The Super Falcons of Nigeria lost the 2008 African Women Championship trophy to surprise host- Equatorial Guinea. It was a bitter pill that was too much for the Nigerian girls to swallow, considering the expectation back home.

The Super Falcons were led to the tournament by veteran coach- Jossy Lad ably assisted by Coach Uche Eucharia. To qualifier for the tournament, the girls from Nigeria inflicted one of the heaviest defeats in the history of female football on the hapless Namibia. The one-sided encounter ended 10-1 in favor of the 7 time African champions.

When the team arrived in Malabo, it was with the intention to retain the trophy for a record 8 times, and they started their campaign on the 16th of November 2008 with a shaky 1-1 draw against the Black Queens of Ghana. It was a scary moment for the reigning champions, as they had to dig in to conjure an equalizer which came off the booth of Ifeanyi Chiejine in the 90th minute of regular time.

The second game was against Tunisia, and against all expectations, the Super Falcons could not find the Tunisian net throughout the encounter. The match eventually ended in a barren draw to the dismal of fans back home.

The third and final group match was against arch rivals South Africa and there was tension in the air, as Nigeria needed a win to scale through to the Semi-Finals. Ifeanyi Chiejine once again proved to be Nigeria’s savior as she slammed home the winning goal in the 16th minute of the energy-sapping encounter.

The semi-final clash between Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea was played at the impressive Estadio Internacional, Malabo. It was an encounter that witnessed the unprecedented upset of the reigning Champions by the girls from Equatorial Guinea. The match was decided by a single goal scored in the 58 minutes of play by the tournament highest goal scorer- Genoveva Añonma. She also emerged as the best player of the tournament.

The Super Falcons had to settle for a 3rd place finish after defeating Cameroon 4-3 on penalties in the third place match. Though the Nigerian official later accused the Equatorial Guineans of using men in place of women during the competition, the Confederation of African Football never investigated the allegation and the Super Falcons came back home with the painful memory of Malabo while the Equatorial Guineans went on to defeat South Africa 2-1 to emerge as the new Champions of African Football. A total of 8 teams took part in the 2 weeks event.

Search engines are the traffic resources which give lots of free and targeted traffic to any blog. So, as a blogger you must write SEO friendly articles. Writing SEO friendly articles is not hard. You just add a few things in your article and you will have a good article for search engines. So, the question is how you will write SEO friendly blog posts.

Here are a few tips to be followed:

#1. Write Unique And Original Articles: – First thing you must bear in mind that you have to write unique and original articles. Search engines love unique and original articles. This is first and must SEO tactic to be followed. After that you should put your posts in front of highly targeted audience. It means you don’t make efforts to build untargeted traffic at your blog.

#2. Title Optimization: – Your article title should be attractive and if possible, put your keyword phrases in your titles. But don’t make your title too keyword stuff. Your title should be easy to read.

#3. Article Body Optimization: – First paragraph of your article is very important. Your first paragraph should be attractive as your title. And it will exactly explain what your title is promising. Put your main keyword phrase one time in your first paragraph. After that continue deliver message of the title. Bear in mind your article should be followed by your title.

#4. Keyword Optimizations: – Be careful of the frequency of your keywords. Repeat your main keyword phrase 2 to 3 times, don’t repeat much more. Bear in mind you are writing for both human and search engines. So, write article in natural flow. Your article should be easy to read.

#5. Write For Low Competitive Keywords: – To know what competition your niche has, just type your niche on Google and click search tab. After that see the below of search box, you will see the number of WebPages for that keyword phrase. For an example, just search for ‘make money online’ on Google and see the below portion of search box. You will see ‘make money online’ word phrase has 404,000,000 WebPages on Google. It means if you write for ‘make money online’, you have to beat all 404,000,000 WebPages to get first rank on Google. And it will be very tough for you. So, write for low competitive keyword phrase in order to get higher page rank on Google.

