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  • lvp1138
    lvp1138 last edited by Sep 11, 2013, 4:48 AM

    I've read the FAQs and searched the help center. My URL is: http://www.webygeeks.comI have updated title tags of my client's website 10-15 days ago, still the title on google is coming as the company name 😞 Why so??Description is correct but title is incorrect, can you please recommend me something guys?Also,

    i am wondering why the google cache is showing date of september 5 and we have changed the titles around 10 - 15 days before that

    http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:P45GOiHRaIUJ:www.webygeeks.com/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk

    Really appreciate your suggestion.

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    • Netlogiq
      Netlogiq last edited by Sep 11, 2013, 7:37 AM Sep 11, 2013, 7:37 AM

      Hello,

      You must go to your Webmasters Tools account and use Labs, Instant Previews, and check if there are any differences between different versions of the website and if Google detects any problems.

      If not, it's possible that in 5 september, you were blocking google from crawling resources such as css. I checked your robots.txt file, and it seems fine - as long as you do not want to restrict Google from indexing those pages.

      I wouldn't worry too much about it.

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      • lvp1138
        lvp1138 last edited by Sep 11, 2013, 7:22 AM Sep 11, 2013, 7:22 AM

        But on  5 september the website was working and loading properly, can you tell me why the messy website is coming on cache?

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        • Netlogiq
          Netlogiq last edited by Sep 11, 2013, 6:30 AM Sep 11, 2013, 6:30 AM

          The cached date changes every time Google crawls your website. 5 September is the last date Google visited your website. Strong websites are indexed daily and every time they publish a new page. Google will index your website faster when it has a bigger authority (popularity - build more valuable external links).

          Best,

          Netlogiq

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          • lvp1138
            lvp1138 @PremioOscar last edited by Sep 11, 2013, 6:23 AM Sep 11, 2013, 6:23 AM

            Yes, i have changed the title of homepage and now it is around 60 characters.

            I have also reduced the characters on meta keywords tag.

            Can you check this?

            i am wondering why the google cache is showing date of september 5 and we have changed the titles around 10 - 15 days before that

            http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:P45GOiHRaIUJ:www.webygeeks.com/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk

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            • PremioOscar
              PremioOscar last edited by Sep 11, 2013, 6:14 AM Sep 11, 2013, 6:09 AM

              The meta data looks okay (although I wouldn't use keywords as search engines don't consider them anymore).

              Your title shows up correctly, in fact I searched for seo india webygeek and the right title came up.

              AS @Netloglq said, you may have typed in the name of your company, if you do so, it only shows the company name.

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              • Netlogiq
                Netlogiq @lvp1138 last edited by Sep 11, 2013, 6:16 AM Sep 11, 2013, 6:08 AM

                Hello,

                You must write shorter meta titles. 🙂 You have 97 characters in your meta title - try reducing it at a maximum of 70.

                When your title tag is too long, instead of simply truncating it and adding an ellipsis to the end the way they used to, Google is trying to algorithmically determine a better title for the post.

                These are the algorithmic changes Google made in May, 2012:

                • "Trigger alt title when HTML title is truncated. [launch codename "tomwaits", project codename "Snippets"] We have algorithms designed to present the best possible result titles. This change will show a more succinct title for results where the current title is so long that it gets truncated. We'll only do this when the new, shorter title is just as accurate as the old one."
                • "Efficiency improvements in alternative title generation. [launch codename "TopOfTheRock", project codename "Snippets"] With this change we've improved the efficiency of title generation systems, leading to significant savings in cpu usage and a more focused set of titles actually shown in search results."
                • "Better demotion of boilerplate anchors in alternate title generation. [launch codename "otisredding", project codename "Snippets"] When presenting titles in search results, we want to avoid boilerplate copy that doesn't describe the page accurately, such as "Go Back." This change helps improve titles by avoiding these less useful bits of text."

                You can read more about long meta titles here!

                Regarding your cache version - Google will index your website faster when it has a bigger authority (popularity - build more valuable external links). It's only normal for your website to be indexed at a lower rate at this point.

                Best,

                Netlogiq

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                • lvp1138
                  lvp1138 last edited by Sep 11, 2013, 5:58 AM Sep 11, 2013, 5:58 AM

                  <title>SEO India, SEO Firm India, SEO India Company providing special SEO services from $250 - Webygeeks</title>http://gmpg.org/xfn/11" />http://www.webygeeks.com/xmlrpc.php" />

                  Where is the problem??

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                  • PremioOscar
                    PremioOscar last edited by Sep 11, 2013, 5:48 AM Sep 11, 2013, 5:48 AM

                    Just checked the html code and in within the title tag there is the following title:

                    Try to change it again because it doesn't look like it's been changed.

                    Usually, changes in the meta tags take place quite quickly

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                    • lvp1138
                      lvp1138 last edited by Sep 11, 2013, 5:32 AM Sep 11, 2013, 5:32 AM

                      Hey PremioOscar, I am using wordpress.

                      @Netlogiq, yes when i search with brand name or URL or site:www.webygeeks.com, the title does not show up.

                      Can you tell me how to fix that?

                      Also, can you please look at this?

                      i am wondering why the google cache is showing date of september 5 and we have changed the titles around 10 - 15 days before that

                      http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:P45GOiHRaIUJ:www.webygeeks.com/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk

                      Netlogiq 1 Reply Last reply Sep 11, 2013, 6:08 AM Reply Quote 0
                      • Netlogiq
                        Netlogiq last edited by Sep 11, 2013, 5:23 AM Sep 11, 2013, 5:23 AM

                        Hello,

                        You probably searched for the main url of the website - in this case, Google shows you the branded meta title. If you search for your actual title, you will see Google returns your title tag as: Webygeeks: SEO India, SEO Firm India, SEO India Company . Also: Your Title tag is too log - try reducing the number of characters to less then 70.

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                        • PremioOscar
                          PremioOscar last edited by Sep 11, 2013, 5:22 AM Sep 11, 2013, 5:22 AM

                          What sort of CMS are you using?

                          I have a custom built CMS and sometimes, due to bugs (I believe), doesn't let me change tags. Ask a developer to look into it.

                          Also if you have update the code directly within the html file, make sure you inserted all the tags correctly

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