 7 days, which worries me, since other sites have been cached.
     
    mvhs, Jul 19, 2007 IP
  2. eqozonline

    eqozonline Banned

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    Every change on your site will effect your SERP's either in a positive way or a negative way . If your homepage got knocked back for a lot of keywords that's might be because of your competitors are working well your link building scheme isn't good as your competitors have made there . The best practice with titles is used to one that looks real & natural .

    Hope that answer's the question
     
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  3. SEMSpot

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    I would change the title to Retro Friendster Layouts on those 50 pages because the current title your using is a form of keyword stuffing. This could have triggered a filter to devalue your website due to the spammy title. Also have you noticed any changes to your competition's websites? Has there backlink count increased? If you would like, send me your link and I will take a look at it and see what I can help you with.
     
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  4. oseymour

    oseymour Well-Known Member

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    Do you have the same title for all 50 pages? You should use unique titles whenever possible
     
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  5. Manish Pandey

    Manish Pandey Well-Known Member

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    You have 50 pages with similar page titles?

    Well use unique titles for every page. If those pages are the sub pages then use page 2, page 3....and so on in the title!

    Does that make sense!

    Cheers!
     
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  6. educ8it

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    You have to think of your website in a hierarchical way.

    If you have changed the titles on sub-pages, then the way they will be indexed may change because their content appears to change to Google.

    When these pages are re-indexed, their keywords may not relate to your homepage in the same way as before - this is a possible reason for your drop in rankings.

    Each indexed sub-page can help or hinder your homepage.

    AR
     
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  7. trichnosis

    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    title is one of the important tags for google seo . changing title will of course effect your rankings
     
    trichnosis, Jul 20, 2007 IP