The best SEO page title – Only keyword or keyword in a sentence?

What is the best SEO practice for a page title?

<Title>Only Keyword</Title>
<Title>Keyword with little descriptions about keyword</Title> or
<Title>Keyword: A little descriptions about keyword </Title> or
<Title>Keyword – A little descriptions about keyword </Title> or
- Any other approach?

Thanks..

 

I don't like using filler text in my titles. I generally use my 3-4 kw phrase combined with 1-2 themed words and 1-2 stop words if they are required to mesh my terms.

 

What's a stop word?

 

If you just use the single keyword you may or may not get a good spot in the SERPS, but your title will look way too spammy for me to click on

 

The best title for a page in terms of SEO is to choose one that fits the content All the different titles can be used to suit various format, for example:

<title>Search Engine Optimization</title>
Describes a page that contains all the information of search engine optimization. Very general.

<title>Search Engine Optimization Myths</title>
Describes a page that contains all the myths of search engine optimization. Narrower scope.

Therefore,
Best practice == A title (short & sweet) that well summaries the content.

EDIT: To include stopwords definitions:
Stopwords mean those words that are ignored (from the queries) by the search engine during a search. More details can be found at:
http://www.google.com/help/basics.html#stopwords

 

I prefer using the keyword(s) only.
Targets the googlers eyes a bit better (thats what i think).

 

All my page titles are like this:

Company Name | Keyword or maybe two keywords

 

The best way is to optimize each page title tag for that page, use keywords but don't overdo it, for example.

<title>Learn all about the way SERPS work and everything about them</title>

HTML:

I wouldn't use something like that, but something shorter and more focused.

<title>SERPS - Explained..</title>

HTML:

You could do it better, but thats just an example.

 

Just to add a question in here, now that we're on the subject. What about Pipes or Dashes in the title?

I found in an article I read never to use "stop" words, and use the Pipe ( | ) instead. But then it seems that the dash ( - ) might work even better.

For instance
<title>SEO Techiques and how to implement them</title>

or

<title>SEO Techiques | How to implement them</title>

or
<title>SEO Techiques - How to implement them</title>

And further, what is the common thought on capitilization? Being an old Marketer, a good rule of thumb in text is to Capitalize your Power Words, to catch attention. I've always thought of that as true in Titles as well. What would do better?

<title>SEO Techiques - How to implement them</title>

or

<title>SEO Techiques - how to implement them</title>

or

<title>How to implement SEO techiques </title>

 

so then witch would be better - or | ?

I have always used - and never thought of |

hmmm...

 

<Title>Only Keyword</Title> may be more better for SERPS.
but <Title>Keyword –( | )A little descriptions about keyword </Title> can get more clicks.

 

A short keywork phrase like...

Free Online Games

 

main keyword | little detail
I think this works best for SERP's and clicks, its a meet in the middle so they don't compromise one another

 

I will go with this

<Title>Keyword – A little descriptions about keyword </Title>

 

Keyword1 | Keyword2 | Keyword3

shud do the job, though don't overdo it. Make sure the title also makes sense

 

I have found that Google likes the keyword being the first words in title containing 25% of the keywords your are targeting.

 

I think the best page title should be concise (can be a short sentence) but most importantly it should reflect the content of the page. Try to use keywords but not a comma separated list of keywords and make sure the keywords are repeated in the page body too in a natural way.

 

It highly depends on your website! There is no way to provide a standard example.

If the keyword is short you might use Keyword | Synonym | Company
If it is a long targeted keyword than you don't need any additional words.
If you want to brand your company than it is good to have the domain in the title
Etc.

 

in my opinion title using keywords in a phrase is more advantage compare with title with compeling keywords.

 

I suggest your TITLE being something like:

Company Name | Service 1, Service 2

Short and sweet and no added fluff or unnecessary words. Plus its human-friendly too.

Match it to your H1 tag whilst you're at it.