This is a guest post by search engine marketing expert Jerry West. I’ve known Jerry since 2004 and have followed his teachings ever since. When it comes to SEO, Jerry is one of the best in the business. I am proud to call Jerry a mentor and friend.
While you may argue that if you don’t optimize your Title Tag for your targeted keyword phrase you won’t be able to rank at the top of Google, I’d reply, “You’re wrong.” When is the last time you have actually studied the search results in Google? Often, many of the top ten results do not have the keyword you searched for in the Title Tag. It’s true.
It isn’t a big secret that you can use incoming anchor text to get top rankings in Google, but making the Title Tag compelling means that you can get more clickthroughs than your competitors even if they outrank you. And that is the key: clickthroughs.
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