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    • rejja
      rejja last edited by

      If i make, modifications in my paget title and sescription, it's possible to will decrase my page visits? If yes, when will increase my page visits? thanks

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      • IM_Learner
        IM_Learner last edited by

        If you page is performing well in terms of traffic then there is no point in modifying it. But if you are updating the content of the page or you want to re-write better title & description then you can definitely do it. Having keywords in meta description do not help but in title, yes.

        People tend to stuff keywords in meta description thinking that it will help in rankings but it is not so. A well written description describing the content of the page is more helpful and clickable. On the other hand, keywords in title definitely helps.

        If you re-write totally unrelated title and description, traffic will definitely fall but a better text will attract more traffic.

        Regards

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        • Andy.Drinkwater
          Andy.Drinkwater last edited by

          The rule of thumb with your page title is to keep it focussed to the content of the page. However, it is impossible to say just what this will do for you (or how long it will take) as there are many other aspects that need to be taken into account as well. A well thought out page title is just one small part of your overall SEO page design.

          Regards,

          Andy

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          • rejja
            rejja @IM_Learner last edited by

            Thanks for the answer. one more question: Google penalyse me if i made 3 title and description modification within a week? Thanks

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            • IM_Learner
              IM_Learner @rejja last edited by

              No, Google will not penalize you but then those changes will appear only afer Google crawls and indexes the page. In case Google finds your title & meta data of low quality, it can fetch it from Yahoo! directory or DMOZ (if you have your entry). In case you don't have it, it will use the first lines or the most related content on your page.

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