How many words in the title tag do you think Google will read?

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How many words will Google read in a title tag?

  1. 10

    6 vote(s)
    46.2%
  2. 15

    3 vote(s)
    23.1%
  3. 20

    1 vote(s)
    7.7%
  4. 35

    2 vote(s)
    15.4%
  5. 50+

    1 vote(s)
    7.7%
  1. #1
    Take a guess, post, and then go look see how many words Google will allow you to put in your title tag!

    :eek:
     
    Sandpetra, Aug 4, 2007 IP
  2. Badlands07

    Badlands07 Well-Known Member

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    Very interesting, but a site with that many keywords is probably just spam and it would probably look pretty unprofessional. Thank you for sharing, can't wait to see what Yahoo and MSN do.
     
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  3. Sandpetra

    Sandpetra Guest

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    #3
    You didn't guess! :)
     
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  4. Badlands07

    Badlands07 Well-Known Member

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    Sorry, my guess was 10-20 (I know kind of a range as I was not sure)...:)
     
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  5. questionable

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    let's see il go for around the same figure as Badlands07

    edit:just read your blog, interesting

    wont give it away:D
     
    questionable, Aug 4, 2007 IP
  6. davewashere

    davewashere Active Member

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    Hmmm, I'm a little surprised. I would have guessed about 10.
     
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  7. grg

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    #7
    My guess was 8-10. Even with your info I will not make so long titles in my pages :)
     
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  8. Badlands07

    Badlands07 Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, I agree that even though you can, that does not mean that you should. I think I will stick with a lot less. Just my 2 cents...:)
     
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  9. Sandpetra

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    Of course I'm not advocating the use of such a long title tag, unless you're a spammer :)
     
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  10. Idiot Inside

    Idiot Inside Well-Known Member

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    Not sure about how many words Google read but it show title on serps only 66 characters, including spaces.
     
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  11. trichnosis

    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    i think title length is not a problem to read for google but if you want it to be effective, it's better to use nearly 60 character
     
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  12. dcristo

    dcristo Illustrious Member

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    #12
    Actually, it's the other way around. The less characters you use, the more importance you are placing on the targeted keyword phrases.
     
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  13. Sandpetra

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    Well so everybody thinks. But then again, everybody thinks google won't read 50 words..... this will be my next test, I think.

    Any ideas how to set this one up? :)
     
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  14. advantage

    advantage Well-Known Member

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    #14
    dcristo is right - if your site is a contender and has enough pagerank to get indexed frequently - you can sometimes jocky for position by dropping words from your title or moving your keywords to the beginning of the title.
     
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  15. dcristo

    dcristo Illustrious Member

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    #15
    You shouldn't be using 50 words, or anywhere near it for that matter. Having about 7-8 words in the page title would be ideal. The concept is similar to anchor text you are trying to target. The more words used in the anchor text, the less importance you are placing on each individual word.
     
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  16. Adulu

    Adulu Peon

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    #16
    I vote 15 words
    I guess
     
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  17. jammy69

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    i guess 10-12
     
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  18. totalmasala

    totalmasala Banned

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    can't gues because i have not found anywhere!
     
    totalmasala, Aug 5, 2007 IP