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          ydop Subscriber last edited by

          Do ampersands in the title tag hurt your site's ranking?

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            ydop Subscriber @danrawk last edited by

            thank you.

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              ydop Subscriber @DanielFreedman last edited by

              thank you.

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                ydop Subscriber @Syed1 last edited by

                thank you.

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                  ydop Subscriber @EGOL last edited by

                  thank you

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                    ydop Subscriber @HiveDigitalInc last edited by

                    thank you.

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                    • DanielFreedman
                      DanielFreedman last edited by

                      Ditto. Often use them, with no problems.

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                      • HiveDigitalInc
                        HiveDigitalInc last edited by

                        I would consider them generally helpful - not necessarily for improving rankings, but allowing you to get more choice words into the text of a title or description that will then be read by a user in the SERP. Remember, the title tag not only helps you rank, but it is your opportunity to advertise directly to the client on Google's search results page. That savings of 2 characters can mean a lot.

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                        • Syed1
                          Syed1 last edited by

                          No issues at all.. have been using them for years

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                          • danrawk
                            danrawk last edited by

                            i use them as well and have not seen any issue.

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                            • EGOL
                              EGOL last edited by

                              I have ampersands in lots of title tags... have not seen any problems.

                              Lots of people have ampersands as part of their brand

                              http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=%26

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