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  • Solid_Gold
    Solid_Gold last edited by Jun 10, 2015, 9:14 PM

    My company made a branding decision to use lowercase for all of our title tags. This, of course, means that our titles on SERPs are all lower case. Overwhelmingly, it seems that websites use title case. This makes me wonder if we're shooting ourselves in the foot.

    Does using lower case titles negatively impact our rankings and/or click through rates? Is there any data out there suggesting that title case has a better click through rate than lower case?

    Thanks for reading!

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    • TheDude
      TheDude Subscriber last edited by Sep 16, 2015, 12:25 PM Sep 16, 2015, 12:25 PM

      Thanks John!

      Your company's optimization tools are very interesting.  I'd like to implement if possible...Do you have a way to integrate it w/ Amazon, similar to SERP Turkey's "Mechanical Turk?".  See: http://www.tomanthony.co.uk/blog/amazon-mechanical-turk-serp-turkey/

      I suppose for a small business, you would recommend running an optimization tool like yours or SERP turkey, then tracking the implementation w/ before and after from WMT using spreadsheets, correct?

      If so, what is the minimum amount of impressions that should be collected to consider the data reliable?  Our industry has relatively low search volume, so I would venture to guess that a set minimum time frame would make less sense than impression totals.

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      • ClaytonJ
        ClaytonJ last edited by Sep 16, 2015, 12:05 PM Sep 16, 2015, 12:05 PM

        I do not think anything can be truly accurate or perfect online, the nature of bots, broken links, and again too many variables. But it is 100% improvement on the old search console. In short it is unquestionably more accurate than the old search console. The old search console had too many variables.  The new search console, gives us more succinct information.

        And on the cross comparison of data between old search console and new search console - I think this would have negligible utility - certainly not worth relying on.  The way the data has been collated means it is not like for like.  So yes, I think your experiments would be thrown off, but general trends maybe still be identifiable.

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        • TheDude
          TheDude Subscriber @ClaytonJ last edited by Sep 16, 2015, 11:52 AM Sep 16, 2015, 11:52 AM

          Hey John,

          Thanks for your response. Do you believe the "Search Analytics" data in WMT is accurate? I just finished an experiment where I tracked clicks, impressions, CTR and avg. position (using data from WMT). However, I know that WMT data accuracy was an issue in the past which Google has supposedly fixed.

          Since I started the experiments in mid March before the data accuracy was addressed, do you think my test could be thrown off?

          Thanks!

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          • Solid_Gold
            Solid_Gold @TheDude last edited by Sep 16, 2015, 11:50 AM Sep 16, 2015, 11:50 AM

            Hey TheDude -

            For my rudimentary test I recorded 28 days worth of WMT data (impressions, clicks, CTR, avg pos.) before the capitalization change, then measured 28 days worth of data after the change and measured the difference.

            My results were inconclusive, but in favor of title casing. My company's SEO traffic is seasonal, so clicks and CTR have been on the rise independent of the capitalization changes. This makes it difficult to isolate the impact of my changes.

            If I were to do it again, I would identify N eligible for change pages with comparable stats and then divide them 50/50 into test and control groups. Then I'd make the changes to the test group and measure. The test group lift vs. control group would have given a clearer picture of the impact of the capitalization change.

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            • ClaytonJ
              ClaytonJ last edited by Sep 16, 2015, 11:10 AM Sep 16, 2015, 11:10 AM

              The dude

              Yes we get uplift.  But for small traffic sites it can be close to immeasurable.  For large traffic sites, we find it easy to get data from WMT's to demonstrate uplift. I have not heard from solid gold, except he seemed to like the experiment results back when we did it, and was implementing.

              On us, yes, we use our own tool, but the results are independently measurable from WMT's. The new updates in search console earlier this year, have been integral and precise to tracking impact.

              So suggest you excel spread sheet keypages  CTR & Clicks (data from WMT's) and then monitor changes post implementation.  You cannot go wrong for more than a week...

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              • TheDude
                TheDude Subscriber last edited by Sep 16, 2015, 11:00 AM Sep 16, 2015, 11:00 AM

                Hey Solid_Gold and John,

                I'm in the middle of rewriting our title tags to increase organic CTR as well. Did either of you find conclusive results with your tests?

