Comments on: Twitter Tweeks Title Tags and Ranks Higher For Your Name – What do you Think? http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tweeks-title-tags-and-ranks-higher-for-your-name-what-do-you-think/ Twitter Tips in 140 Characters or More Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:03:08 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Adam Pieniazek http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tweeks-title-tags-and-ranks-higher-for-your-name-what-do-you-think/#comment-29948 Adam Pieniazek Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:48:44 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tweeks-title-tags-and-ranks-higher-for-your-name-what-do-you-think/#comment-29948 My twitter username is my real name, so my profile title says Adam Pieniazek (AdamPieniazek) on Twitter. Seems they'd get nailed for dupe content with that setup, and right now Twitter is #10 in a google search for my name, while flickr, linkedin, and facebook are in the top five. My twitter username is my real name, so my profile title says Adam Pieniazek (AdamPieniazek) on Twitter. Seems they’d get nailed for dupe content with that setup, and right now Twitter is #10 in a google search for my name, while flickr, linkedin, and facebook are in the top five.

]]> By: Isaac http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tweeks-title-tags-and-ranks-higher-for-your-name-what-do-you-think/#comment-29941 Isaac Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:40:31 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tweeks-title-tags-and-ranks-higher-for-your-name-what-do-you-think/#comment-29941 From an inbound marketing standpoint, I think this can be a good thing. After all, Twitter is giving more information (that we can control) to search engines, which is basically a good thing for SEO. But if all Twitter did was add the account name to the tag, then it won't make a huge difference. After all, when our potential customers search for something, it's rarely our name or company name. You know what I'd pay money for? A separate page for each of my tweets, with an HMTL template that I can modify, just like my blog. Bar that, I have a plugin for Firefox that shows me Twitter search results on top of my regular Google results. If more people had this functionality installed by default - and they might if Google buys Twitter - then Twitter would become a savage beast of inbound marketing. From an inbound marketing standpoint, I think this can be a good thing. After all, Twitter is giving more information (that we can control) to search engines, which is basically a good thing for SEO. But if all Twitter did was add the account name to the tag, then it won’t make a huge difference. After all, when our potential customers search for something, it’s rarely our name or company name.

You know what I’d pay money for? A separate page for each of my tweets, with an HMTL template that I can modify, just like my blog. Bar that, I have a plugin for Firefox that shows me Twitter search results on top of my regular Google results. If more people had this functionality installed by default – and they might if Google buys Twitter – then Twitter would become a savage beast of inbound marketing.

]]> By: Bryan Quinn http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tweeks-title-tags-and-ranks-higher-for-your-name-what-do-you-think/#comment-29928 Bryan Quinn Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:05:00 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tweeks-title-tags-and-ranks-higher-for-your-name-what-do-you-think/#comment-29928 There are a number variables you must consider before drawing any conclusions. Most of which are beyond the scope of this comment. My own name was at #1 before Twitter evolved. The fact that I now have the same twitter name seems to have very little impact on the search results. At this moment in time LinkedIn provides #2 for me after bryanquinn.com (not me) and Twitter provides #12 slot. There are more important links that I know will get #1 spot but it is not one of my priorities for now. My only surprise is that twitter has overtaken facebook in the search game. Time for a Google Slap? have not used to advantage recently There are a number variables you must consider before drawing any conclusions. Most of which are beyond the scope of this comment.

My own name was at #1 before Twitter evolved. The fact that I now have the same twitter name seems to have very little impact on the search results.

At this moment in time LinkedIn provides #2 for me after bryanquinn.com (not me) and
Twitter provides #12 slot. There are more important links that I know will get #1 spot but it is not one of my priorities for now. My only surprise is that twitter has overtaken facebook in the search game.

Time for a Google Slap?

have not used to advantage recently

]]> By: Tom McKay http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tweeks-title-tags-and-ranks-higher-for-your-name-what-do-you-think/#comment-29917 Tom McKay Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:27:45 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tweeks-title-tags-and-ranks-higher-for-your-name-what-do-you-think/#comment-29917 My previous comment showed up as "anonymous" with none of the text. Sigh. My own website still shows up #1 for my name, which I apparently share with a fairly famous musician. My twitter name is #7. In between are obvious imposters who have clearly hijacked my name for their own nefarious purpose. :-) They'll be hearing from my attorneys... PS: I originally mis-typed "nefarious" as "nefartious" heh-heh. That really stinks! My previous comment showed up as “anonymous” with none of the text. Sigh.

My own website still shows up #1 for my name, which I apparently share with a fairly famous musician. My twitter name is #7. In between are obvious imposters who have clearly hijacked my name for their own nefarious purpose. :-) They’ll be hearing from my attorneys…

PS: I originally mis-typed “nefarious” as “nefartious” heh-heh. That really stinks!

