Title, Description, Keywords (metatags)

By Bradley Charbonneau | Filed under FAQ, Help

The following information is helpful for the search engines, here’s an example of a writer’s “Title / Description / Keywords.” Think about how people are going to find your site.

The following information is helpful for the search engines, here’s an example of a writer’s “Title / Description / Keywords.” Think about how people are going to find your site.—Title—
(< 10 words. The title of your website. Simple, straight-forward, to the point: WHAT is this website?)

“Mir Tamim Ansary — Author and Lecturer — West of Kabul, East of New
York”
—Description—
(< 25 words. A sentence describing your site/products/services/etc. WHY should I go to this website.)

“Tamim Ansary is an author and lecturer touring college campuses around the country speaking about Afghanistan and his recent book, West of Kabul East of New York.”
—Keywords—
(< 20 words -- you can have more, but the earlier, the stronger. HOW people will find your website. Think of what words people might type into Google to find you.)

“Tamim Ansary, West of Kabul East of New York, Afghan, Afghanistan, FSG Books, Tamim, Ansary, writer, San Francisco, Encarta, Mir Tamim Ansary, Mir, lecturer, college tours”