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Your site name and site description are both important areas of your wikiwiki's settings. They both directly impact the way your site is listed and displayed in the search engines.
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web site nameSite Name

Your sitesite's name is used to identify your site on the website, in invitation emails, links to this website and in the search engines.
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For example, the Mythbusers wiki has used the site name, which follows the name of every page on the site in the search listings:
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The best site names:
  • Are short (2-5 words in length) so that they are easier to rememberremember.
  • Are informative and compellingUse words that are relevant to your sitecompelling.
  • Are simplesimple. - usingUsing numbers or letters to replace words iscan be hard to rememberremember.
  • Use words that are relevant to your site.
  • Include at least one important search term.

Site Description

A site description provides potential visitors and search engines with a concise explanation of what your site is about.
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Take a look at the example below of the MythbustersMythbusters' Google listing, highlighted in yellow:
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Site Name and Description - Wetpaint Central
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The best site descriptions:
  • Are one to two sentencesUse between 15-25 wordssentences.
  • Describe what you can find on the site and why you might want to check it outUse complete sentences.
  • Include at least one search term in your descriptiondescription.
  • Use between 15-25 words.
  • Use complete sentences.