Your website title just says Home? How to fix it

Every web page has a title. Google shows it in search results as the big blue line. If yours says "Home" or "Welcome", a new customer cannot tell what you do or where. Write your business name, what you do and your area.

Priya runs a yoga studio. Her website is clean and simple.

She searched for her studio on Google one day. Her website showed up with a blue line that just said "Home". Below it was another studio. Its line said "Yoga classes in Kothrud, Pune".

This is an example, with a made up name and business.

A good title has three parts: your name, what you do, and your area.

For example: "Sharma Dental Clinic, Dentist in Baner, Pune". This is an example, with a made up name.

Google says each page should have a clear title that describes the page (Google).

1. See your title now. Open your website on a computer. The title shows on the browser tab. You can also search your business name on Google and look at the blue line.
2. Write your new title. Use your name, what you do and your area. Keep it short, so it fits on one line.
3. Open your page settings. In your website builder, open the settings for your main page. Look for "Page title". Some builders call it the search title.
4. Paste your title and save. Then publish the site again, if your builder asks.
5. Give each page its own title. A menu page could be "Menu, Deepa's Cafe, Indiranagar". Do not use the same title on every page.
6. If you have more than one branch, give each branch page its own title, with its own area.
7. Check it later. Google may take some time to show the new title. Search your name again after a week or two.

If you cannot find the setting, ask the person who runs your website. For other website problems, see five fixes for a website that loses customers.

Should I fill the title with many words, like "best cafe cheap cafe"?

No. Keep it natural and short. Write it the way you would say it to a customer.

Google shows a different title from the one I wrote. Why?

Google sometimes writes its own line from your page. A clear title that matches your page helps.

Will a better title put me higher in search?

Nobody can promise that. It does tell customers what you do and where, at a glance. See also why you are not on page one for nearby searches.