Search engines give tons of free traffic. A lot of bloggers fail in blogging because they don’t try to get traffic from search engines. They don’t write SEO friendly posts. And they don’t get any traffic from search engines and finally they fail in blogging.

What’s in a title? A lot, especially if it is placed on a business card. Business card titles are one of the main highlights of this identity card.

Look at how much information is written there. There’s your name, company or organization, phone number, cellphone number, office address, email address and your title, of course. Given the very limited space of business cards, usually set at 2″ x 3.5″, you need to put in only the most significant information about you. And these are not just to tell people about your contact details. It is also a powerful tool to build a big impression, especially if you have a nice title to go with a sleek business card.

Notice that you really can’t include anything much other than the data mentioned above. This means that, unlike brochures, postcards, flyers and other advertising tools, you cant say much about who you are, what you do and what you are offering. With business cards, recipients pretty much have a lot of deducing to do from the info found in the card, especially from the business card titles and logos.

Selling points

Having an office space in a posh and renowned commercial district leaves a mark. Being in a company that belongs to the Fortune 500 list is even more impressive, but having a highly regarded title/position either because of your educational achievements like getting a Doctor of Philosophy degree, or due to your well-deserved rise in the company hierarchy as vice president certainly speaks a lot about who you are and what you are capable of. So isn’t it important that you write it properly?

Of errors and misconceptions

A person with a degree in Medicine is a doctor, and earns the suffix M.D., but should you write ‘Dr. John Doe, M.D.’? Some people do. Here are some of the common errors in title-writing that you should avoid:

1. Do not include both your degree and your title. Choose one.

For doctors, either write ‘John Doe, M.D.’, or ‘Dr. John Doe’. If you are done with your doctorate degree, write ‘Dr. John Doe’ or ‘John Doe, PhD’. Lawyers, on the other hand, can write either ‘Atty. John Doe’ or “John Doe, Esq.’

The same follows if you have different titles like CPA and Esq. Do not write ‘Atty. John Doe, CPA’.

2. Do not place ‘Mr.’ or ‘Ms.’ before your name in business cards.

Don’t write Mr. John Doe’ on your business card. ‘Mr. John Doe, M.D.’ is especially a big no-no. This also applies to other writings. Do not use ‘Mr.’ if you want to include your title or degree in your name.

3. Not all Abbreviations and Acronyms require periods.

PhD should actually be written as Ph.D. but more recently, the former has become accepted and widely used. The same goes for MD. Some of the other proper abbreviations and acronyms include: D.Ed. (Doctor of Education), D.M.D. (Doctor of Dental Medicine), RD (registered dietitian), RN (registered nurse), CEO (chief executive officer) and COO (chief operating officer).

So remember, before you venture into online printing for your next set of cards, check if the business card title is written correctly. It should be an asset, not a turn-off.

Which really quite rude phrase was the only full anagram of Fawlty Towers as shown in the titles of the seminal seventies sitcom? It was used in the last but one episode (i.e. the eleventh – this show was all about quality and not quantity), The Anniversary. All of the anagrams used in the title sequences of other episodes were only partial anagrams; that is they didn’t use up all of the letters. So although Flay Otters and Watery Fowls are all well and good, they only use some of the letters – to paraphrase Eric Morecambe, ‘they’ve used some of the letters, but not necessarily in the right order.’

But what of Fawlty Towers itself? It’s reasonably well known, I suppose, that the Monty Python gang were down in Torquay for a film shoot and were staying in the Gleneagles Hotel in the town. Eventually all of the other members of the cast and crew moved out, but John Cleese was so taken by the behaviour of the owner-manager of the Gleneagles, one Donald Sinclair, that he and his wife Connie Booth stayed put. Of course what they witnessed there (or claimed to have witnessed) has now become legend in the 12 half hour episodes that make up the entire Fawlty Towers canon.

