Any General feedback or Experience on Page Titles and Click Through Rates ?
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Moz,
I have managed to climb onto page one for a couple of keywords i am really happy with,
Just looking for any feedback on page titles and different effects on CTR
The page i am working with is product pages
I tried a simple headline which was a branded product keyword, this way when the keyword matches the user search it will stand out as the the majority of the title is bold because of this match,, Example below
<title>Jeffs<strong> Lollipops</strong></title>
and my other option is to look at testing a more descriptive title to fit the limit
<title>A selection of sweet Strawberry and Cherry<strong> Lollipops</strong> from Jeff<//Title></p> <p>has anyone looked into this and tested for results in CTR ? i can see there being a youmoz about it somewhere?</p> <p>Alot of people i assume will just say test test test, but any feedback on how other moz users tackle title tags for CTR would be great,</p> <p>Thanks</p> <p>James</p> <p> </p> <p> </p></title>
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Remember to focus on your meta descriptions as well. They have a huge impact on ctr and can work with your page titles to drive ctr.
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