How Important is Title Tag while viewing in browser's tab
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Hi SEOmozer,I have a dumb/silly question. Ok, I know Title tags are important for SEO and users and it shows up in the SERP and all that. My question is that, using a weird CMS, I have the title tag implemented and it appear in the SERP the way I want it. However, the problem is that when I hover over the tab on the browser, it doesn't appear the same way it is in the SERP. Does that really matter that it appears differently? I checked the HTMl and this what I got<title>Example Keywordtitle><meta name="layout" content="main"/><meta name="description" content="Keyword 1 | Keyword 2 | Company Name"/>So whats within the "content" is showing in the SERP and what is in "title" tag is showing in the browser tab. Shouldn't they be the same?
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You are very welcome.
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Thank you Dana!
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I don't think it really matters. Yes, you could definitely get the browser to match the SERP by populating the <title>Keyword 1 | Keyword 2 | Company Name</title>
Hope that's helpful Tommy,
Dana
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What Google is showing is what I wanted it to show. However, on the browser, it is showing something else. Does that matter?
Regarding to the HTML, if I want what is showing in Google to appear in the web browser tab as well, I should include what is in the meta content to be in the title tag?
I guess my question is, does it matter the what is showing in the browser and the SERP is different.
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It's possible that Google has chose to display the content of your meta description as the title, instead of the actual page title. What is Google showing under the title in the search result? Is it just selecting a snippet of content from the page?
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