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Tony, can you clarify what you meant about the video sitemaps? Did you mean that you should create/submit your own video sitemap or let the video host do it for you?

What is the best practice in regards to content for e-commerce blogs on the same domain as the web-store (blog.storename.com)? What balance of content should be on the blog vs. the item & section pages or doesn't it matter?

Hi James,

I agree 100% with your statement. I wanted to get the SEOmoz communities opinion on my product title changes to see if my ideas are worth implementing.

Hi Mike,

Thanks for your quick response.

My product titles are formated by Brand-Style Name-Product Type-Product Feature. It's much easier for a human to read and seems to work well for long-tail searches. These products are also nested in a keyword optimized section page.

I appreciate your advice, but I want to keep the names easier for humans to read.

The majority of the products I sell require lengthy product titles, I have 600+ items that have titles over 70+ characters. In the interest of reducing the character count (Product Feeds) I'm trying to eliminate unnecessary "stop words" in the titles, such as "and", "with" etc..

I've listed an example of a current product listing below, followed by two different formats to reduce the character count. Which one if any is better for SEO or should I leave my titles alone and stick with my original format?

Current Listing Example:

• DeWalt Dual Comfort Safety Glasses with Black Frame and Clear Anti-Fog Lens

Suggested Listing Example:

• DeWalt Dual Comfort Safety Glasses-Black Frame-Clear Anti-Fog Lens
• DeWalt Dual Comfort Safety Glasses/Black Frame/Clear Anti-Fog Lens