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    • yolkcreative
      yolkcreative last edited by

      Hello

      Page grader has two different grades for page title that I want clarification on.

      There is "Broad Keyword Usage in Page Title" and "Exact Keyword Usage in Page Title".

      Googling around about and searching here I have found that "broad" seems to mean the keywords should be used throughout the page, rather than just in the title and header. Which makes sense as this is a kind of check to ensure the page IS about the keywords and not something unrelated.

      But what is meant by "broad" usage in the page title? This refers specifically to the page title and not the whole document.

      My best guess got me to this, given the keyword "Visit London Today";

      • "Come and visit London today" - exact match only
      • "London - visit today" - broad match only
      • "Visit London the city of dreams | visit London today" - matches both

      That could be complete nonsense, but basically is broad usage the use of keywords scattered in the page title?

      Thanks.

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      • Dan-Lawrence
        Dan-Lawrence last edited by

        Hey Jake

        That is correct as i understand it

        That broad match in title is: keywords in any word order

        and exact match is: keywords in the exact order of the target keyword

        Hope that helps ?

        All Best

        Dan

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