Creating Website Category, Menu & Page Titles
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by Jason Runyan, Advertising Solutions

Revised October 22, 2020
Originally Published July 16, 2009

Properly chosen website category names, menu navigation, and page titles are imperative to proper web development AND search engine optimization.

From a visitor's point-of-view, proper naming:

• gives customers and prospects an easy way to identify and navigate a website;
• allows users to find the information they need without having to search;
• provides quick access without reading every single paragraph, or page of the site.

From a search engine's perspective proper naming:

• allows better indexing of website content;
• helps optimize a site to receive top ranking in search engines (such as Google's search results).

Relative & Concise Word Choice

When it comes to creating appropriate website categories, menu links, and page titles; word choice, brevity, and relevance are the three most important factors.

Search engines, as well as the average reader, place a good deal of weight on the choice of words used for category titles, menu links, and page titles when deciding whether to continue onward.

The most important factors when choosing titles are:

• The title given should contain at least one of the page or paragraph's keywords or phrases;
• The title should be brief and concise with no more than a few words;
• The title must be relevant to the page or paragraph content providing an accurate idea of what the content is about.

It is imperative that titles clearly and accurately relate to what the category, menu, or page is about.

At a quick glance, one needs to be able to tell EXACTLY what will be found, without confusion.

General Naming Guidelines

While word choice, brevity, and relevance are most important; the following are some additional guidelines for the creation of category, menu, and page titles:

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