diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 93d9110..5447ba6 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ AUTHOR_NAME=Your Full Name
 TWITTER_HANDLE=yourtwitterhandle
 EMAIL=your-email@example.com
 WEBSITE_URL=https://yourwebsite.com
-SITE_NAME=Your Name - Your Title
+SITE_NAME=Your Site Name
 SITE_DESCRIPTION=Your professional description here.
 ABOUT_TEXT=Your about text describing your background and interests.
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0355df6..47f857a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ All content is driven by environment variables — no CMS required. See [`.env.e
 | `TWITTER_HANDLE`   | Twitter/X username (without `@`) for SEO |
 | `EMAIL`            | Contact email in Connect and footer      |
 | `WEBSITE_URL`      | Canonical site URL                       |
-| `SITE_NAME`        | Site title                               |
+| `SITE_NAME`        | Base site name (e.g. brand or domain)    |
 | `SITE_DESCRIPTION` | Meta description                         |
 | `ABOUT_TEXT`       | About section body text                  |
 | `SITE_KEYWORDS`    | JSON array of SEO keywords               |
diff --git a/src/app/layout.tsx b/src/app/layout.tsx
index eb1d518..e8ad87d 100644
--- a/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ export const viewport: Viewport = {
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
   title: {
-    default: SITE_NAME,
-    template: '%s | ' + SITE_NAME,
+    default: `${SITE_NAME} - ${AUTHOR_NAME}`,
+    template: '%s - ' + SITE_NAME,
   },
   description: SITE_DESCRIPTION,
   metadataBase: new URL(WEBSITE_URL),
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
     telephone: false,
   },
   openGraph: {
-    title: SITE_NAME,
+    title: `${SITE_NAME} - ${AUTHOR_NAME}`,
     description: SITE_DESCRIPTION,
     url: '/',
     siteName: SITE_NAME,
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
         url: '/opengraph-image',
         width: 1200,
         height: 630,
-        alt: SITE_NAME,
+        alt: `${SITE_NAME} - ${AUTHOR_NAME}`,
       },
     ],
     locale: 'en_US',
   },
   twitter: {
     card: 'summary_large_image',
-    title: SITE_NAME,
+    title: `${SITE_NAME} - ${AUTHOR_NAME}`,
     description: SITE_DESCRIPTION,
     site: TWITTER_HANDLE ? `@${TWITTER_HANDLE}` : undefined,
     creator: TWITTER_HANDLE ? `@${TWITTER_HANDLE}` : undefined,