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From: Patricia Geary <>
Subject: [FreeHelp] Title Tag
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:22:47 -0400

For any of you who have tried to validate your page and succeeded,
right under the message that you page is valid html or xhtml a tip
appears. If you click on Tip of the Day, you are taken to wC# Quality
Tips for Webmasters. The very first one listed is:

<http://www.w3.org/QA/Tips/good-titles><title><http://www.w3.org/QA/Tips/good-titles>;:
the most important element of a quality Web page

QUOTE:


>The <title> element in <http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/>HTML is designed
>to provide a short piece of text that should stand for the document
>in cases such as:
> * window title bars
> * bookmark lists
> * result lists from search services
>
>A good title
>
>
>
>So take care to give your page a good title:not too short
>"Section One" won't help much when it shows up in a search results
>list. Section one of what?. Better: <title>Section One of the Modern
>Music Guide</title> or even better <title>Time Frame (the Modern
>Music Guide, Section 1)</title>
>not too long
>Because only 60 to 80 characters are displayed in many window
>titles, menus, etc.; you can give a more detailed/pleasant title in
>the top level heading of your document, e.g. <h1>Section One: When
>has the Modern Time Commenced, Musicwise?</h1> (with a link to the
>whole Modern Music Guide for context).


Think about what you name that page. Take the time to read all of the
tips http://www.w3.org/QA/Tips/

pat



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