]]> By: Tom McKay http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tweeks-title-tags-and-ranks-higher-for-your-name-what-do-you-think/#comment-29916 Tom McKay Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:23:02 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tweeks-title-tags-and-ranks-higher-for-your-name-what-do-you-think/#comment-29916 My own website still ranks first for my name (which apparently I share with a fairly famous musician). My twitter page comes in #7, which is amazing since I started twittering less than a week ago. In between #1 and #7 are some obvious imposters who have hijacked my name. :-) They will be hearing from my lawyers... My own website still ranks first for my name (which apparently I share with a fairly famous musician). My twitter page comes in #7, which is amazing since I started twittering less than a week ago. In between #1 and #7 are some obvious imposters who have hijacked my name. :-) They will be hearing from my lawyers…

]]> By: Deborah Bifulco http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tweeks-title-tags-and-ranks-higher-for-your-name-what-do-you-think/#comment-28951 Deborah Bifulco Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:24:46 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tweeks-title-tags-and-ranks-higher-for-your-name-what-do-you-think/#comment-28951 Very interesting - I just googled myself and my Twitter profile is # 1. I guess this emphasizes the point that you should be mindful of what you Tweet ... Very interesting – I just googled myself and my Twitter profile is # 1. I guess this emphasizes the point that you should be mindful of what you Tweet …

]]> By: E. Foley - Online Dating Profiler http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tweeks-title-tags-and-ranks-higher-for-your-name-what-do-you-think/#comment-28663 E. Foley - Online Dating Profiler Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:08:33 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tweeks-title-tags-and-ranks-higher-for-your-name-what-do-you-think/#comment-28663 I think it's pretty interesting and am curious to see how it works out. Here are my stats: For Online Dating Profiler (new site launched a couple weeks ago): - Site name is PR 1 - Twitter account is PR 5 (under more of myself and my other blog) For Geek's Dream Girl (my blog, just a little over a year old): - Site name is PR 1 - Twitter account (@geeksdreamgirl) is PR 5 (under more of myself, blog catalog, and a quiz on okcupid that's unrelated to me) In the end, I'm just concerned that people find me, not necessarily HOW they find me. Any traffic is good traffic! I think it’s pretty interesting and am curious to see how it works out. Here are my stats:

For Online Dating Profiler (new site launched a couple weeks ago):
- Site name is PR 1
- Twitter account is PR 5 (under more of myself and my other blog)

For Geek’s Dream Girl (my blog, just a little over a year old):
- Site name is PR 1
- Twitter account (@geeksdreamgirl) is PR 5 (under more of myself, blog catalog, and a quiz on okcupid that’s unrelated to me)

In the end, I’m just concerned that people find me, not necessarily HOW they find me. Any traffic is good traffic!

]]> By: Mike http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tweeks-title-tags-and-ranks-higher-for-your-name-what-do-you-think/#comment-28384 Mike Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:16:32 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tweeks-title-tags-and-ranks-higher-for-your-name-what-do-you-think/#comment-28384 Personally I'm not overly happy about it. As a result I've logged a call with Twitter support to change my user name. The problem is, and it's something I've wrestled with for a while now, that my online 'brand' is split between 2-3 areas and I have concerns about the overlap. I'm in the process of trying to rebrand "online Mike" so that it doesn't affect "offline Mike" but this is going to take time. This change by Twitter has simply added to the problem. It's a good move for Twitter and it's probably a good move for the vast majority of Twitter users but for me it couldn't have come at a worse time :( Personally I’m not overly happy about it. As a result I’ve logged a call with Twitter support to change my user name.

The problem is, and it’s something I’ve wrestled with for a while now, that my online ‘brand’ is split between 2-3 areas and I have concerns about the overlap. I’m in the process of trying to rebrand “online Mike” so that it doesn’t affect “offline Mike” but this is going to take time. This change by Twitter has simply added to the problem.

It’s a good move for Twitter and it’s probably a good move for the vast majority of Twitter users but for me it couldn’t have come at a worse time :(

]]> By: Paul http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tweeks-title-tags-and-ranks-higher-for-your-name-what-do-you-think/#comment-28058 Paul Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:40:41 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tweeks-title-tags-and-ranks-higher-for-your-name-what-do-you-think/#comment-28058 Makes some sense that it would rank higher, for a lot of people Twitter is their most active online presence so has the most fresh content for Google to see each time it crawls their profile. For people serious about managing their personal brand it should be easy enough to apply some SEO or focus their attention to the places they want to rank higher than Twitter. Makes some sense that it would rank higher, for a lot of people Twitter is their most active online presence so has the most fresh content for Google to see each time it crawls their profile.

For people serious about managing their personal brand it should be easy enough to apply some SEO or focus their attention to the places they want to rank higher than Twitter.

]]> By: Eric Atkins http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tweeks-title-tags-and-ranks-higher-for-your-name-what-do-you-think/#comment-28053 Eric Atkins Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:36:14 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/twitter-tweeks-title-tags-and-ranks-higher-for-your-name-what-do-you-think/#comment-28053 My main Twitter account had a Google PageRank of 6 shortly after creating my account. I knew then and there that Twitter was going to soon start capturing a ton of search visitors. Twitter is fairly well SEO'd as is and it's really easy for Google to spider. I'm not concerned about my Twitter account having a high page rank. In fact, that's a blessing. It can be used to help shape traffic on other websites. My main Twitter account had a Google PageRank of 6 shortly after creating my account. I knew then and there that Twitter was going to soon start capturing a ton of search visitors. Twitter is fairly well SEO’d as is and it’s really easy for Google to spider.

I’m not concerned about my Twitter account having a high page rank. In fact, that’s a blessing. It can be used to help shape traffic on other websites.

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