                John, I'm assuming you used your own tool Predikkta for testing, correct?

                Solid_Gold, I see that you said you'd also run your own before/after tests to determine which title tags had a higher CTR. How did you go about testing this?

                Thanks guys!

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                • ClaytonJ
                  ClaytonJ last edited by Jun 18, 2015, 8:50 PM Jun 18, 2015, 8:50 PM

                  SG

                  We do consistently identify that customers in that 1/3 of a second when they scan the page are attracted to click on the "well written" & "proper english" result.  There are rare exceptions but does not look like they are relevant in your case. Good luck with it, at least I think you have partially answered the branding decision with some hard data...

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                  • Solid_Gold
                    Solid_Gold @ClaytonJ last edited by Jun 18, 2015, 5:49 PM Jun 18, 2015, 5:49 PM

                    Very cool, John. Thank you for running the test.

                    What I'm seeing in the results is that all of the title case title tags are projected to outperform the lowercase title tag I selected as the baseline. Granted, your software warns "Not enough responses & care should be taken when using the predictions", the outcome supports my hypothesis that title case would perform better than all lower case.

                    From here, I intend to run some before & after tests on our title tags to see if I can measure differences in performance.

                    Thanks again!

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                    • ClaytonJ
                      ClaytonJ last edited by Jun 18, 2015, 5:36 PM Jun 17, 2015, 8:57 PM

                      Ok. Your experiment is live:-

                      website www.predikkta.com

                      username: chasingfireflies
                      password: 2mvs7h8v

                      Login and review results... It is live now.  Good to see what you learn.

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                      • Solid_Gold
                        Solid_Gold @ClaytonJ last edited by Jun 17, 2015, 7:36 PM Jun 17, 2015, 7:36 PM

                        That's correct!

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                        • ClaytonJ
                          ClaytonJ last edited by Jun 17, 2015, 7:34 PM Jun 17, 2015, 7:34 PM

                          No problem and the keyword phrase typed into google appears to be "girls halloween costumes".  Correct me if I am wrong.

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                          • Solid_Gold
                            Solid_Gold @ClaytonJ last edited by Jun 17, 2015, 1:17 PM Jun 17, 2015, 1:17 PM

                            Great, John. Thank you.

                            Assumed URL: http://www.chasing-fireflies.com/costumes-dress-up/girls-costumes/

                            8 title tags:

                            I'm most interested in measuring the difference between all lower case and title case, so I've included 2 versions of 4 title tags:

                            1. girls halloween costumes | wishcraft by chasing fireflies
                            2. Girls Halloween Costumes | Wishcraft by Chasing Fireflies
                            3. girls costumes | costume & dress-up | chasing fireflies
                            4. Girls Costumes | Costume & Dress-Up | Chasing Fireflies
                            5. girls costumes - girls halloween costumes
                            6. Girls Costumes - Girls Halloween Costumes
                            7. girls costumes for halloween | chasing fireflies
                            8. Girls Costumes for Halloween | Chasing Fireflies

                            8 descriptions (full disclosure: I've taken these from competitors' pages on SERPs. I assume that your test does not involve publishing any this. Please let me know if I'm wrong and need to provide original descriptions.):

                            1. Magical dress-up and Halloween costumes designed for her and her doll, from Chasing Fireflies.
                            2. Your little girl deserves to look her best this Halloween. Find everything you need for girls costumes & kids Halloween accessories at Chasing Fireflies!
                            3. Cute Halloween costumes for girls at affordable prices. Shop for Disney girls costumes, animal-themed girls Halloween costumes, and more.
                            4. Chasing Fireflies has the best selection of girls' Halloween costumes. You can find costumes for girls so she can look adorable this Halloween.
                            5. The best, most popular Halloween costumes for girls are available at Chasing Fireflies. Everything from adorable classics to popular movie characters.
                            6. Chasing Fireflies has girls' Halloween costumes. You can find adorable costumes for girls so they look as sweet as candy this Halloween.
                            7. Girls Halloween costumes at the very best prices. Shop for girls Frozen costumes, princess costumes, girls Halloween costumes and more.
                            8. Find popular girls Halloween costumes at Chasing Fireflies. Shop a huge selection of girls Halloween costumes featuring their favorite characters.

