Title tags have been around forever (at least in Web years), and they’re not particularly sexy. But they’ve always been a big influence on rankings, and probably will be for at least a while.
People ask me how I’d write a title tag. It’s a good question, but I’d rather explain with examples than blabber on about best-practices.
I’ve rounded up 50 examples from 50 “local” businesses. I went to all that trouble because you’ll need to go to a little trouble, too: Your title tags can affect your local rankings big-time – probably more than they should. It’s worth taking the time to write good ones.
Some of these examples belong to clients of mine, but most examples I found just by poking around.
Most of these title tags aren’t flawless (not that there’s such a thing as a “perfect” title tag anyway). And I’m not saying they’re the reason these businesses rank well.
But these title tags do seem to pull their weight. All the businesses rank well as of this writing – usually both in the Google+ Local results and in the local-organic results.
By the way, all the title tags are for homepages, not that that makes a difference: You’d go about writing a title tag for a subpage in the same way.
Flip through these 50 examples of good title tags, and see how you can make yours a little better:
RJTCarpentryandTile.com
Carpentry Boston & Tile Installer – RJT Carpentry and Tile
PortlandAcupuncture.net
An Sen Acupuncture in Portland Oregon
CreativeConcreteInc.com
Concrete Driveways, Patios – New Brighton MN – Creative Concrete Inc.
PringleLaw.ca
Criminal Defence Lawyers Edmonton | Pringle Chivers Sparks Teskey
NashuaDentist.com
Nashua Dentist | Todd G Pollack DMD | Cosmetic Dentistry | Nashua NH 03064
DesignSpree.com<
Furniture Store – Northern NJ, Bergen County & Princeton | Design Spree
ChandleeJewelers.com
Chandlee Jewelers: Your Trusted Source for Diamond & Gemstone Jewelry in Athens since 1980
BarbaraOliverandCo.com
Barbara Oliver & Co Jewelry: Engagement Rings, Diamonds, Design, Appraisals | Buffalo Jewelers
FarzadLaw.com
Farzad Family Law – Top Orange County Divorce Lawyers & Family Law Attorneys
IceDamRemovalGuys.com
Ice Dam Removal Minneapolis & St. Paul MN | IceDamRemovalGuys.com
WestlakeDermatology.com
Westlake Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery – Austin Dermatologists
SuwaneeFamilyDentistry.com
Suwanee, GA Dentist – Suwanee Family Dentistry – General Dentist
USAMoneyToday.com
Car Title Loans in Las Vegas | USA MONEY TODAY
PortobelloDental.com
Dentist in Dublin, Award winning | Portobello Dental Clinic
Monterey-Chiropractic.com
Brunke Chiropractic | Monterey Chiropractors
DrKoziol.com
Back and Neck Center of Brick – Chiropractic & Physical Therapy, Brick, NJ
JustinDeMutiisPhotography.com
Tampa Wedding Photographer – Justin DeMutiis Photography – Tampa, FL
VECC24.com
24 Hour Las Vegas Veterinary Emergency Care
CSRoofingCompany.com
Welcome to CS Roofing | Roofing Company, Replacement and Repair
PerspectiveCareers.com
Perspective Consulting – Career & Educational Coaching – Oakdale, MN
AffordableConcreteCutting.com
Concrete Cutting | Concrete Core Drilling Contractor
SqueekyCleanWindowCleaning.com
Window Cleaning & Pressure Washing | Medford, Ashland, S. Oregon
SAEndo.com
Tucson’s premier Endodontist Root Canal Specialists
SeattleCarpetCleaning.com
Heaven`s Best Carpet Cleaning – Rug Cleaning in Seattle and Tacoma WA
WheatonFamilyDental.com
Family Dentist Wheaton IL | Wheaton Family Dental Care
LyndaleGarage.net
Car and Truck Repair Springfield, MA – Lyndale Garage Inc.
VivaDaySpa.com
Viva Day Spa | Austin, TX | Massage, Nails, Facials, Skin Care & Gift Certificates
RickDyson.com
Boulder Divorce Lawyer & Family Law Attorney | Rick Dyson | Home
RobertSarroMD.com
Dr. Robert Sarro Dermatology in Boca Raton, FL
SeptServices.com
Skilled Home Health Care in Dallas and North Texas | September Services
RoyalTuxedoAustin.com
Royal Tuxedo | Austin, San Antonio, Laredo
ElwoodsTreeService.com
Elwood’s Tree Service in Salem Oregon
Motherhood.com
Maternity Clothes, Maternity Wear & More | Motherhood Maternity
LawnPride.com
Lawn Pride | Your Indianapolis Lawn Care Company
NorthCoastPaving.com
NORTH COAST PAVING | Paving Contractor | Cleveland, Ohio
Dr-Rottler.com
Plastic Surgery St. Louis | Paul Rottler, MD, FACS
LifeCareDental.com.au
LifeCare Dental 9221 2777 Dentist in Perth Open 7 Days 8am – 8pm
BillTheDogWalker.com
Bill the Dog Walker – Premier Dog Walking Service
Avalon-Laser.com
Laser Hair Removal San Diego | Botox | Avalon Laser Medical Spa
SakstrupsTowing.com
Ann Arbor Towing | Heavy Duty Towing – Michigan Roadside Assistance
SSLimousine.com
S&S Limousine | Rochester, Buffalo, Syracuse NY Limo Service
APlusCS.com
Aplus Computer Service | 10% OFF Coupon “INTERNET632” 973-483-5359
HairstonAppliance.com
Hairston Appliances – Appliances, appliance repair and parts – Akron, Ohio
LibertyTobacco.com
Liberty Tobacco, San Diego’s Destination Cigar Lounge for Cigar and Pipe Smokers
StandardKitchen.com
Custom Remodeling in Knoxville | Standard Kitchen & Bath
DebisBridal.com
San Antonio Wedding dresses and bridesmaid gowns – Debi’s Bridal
BrowardMarbleandGranite.com
Granite Fort Lauderdale | Custom Countertops | Marble | Quartz
ParkerFenceandDeck.com
Savannah’s #1 Fence and Deck Contractor
DunhamCPAs.com
Dunham Associates CPAs – Certified Public Accountants in San Jose, CA
MontecitoChimneyService.com>
Santa Barbara Chimney Cleaning – Montecito Chimney Service
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Do you have any very solid examples of title tags? Leave a comment and let me know! (Please don’t include a link; just the name of the page.)