Title Block

What do you think?

Do witty, well chosen titles stand out to you?

Personally, I want my titles to be fitting for the work but they aren't all witty or well thought out. Some are rather boring but descriptive.

I've asked for suggestions on titles many times here. We are a creative group.

Hi Katrina, Thank might depend on what the first thing that pops into your head is :) For me thinking of a title is the hardest part of the process...mine aren't very good and I'm now trying to do better. Somewhere I read that if you change your title it breaks the links...don't exactly know what that means but you might want to consider that before you go changing titles.

Val: , Somewhere I read that if you change your title it breaks the links...don't exactly know what that means....

The web address (URL) of each image on FAA is based on the title. If you change a title the address changes too. Any links in cyberspace (like on Facebook) will no longer work.

Thanks for your feedback. I can't say I personally look at the title of an image first. The first thing that draws me to the work is the image itself so for me it's not that important. Was mainly wondering if it has any bearing on the searching of images or is that the keywords. Thanks again

Katrina, FAA uses the keywords, whereas I believe Google is interested in the Title and Description.

Edit: I just see that you are a Victorian, too!

Hi Katrina,

It is very difficult to think of titles.
I use thesaurus to help.

Kathleen

A lot of my work is specific to Montana landscape/nature. You can imagine how many "Montana Evening" or "Montana Summer" titles have gone through my head! :) I've been resisting the urge to just title them with a date. Haha! I'm trying to get more creative... and another good tip I've just figured out is to keep a spreadsheet with all of your art so you can sort it by title and see if you are using too much of the same thing. Your title, like your work, should be varied and fresh.

I don't always look at the title first, but I do find some of them more intriguing, when I am scrolling through the tiny thumb size images. Also, if I want to go back and search for an image...a catchy title that I remember may make the search easier than sunrise # 23.

Thanks Margaret. Yes great to see another Victorian :)
Good tip Kathleen I may need to try that
I'm hearing ya Jess hard to remember what I have already used. Spreadsheet sounds helpful.
And thanks Karen. Agree that a catchy title is easier to remember

I've had that happen too. But when just the right title pops into my head, I've noticed that's the pic I'll work on longest and hardest ... don't know why, but the words that go with a pic are very important to me. That being said, I recently took a page out of Mike Savad 's book and posted an image that is mostly descriptive to the location and subject. We'll see if it makes any difference to Google over time, I guess.

@ James, Thank you!

1) Titles are one of the more important aspects of a page that the search engines consider. The title of your art also becomes the Page Title in a browser - and the search engines do look at that - significantly.

2) The "broken link" thing is also true. If you have ever linked to a specific page from facebook or a blog (or anywhere) - and you make a change to the title - then your links will no longer work.

~ Bill
~ US Pictures .com

Hi Katrina... I think creative titles can make all the difference..(your probably groaning now..sorry) There has been some discussion regarding this matter in one of my group threads. A great example of this was the recent article about a sculpture of a homeless man on a park bench. It could be any homeless man.. but guess what its called.. ok i'll tell you! The artist called it "Homeless Jesus".. got worldwide coverage and a visit from the pope himself! Now I doubt that would have happened if he'd simply called it "hobo"...
Another example is a piece I done called Kaa's Folly. The title and description for the piece makes the art..
You have some great images.. "Red Hell" seems to be to be heading in the right direction title wise.. But as mentioned, we all love to help out when folks get stuck! :-) good luck!

Thank you all for the feedback and ideas. It has been very helpful. I will perceive and ask for ideas for titles in the future if I get really stuck. Much appreciated :)

Thank you all for the feedback and ideas. It has been very helpful. I will perceive and ask for ideas for titles in the future if I get really stuck. Much appreciated :)