'What is the preferred format for titles on book reviews?

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   PegCole17posted 7 years ago

   It would be nice to see some consistency in editing the book reviews we publish on HubPages. When I get a memo that says, "Heads Up. Your article has been snipped," I expect to see a correction for a typo I've made. Instead, sometimes the editor has decided to rearrange the wording of the article title.
   
   For example, I usually put the book's Title first, by Author, Book Review. Lately I've seen where editors changed this format to:
   
   Summary: Book Title, by Author (or)
   Book Review: Title, Author. Sometimes they change a colon to a dash or change a dash to a colon.
   
   The "Learning Center" says, "In the realm of online content, your title is typically the most important component when it comes to determining whether your work gets readers or languishes in obscurity." https://hubpageshelp.com/content/Learni … ndly-Title
   
   How will an article gain traction behind 1,500,000,000 other queries that begin with "Book Review"? Wouldn't someone search for a book review under the book's title?
   
   I know I can change the title back if I want to, with the understanding that my article may be removed from the niche site if I do.

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      Natalie Frankposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      I agree.  Search words most likely to get searched should go first so I would think Book title, Author:  A Book Review or A Review would be the preferred format.  Summary:  Title, Author seems poor since it's a book review.  If it's just a summary of the book perhaps not featuring it unless it has some kind of analysis, personal reflection or other types of unique contribution by the writer of the article might be the best  course of action.

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         PegCole17posted 7 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks, Natalie. I agree that search words are key to traffic. Summary was not my choice when it came to a book review on which the title was changed.

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