As well as writing the series, Cleese and Booth took two of the starring roles in Fawlty Towers, Basil Fawlty (the hotel’s proprietor) and Polly Sherman (maid and of course so much more). Prunella Scales took the role of Sybil, Basil’s wife – a strange mix of a woman, at times domineering, but at the same time long suffering. The fourth and final lead role was that of Manuel, the Fawlty’s Spanish waiter. This was taken by the German born British actor Andrew Sachs. Using his own experience of learning English as a second language enabled Sachs to bring a real sense of Manuel’s vulnerability as a young man struggling to understand what on earth was going on in this most dysfunctional of locations.

But what of the episodes themselves? Well, as I have already mentioned and as is probably very well known, there were only ever twelve episodes of Fawlty Towers. They were shown on a weekly basis on BBC2 in two series of six episodes. The first ran from 19 September until 24 October 1975. The second ran from 19 February to 19 March 1979 with the sixth and final episode postponed until 25 October of that year due to a strike at the BBC. The first series gave us the delights of A Touch of Class; The Builders; The Wedding Party; The Hotel Inspectors; Gourmet Night and of course, The Germans. Series 2 contained Communication Problems; The Psychiatrist; Waldorf Salad; The Kipper and the Corpse; The Anniversary and last but by no means least, Basil the Rat. The best one for me has to be The Germans, a little clichéd perhaps (on my part) but what the heck, they’re all brilliant and one should really have to choose a favourite.

The term Resonance, in the field of writing, is not commonly used in our everyday language; however, it is a very important component of writing and plays a major role in captivating an audience with a title whether in a novel, a book, or even a screenplay. Resonance in writing refers to something that is beyond the immediate visible meaning of words. Simply put, it is the effect that follows after reading the title and speculating what it will be about.

There are two types of Resonance when it comes to dealing with a title to attract a reading audience. These are:

1. Automatic Resonance – Automatic Resonance happens when you see or hear a title of a novel, book, or screenplay that stirs up some emotion or image that already exists in your own life experience. Automatic Resonance makes you feel that you know something about that topic and feel connected to the title automatically. You as the reader already have an idea of what to expect from a title like that along with emotions, images, and or memories to apply to that title. An example of Automatic Resonance is “Perfect Health” by Dr. Deepak Chopra.

2. Acquired Resonance – Acquired Resonance, on the other hand, happens after you’ve read the novel, book, or screenplay. You can be in for a real surprise when you find the title has absolutely nothing to do with what you already know. Everything is neutral until you’ve read that novel, book, or screenplay. An example of Acquired Resonance is “A Clockwork Orange” by Anthony Burgess.

So which type of Resonance will you use when writing your next book, novel, or screenplay title? You, as the writer, have the power to help conjure up emotions, images, and/or memories with your title. But then, you also have the power to send a surprise with a twist for your reader.

As my daughter was scanning through a list of episodes of Grey’s Anatomy, I noticed something unusual about their titles. Nearly every one of them was named after a well-known rock song, including “Let It Be” and “A Hard Day’s Night” by The Beatles.

Several episodes took their title from REM songs, such as “Losing My Religion” and “Begin the Begin.” Actually one REM song served as the title for different episodes of Grey’s Anatomy, which had one called “It’s the End of the World” and its sequel called “As We Know It.”

The show used plenty of more songs by other artists as titles for episodes, including Bob Dylan’s “Tangled Up In Blue” served as another title, as did “Break On Through” by the Doors and “Owner of a Lonely Heart” by Yes. “First Cut Is The Deepest” and “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head” were also used, as well as “If Tomorrow Never Comes” and “Shake Your Groove Thing.”

Here are ten other television shows which have taken titles of songs for their episodes.

It’s Alright Ma, I’m Only Bleeding from One Tree Hill

Neither Lucas nor Haley nor Nathan nor Peyton nor Brook mention Bob Dylan in this episode, even though it is named for one of his most poignant songs from Bringing It All Back Home.

The Way We Weren’t from The Simpsons

Homer and Marge recall their early courtship in this plot that shares a title with a song from the John Wesley Harding album, The Sound Of His Own Voice.

