SEO and Information Architecture

Title tags and I.A. How do they work?

[fi5hbone]

I have a deep burning question which I cannot seem to find answered anywhere.

Suppose if I have a site about Blue Widgets and Red Widgets. So I reckon the homepage should have Blue Widgets and Red Widgets in the title tags.

Question is if blue widgets is a category on its own and red widgets is a category as well, do I need to have blue widgets in the title tags of the pages in the blue widgets category? Wouldn't it be a repetition of sorts?

Here might be a clearer example:
>Blue Widgets
>>Where to buy Blue Widgets
>>Blue Widgets and me
>>Blue Widgets - Things to Look Out For

>Red Widgets
>>Where to buy Red Widgets
>>Red Widgets and you
>>Red Widgets - I need you!

Would such a series of titles be ok for the pages? Would it be considered duplicate titles or unique titles?

[fi5hbone]

Does anyone have a reply to this please?

[ken_b]

Here might be a clearer example:
>Blue Widgets
>>Where to buy Blue Widgets
>>Blue Widgets and me
>>Blue Widgets - Things to Look Out For

>Red Widgets
>>Where to buy Red Widgets
>>Red Widgets and you
>>Red Widgets - I need you!

I'd be comfortable using a series of titles like that. With the variety shown in your list I wouldn't worry about duplication being an issue.

The only place you come close to duplication is in the Where to buy pair, and I doubt that would be a problem if you use a little imagination.

Where to buy red widgets today
Where to buy blue widgets near you.

etc.

[fi5hbone]

Hmm, what does it really mean by variety?

So the repeat of the words Blue Widget and Red Widget in the titles shouldn't be a problem? Like in a list of articles belonging to the Blue Widget category, it is no problem having Blue Widget repeated more than once?