When you specify the title for a Blogger post, that title is automatically used as the URL for the post. The problem is that Blogger truncates the title to about the first 39 characters. This can lead to some problems with the post URL and SEO.
The one limitation with Blogger that I have had to learn to work with is that of the post URLs. When you create a post, the title of the post is automatically used for the post URL. The one problem with this is that the URL is limited to a maximum size of 39 characters.
With regards to SEO, it is important to include your keywords in the URL as well as the title. If the keywords are included outside the first 39 characters of the post title, then they won't appear in the URL.
To work around this limitation, you can first create a post with a title you want to appear in the URL, and then rewrite the title for your visitors.
The following steps show you how you can do this:
- In Blogger, create a new post.
- In the "Title" field, enter a title that contains your keywords and doesn't contain any non-essential words. Ensure your title is shorter than 39 characters.
- Once you create the title, write your post.
- Publish the post so the post URL is created. The URL should include your entire title without any truncation.
- Next, edit the same post you just created.
- Modify the title to make it more readable for your visitors.
- Click the publish post button again. Your post should now have the original SEO-friendly URL with the new title.
The URL for this post was created with the steps outlined above. You will notice that the title of this post doesn't match the URL.