Girls Just Want To Have Fun from Married With Children

The females looking to frolic are Peg, Marcie and Kelly, seeking to follow the advice by Cyndi Lauper in her biggest hit single.

Jungle Love from Family Guy

Both Steve Miller and Morris Day had these hits decades before the show about Peter Griffin had its first airing.

Maybe Baby from King of Queens

Doug and Carrie consider parenthood in this episode named after a hit by Buddy Holly.

Won’t Get Fooled Again from Criminal Minds

Pete Townshend and the Who made this song as skeptics of all governments, but the series ironically focuses on a unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigators.

Tangled Up In Blue from The Originals

Since the song comes from Bob Dylan’s Blood On The Tracks, it makes an appropriate name for a spinoff of The Vampire Diaries.

Bad Moon Rising from The Vampire Diaries

This Credence Clearwater Revival hit might be better suited for a show named for werewolves.

Sunday, Bloody Sunday from That 70s Show

Bono and U2 were not around in the decade in which this show is set, yet they still managed to get honored with the title of this episode.

Steady As She Goes from The Wonder Years

Best friend Paul begins dating as Kevin begins to miss Winnie even more than he already does, providing a different meaning for the adjective in this hit for the White Stripes.

Search Engine Optimization is essentially your ticket to escalated ROI (return on Investments) by the means of improved page rankings in searches of the top notch search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc. However, it should be done right to get the desired results. Some of the much prioritized factors include keywords, CSS compliance, optimization of page title, Meta descriptions, HTML compliance, site structure and a lot more.

Meta keywords tag and Meta descriptions in the header of your web portal’s code are not being taken into account while indexing web pages by the major search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing, etc. Thus, you might be tempted to think that why should the web master waste his/ her time on these nifty things. In this article we will be discussing the role of Meta title tags and Meta descriptions when your own web portal is considered.

Even if the Meta description is not used by search engines, it is depicted in the search results when results are returned upon the search of a preferred keyword. If the Meta Description is not present, what the search engine will do is display the first 160 characters of the page content. This is not so idyllic because when one adds Meta description, it also helps in promoting the services or products the specific web portal is offering.

Since you can write whatever you can without affecting the page rank, it will be wise and a strong call to incorporate promotional texts along with keywords into the Meta descriptions. It can list the benefits that customers will avail when they choose to shop at your web portal (like discounts, coupons and free shipping). And what is more advantageous is that it can be different for every other page of your web portal. Thus, you should never overlook the importance of keyword rich Meta descriptions. Now let us come down to Meta Keywords.

As to why you need to embed an aptly crafted Meta keyword Tag, the answer is that when your web portal is submitted to directories for purpose of link building, what the directories will essentially do is use the Meta keywords as tags. So if you are not using properly optimized and meaningful Meta Title tag, your web site can suffer or you have to do it manually while submitting and this need to be repeated for the number of directories you are going to submit your website to. Thus, by adding keyword rich Meta Title tag, you innately save loads f time, resources and effort on your part.

If you are well versed with the nature of search engines, you need not be stated that they often change their algorithms and heir course of action are pretty unpredictable. If and when the search engines decide to take into account the Meta Title tags, you can not risk doing them all over again. Using readable content and avoiding keyword stuffing is the key to successful Meta description and Meta Title tagging.

If you are new to article writing, you may want to focus on article content only. That’s a great start because you should write quality articles. But content should not be your sole focus. Titles are crucial in attracting readers to your article. No matter how great your content is, without an appealing title, readers won’t come.

Diane Eble gives great ideas for writing titles in her teleseminar on “How to Choose a Best Selling Title.” Although she is a publishing coach, most of what she says can be applied to article titles as well. Following these tips should help you write great article titles.

