Hyphens in Page Titles?
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We are using a combination of keywords using our brand name. So the keyword is structure as:
brand name - word (separated by a hyphen)
When I run a report on the page for the keywords that have the above format, the report tells me that I need to use the keyword in the title of the page.
Is it okay to have hyphens in Page Titles? I assume not, but I want to double check.
Thanks,
Alex
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Hi Alex - have you considered using a format such as this for your title tags -
Word | Brand Name
However to actually answer your question it is fine to use hyphens I have several well ranked pages that use a hyphen in the title tag and this has not caused me any issues - out ranking sites that don't use the hyphen format. The thing I would think about though is having your brand regularly coming before anything else in the title tag that's why I suggested the format above - just a suggestion. You can still rank well for branded keywords with your brand being second in the title tag order.
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Then, why when I do a report and the keyword consists of brand name - another word, On Page Analysis Report Tool tells me that I need to put the keyword in the title tag? Is it just a bug in the tool then?
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you mean in the <title>tag? yes you can use hyphens.</p></title>
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