How to have keyword-rich article titles
By Yanzalong
@yanzalong (18987)
Indonesia
March 11, 2012 4:08am CST
Titles play very important role in having your articles read. It says that a title is several words or a short sentence that tells what you have in your article. What about this word "Mobile phone". Can it be a good title? What about this "Mobile Phone and Software" is it okay for a title? If not, how are you going to have a keyword-rich article title that will attract readers to start reading your article?
Experienced mylotters, please share what you know, if you don't mind. Thank you.
4 responses
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
11 Mar 12
Look at your article. What is it about? What are people going to type into a search engine to find exactly the information you are proposing to give them?
"Mobile phone" and "Mobile phone and software" are far too general and don't adequately say what the article is about and nor would they engage someone and make them want to read more.
Think of your audience. What problems are they likely to have that your article solves for them?
Starting a title with "How to ...", "10 tips for ..." or something similar suggests that you have a solution for a problem and encourages people to read on.
@yanzalong (18987)
• Indonesia
11 Mar 12
Thank you owlwings, that's exactly what the doctor ordered. In my office we discussed a lot on it and many of them still still use too general title or even too long like a paragraph title. We were on journalistic class. We are targeted to become writers for our branch office.
Thank again owlwings.
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
11 Mar 12
So what would be a good title:
Where to get the best price on a quality mobile phone?
Things one should never do with their mobile phone?
How to choose a mobile phone so that you will be more than satisfied?
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
11 Mar 12
Maybe this would be better:
Mobile Phone, where to go for best prices and quality?
Mobile phone, how to take care of it?
Mobile phone, how to choose one that will make you happy and satisfied?
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
11 Mar 12
I'm always learning! Today I wrote an article "Why Is Daily Bible Reading and Meditation Important and Beneficial?" and this article has more hits in less than one day than all my other articles. Was it the subject? Was it the title? I'm not sure but from now on I will try to put a lot more into the title of the article.
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
12 Mar 12
I have always read that the title of the article is very important. If we can make the title, a phrase that others might search, it might be even better.
Example:
How do choose a good mobile phone?
What important features should a mobile phone have?
@yanzalong (18987)
• Indonesia
12 Mar 12
Hi bro, thank you for dropping by. I think putting more keyword-rich titles are equally important. Some writers spend more time dealing with the body, neglegting the title. What do you say about it?
@koopharper (7601)
• Canada
12 Mar 12
Great discussion subject. I hope I can find it back when I'm making my titles. It is hard to create a great title. Adding to it the need to include keywords makes it more of a challenge. I want my readers to not only be interesting in what I wrote but also have search engines find it and place it with a high enough ranking for those readers to be able to find it. I work online with my writing and my woodturning business and I need to do everything I can to attract traffic interested in my stuff. Will refer back here for the things other mylotters have added.
@yanzalong (18987)
• Indonesia
13 Mar 12
Can we discuss something? We know there are a lot of online newspapers, right? Do the jurnalists still have to pay attention to the good kewords for their daily news? I don't think journalists when making reports will have to look into which best keywords for the news.
@constancenunn (72)
• United States
13 Mar 12
mobile phone is a good key word. but sometimes it can be blended in with a sentence to start the title. I'm still working on practicing key words.