• Avoid clever titles. Some readers may not be as mentally sharp as you. Since your article is to meet their needs, create a title that will pique their interest or promise to solve their problem.
• Create a desire to read your article. Choose words for your title that communicate the essence and benefits of your article. Know the keywords that appeal to readers in your niche. Use them in your title.
• Make sure your subtitle has a benefit. How will your readers be changed by the information you have given them? Tell them in your title. If the benefit you are offering is what your readers are searching for, they will read your articles. Remember that benefits are not negotiable when creating titles.
• Deliver what you promise. Since your title describes the content and benefits of your article, don’t deceive your readers. Give them what you promise. If they like it, they will come back for more.
• Title and subtitle must work together. Your title is your noun and your subtitle is your verb. Let them agree. In agreeing, they are uniting the head and heart of your readers. Your title must appeal to your readers’ intellect and your subtitle to their emotions. Strive to capture the head and heart of your readers.
• Add a touch of freshness. Tweak your title in just the right way to give it a different slant. Use the familiar in an unfamiliar way.
• Have a title that is search engine friendly. Use keywords in your title. Search engines like keywords. Give them what they like.

Writing great articles start with writing great titles. Use these tips to increase the amount of traffic to your articles.

Writing templates are also a great way to practice writing great titles.

While playing an online game similar to Jeopardy, I became intrigued with one of the categories. It was titled “Seven Letters, One Syllable,” a word category at which an English teacher like me should have excelled.

Alas, I managed to get just three of the six questions, even though all of the words were familiar to me. Two of the ones I answered correctly were “stretch” and “straight,” both of which were accompanied by relatively easy clues.

That category is limited to just a couple of dozen words, discounting regular verbs that simply add -ed to form the past tense. I never realized just how rare it is for a one-syllable word to consist of as many as seven letters.

That realization, for some reason, brought to mind song titles that feature seven words. This category is also quite rare, for most tunes have just two or three words in their titles. Billy Joel actually hit number one with a seven word title, “It’s Still a rock and Roll to Me” from his Glass Houses album.

Here is a list of fifteen other titles that do indeed contain seven words.

“You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away” by The Beatles

John Lennon’s acoustic tune endures as one of the highlights from the Help! movie and soundtrack.

“Don’t Expect Me to Be Your Friend” by Lobo

Among the folk singer’s biggest hits, including “Me and You and Dog Named Boo” and “I’d Love You to Want Me,” this heartbreaker resonates as his best.

“Is She Really Going Out with Him?” by Joe Jackson

The British new waver burst upon the late 70s scene with this smash hit from Look Sharp!, thereby drawing comparisons to fellow Brit Elvis Costello.

“You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice” by the Lovin’ Spoonful

John Anderson me his late 60s folk rock group scored many hits, but this love tune was by far the longest title in their discography.

“Waiting for the End of the World” by Elvis Costello

About the time Joe Jackson was questioning female taste in men, fellow Brit Declan McManus was using this tune to close out My Aim Is True, one of the best albums in rock history.

“The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death” by the Housemartins

These contemporaries of the Smiths and Aztec Camera released just two albums, and this title track is a delicious taste of the excellent sound they managed to create.

“Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll” by Ian Drury and the Blockheads

Nearly half the words consist of the most common conjunction, but the four nouns exude the vibrancy of the late 70s British New Wave.

“White Boots Marching in a Yellow Land” by Phil Ochs

The folk legend’s objection to the Vietnam War continued throughout the sixties, but none of the protest songs were as blatant as this long-titled tune.

“The Town that Lost Its Groove Supply” by the Minus Five

One of the finest albums released in this century’s first decade was called Down with Wilco, which featured Jeff Tweedy himself on this track and others.

“When You Dance I Can Really Love” by Neil Young

This tune was the perfect way to close out After the Gold Rush, the album that featured the classic title track along with “Tell Me Why” and “Southern Man.”

“I Am Trying to Break Your Heart” by Wilco

Jeff Tweedy hit a creative peak Al with tunes like this one and others from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.

“Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts” by Bob Dylan

The long title sits the eleven minute tale about murder and betrayal, two themes that pervade the iconic Blood on the Tracks album.

“I Saw a Stranger with Your Hair” by John Gorka

The pioneer of the new folk of the late 80’s burst on the scene with this tragi-comic ballad, one of the many highlights of the debut album I Know.

“Can’t Get It Out of My Head” by the Electric Light Orchestra

Jeff Lynne finally hit the Top Ten with this track from El Dorado, which would soon be followed by a plethora of others throughout the seventies and eighties.

“You Can’t Always Get What You Want” by the Rolling Stones

It is a long title befitting a long tune, the most enduring song from the group’s Let It Bleed album.

Everyone knows that the title of a book is critical; it’s the first thing that people see, and if it doesn’t create interest, they aren’t going to look any closer. Not everyone, however, knows that the subtitle is almost as important. Both, in fact, play an important role, and their roles are quite different. The main purpose of the title is to attract. You want people to take a second look, and if they are in a bookstore, to pick it up and look at it closer. This is where the subtitle comes in; its main purpose is to explain. It should give the reader more information on the book. In particular, it should state what the benefits of reading the book are, and convince readers that they will be helpful to them.

Let’s consider the title first. To catch a person’s interest, a title has to be different and unique, and assuming it is a nonfiction book, it should promise something. This means that the purpose or aim of the title has to come through clearly, so be careful if you decide on a “cute” title. If people don’t know what it means, even if it makes them laugh, in most cases it’s not going to perk their curiosity. Finally, it should be “catchy,” — something that is easy to remember and sticks in their mind. This means that it shouldn’t be too long; five words or less are usually best.

With so many books on the market this may seem like a big order. First of all, almost any title that comes to mind immediately (after you have decided to write the book) has been used. So it’s always a good idea to check your brainchild out on Amazon.com. It’s not against the law to use a title that has already been used, but it may cause some confusion. So don’t settle on a title too quickly; check it out thoroughly and give it considerable thought. Let your unconscious brain work on it for a while; you may be surprised what it comes up with.

A few other things that are helpful in obtaining fantastic titles are:

• Humor in a title is always good.
• Make sure it answers a question. Don’t use questions as titles.
• A twist on a well-known phrase frequently makes a good title.
• Use alliteration if possible (e.g. “Aim at Amazon”).
• Use metaphors (a word that stands for another word), but be careful its meaning is clear.
• Let yourself go. Be a little daring and outrageous. You never know what you can come up with.
• Think in terms of power phrases such as: “Amazing New Discovery:…, ” “You Can…” “Sure-fire Way to …” “Better than …” “The One Minute …”.

When you have finally decided on a title, sit back and ask yourself if it satisfies all of the above criteria. If it doesn’t — go at it again until you find something that does.

Now for the subtitle. As I said earlier, its main function is to explain. It should give more information about the book and explain its benefits, and if it has to do this, it obviously has to be much longer than the title. One sentence is the norm, but it can be several sentences, and this is what I recommend. The important thing is that it does the job.

One of the major things you have to think about when writing subtitles is keywords. They are words or phrases that are typed into a computer by people when they are searching for something. Keywords are picked up by search engines such as Google and Yahoo. They are particularly important when people are looking for a nonfiction book on a particular topic on Amazon. They type in a few words related to the topic, and look over the first few books that come up on the screen. You therefore have to ask yourself what someone is likely to type in when they are looking for a book on the topic of your book. As it turns out, there are places where you can look up good, or frequently used, keywords. Some of them are:

www.goodkeywords.com

www.wordtracker.com

In practise, search engines look first for exact key words, in other words, the same words in the same order as the person typed in. So it’s a good idea to get some of them into your subtitle.

Earlier we saw that power action words and phrases are helpful in titles. As it turns out, they are even more important in subtitles, and should be used whenever possible. Typical of these words are: Benefit, Achieve, Improve, Think about, Avoid, Change.