                            Let me know if this suits your needs.

                            Cheers!

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                            • ClaytonJ
                              ClaytonJ last edited by Jun 16, 2015, 8:35 PM Jun 16, 2015, 8:35 PM

                              For interest more than anything. A freebie. No cost.

                              We will not do a competitor test, we start with a self test, hence offering a self test. It will give you insight into the preferred way to present your title tags, descriptions etc. So you can run the baseline (current result) result against 7 other titles and descriptions see the outcomes.  Can test up to 8 URL's as well, but assume the URL is static. This way you can play around with the capitalization and present some hard data to the people above...

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                              • Solid_Gold
                                Solid_Gold @ClaytonJ last edited by Jun 16, 2015, 7:35 PM Jun 16, 2015, 7:35 PM

                                Can you help me understand what you're proposing John?

                                You'd like for me to provide you 8 lower case title tag & description pairs from our website and you will test them against their title case counterparts? How would you do this? Are you offering to sell me Predikkta services or are you offering me a trial of some variety?

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                                • ClaytonJ
                                  ClaytonJ @Solid_Gold last edited by Jun 12, 2015, 9:03 PM Jun 12, 2015, 9:03 PM

                                  SG

                                  Your keen to get it right. I can run an experiment or test it for you and get you a definitive answer.  Hopefully settle the discussion.

                                  If you list 8 possible Title tags and 8 possible descriptions - (include the ones your using now so you have a baseline) then I will run an experiment for you.  Let you what combination is the most clickable.  Can do it Monday.

                                  So you can find out Monday if capitalized or not in your instance...

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                                  • Solid_Gold
                                    Solid_Gold @ClaytonJ last edited by Jun 12, 2015, 12:41 PM Jun 12, 2015, 12:41 PM

                                    Thanks again for taking the time to reply, John.

                                    I'm picking up what you're laying down about there not being rules.

                                    That you said Hire Experienced Professionals | Thumbtack looks more professional and therefore might earn a higher CTR supports my hypothesis. To your point - such a change would need to be tested. In our case, most of current title tags are well within the 512px width limit, so truncation is not a big concern should we decide to switch from lower case to title case.

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                                    • ClaytonJ
                                      ClaytonJ @Solid_Gold last edited by Jun 12, 2015, 12:35 PM Jun 11, 2015, 8:58 PM

                                      SG

                                      We assume CTR is a google ranking factor - as it just makes sense ie we know CTR is a ranking factor for Adwords so we assume it is a ranking factor for organic search results.

                                      On lower case -v- upper case - It really depends on a case by case basis - there is no other way.

                                      We do find that proper capitalization, english and a clean looking title have a positive impact on CTR. But it depends on each SERP page.

                                      I will give you a few examples:-

                                      Lets say your title was the one below

                                      Thumbtack - Accomplish your personal projects

                                      If the company changed to the below, they would increase their CTR for new customers. Note increased Capitalization and simply looks more professional.

                                      Hire Experienced Professionals | Thumbtack

                                      So this supports your hypothesis. However on the title below - Capitalization for each word has been used so based on the above as a general rule - it should have a better CTR. However it doesn't.

                                      Cosmetics SFG Australia, Discount Make Up, Skin Care, H

                                      Buy affordable makeup & beauty products | Cosmetics SFG

                                      So by using the title starting "Buy affordable makeup.." - the CTR increased significantly. Why? To obtain this optimum Title, for SEO and clickability the company had to use lower case to come within the 512 pixels so the Ad did not truncate - and hence lose its customer friendliness.

                                      I appreciate you are looking for rules but there are none.  There are some general rules. ie at present from what we observe the pipe (|) has a higher CTR than the hyphen (-) - so we would recommend using the pipe.    Also www. has a higher CTR than no www. on domain names.

                                      But every instance needs to be carefully examined.

