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Title Tag Checker

Title tags are one of the strongest on-page signals and often the fastest fix to improve performance.

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What this is

A great title matches search intent, states value clearly, and stays within a readable length.

When titles improve, click-through rate often improves too — even before rankings move.

What ExplainMySEO checks

  • Title length and truncation risk
  • Uniqueness across pages
  • Intent match (informational vs transactional)
  • Clear value/benefit language
  • Brand placement and consistency
Best practice
Focus on the pages that earn impressions and clicks first. Improvements on high-traffic pages compound.

Common issues we see

  • Overly generic titles like “Home” or “Welcome”
  • Duplicated titles across multiple pages
  • Titles too long and truncated in SERPs
  • Keyword stuffing that reduces clicks
  • Mismatch between title and page content

How to fix it (practical steps)

  1. Write titles in the format: Topic + Benefit | Brand
  2. Keep titles roughly 50–60 characters where possible
  3. Make every important page title unique
  4. Align the title promise with the first visible section of the page
  5. Re-scan and refine based on click-through and impressions
Implementation order
Start with indexing/crawl issues, then metadata and internal linking, then content depth and enhancements like schema.

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