Page Title Optimization
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I am reviewing the optimization on my site and it appears that my page titles follow this method:
PAGE_NAME | KEYWORD in CITY ST - COMPANY_NAME
I am pretty well optimized for "KEYWORD in CITY ST" but am wondering if I should drop it from all page titles except for the pages that actually deal with that keyword.
What are your thoughts on optimizing?
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Great response...I'm going to keep this in mind the next time I work on my page titles.
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Exactly what I was looking for, thanks!
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Terry,
So you are saying it looks like this: Our Services | Plumbing in Denver, CO | Home Mechanics as an example.
For me, the constant repetition is not necessary but I will not tell you that it has no value. I would use this format:
Rooter Plumber | Home Mechanics
Residential Plumber | Home Mechanics
Siding Repair | Home Mechanics, etc.
Now, if you are fully optimized locally IMO you do not add a lot with the addition of the city name and most do not search on City + state variants. But if I were to add it, it would be Rooter Plumber in Denver | Home Mechanics.
Hope this helps, just remember, local in G+/ Google Places formerly, is more valuable that the name over and over in the Title tags.
Best
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