                                      Finally say you are in the gambling space - our research shows - that when you want to gamble - it really does not matter what the Ad states - as long as it is passable, not off putting - it is all about position only. However for other SERP's ie "travel insurance" customers tend to scan the page in more detail. On those SERP's spend the time getting the balance between SEO & clickability right.

                                      Not sure if I have assisted your argument to get capitalization, as indicated it all depends on your SERP that you are competing on.

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                                      • Solid_Gold
                                        Solid_Gold @Dezzign last edited by Jun 11, 2015, 2:57 PM Jun 11, 2015, 2:57 PM

                                        Thanks Richard - I'm bookmarking the snippet optimizer!

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                                        • Solid_Gold
                                          Solid_Gold @ClaytonJ last edited by Jun 11, 2015, 2:55 PM Jun 11, 2015, 2:55 PM

                                          Thanks for your response, John!

                                          Re: rankings - I was thinking that if we were hurting CTR by using all lowercase that this in turn could harm our rankings since Moz's 2013 Search Engine Ranking Factors suggests that CTR is a ranking factor. Do you disagree with this?

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                                          • Amiee
                                            Amiee last edited by Jun 11, 2015, 12:53 PM Jun 11, 2015, 12:53 PM

                                            We typically just use a headline format where the 1st letter of each word is capitalized with the exception of stop words (when used - but we of course, try to limit the use of these types of words in meta titles!)

                                            I wouldn't have considered that the capitalization could impact rankings, however, I could see where it could have an effect on CTR.

                                            I'm glad I stumbled upon this question to read some of the valuable comments made so far on this topic!

                                            • Amiee
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                                            • Dezzign
                                              Dezzign last edited by Jun 11, 2015, 5:58 AM Jun 11, 2015, 5:58 AM

                                              I've found using carefully placed all caps in certain parts of the description works great. Both the title and the description should have some type of cliff hanger or teaser at the end too. Take a look at the below example.

                                              The SECRET to Smart META DATA is to Catch the EYE!!
                                              Meta Data that has COMPELLING calls to ACTION & cleverly seeded BUZZ words achieves
                                              FANTASTIC results for CTR. Great descriptions leave you hanging for...

                                              And I always use the mofoseo snippet optimizer so I know exactly whats its going to look like in the search results (provided Google doesn't change it)

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                                              • Alick300
                                                Alick300 last edited by Jun 11, 2015, 4:01 AM Jun 11, 2015, 4:01 AM

                                                Hi,

                                                There is no direct effect, having in lower case (title) impact ranking but it can decrease the CTR at some extent. IMO you should neither use all upper case nor all lower case. Best way is keep first alphabet of every word in caps.

                                                Hope this helps.

                                                Thanks

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                                                • ClaytonJ
                                                  ClaytonJ last edited by Jun 11, 2015, 2:47 PM Jun 11, 2015, 12:50 AM

                                                  I actually specialize in your question. In short there is no data either way. There are general rules.

                                                  The balance between clickability and SEO is integral to success for big companies defeating or mitigating page rank ie competing for big keywords like "car insurance" or "home loans".  Small companies we find the problem is too granular - they go for title for SEO only.  Small companies in fairness do not have time to research the balance.

                                                  The prime reason why no-one can give a definitive answer to your question is the title tag is generally only allowed to be 512 pixels. 1 pixel over and it truncates. So often you have to go lower case (optimize clickability) to fit within the 512 pixels or make lower case type adjustments to get to the optimum clickable headline. That said a general rule it is best to go with "proper pronunciation or spelling". It has a clear positive impact on clickability.

                                                  Our studies generally show that a Capitalized appropriate word in the right place has a higher impact on clickability.

                                                  However to be clear if this changes the title tag make up, ie it now truncates then it could be a disastrous decision for CTR. Finally and i will not go into detail here - it depends on your competitors title tags and descriptions on the relevant SERP.

                                                  So I appreciate you will hate the answer - but in short "it all depends".

                                                  Finally on rankings I have not heard that it would have any impact. So I would discount that. Though one of the myriad of factors for google on rankings would be spelling and "proper english".  Though we deal with many companies where their branding is lower case, even capitalization second letter and it has not been an issue for them. So as indicated on rankings I would discount entirely but someone may have alternate views on same.

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