Are Meta tags extinct?

Ash_007 · 08-13-2006, 11:29 PM

Is this true that Google alongwith most major search engines
today, ignore META tags?? So is the era of filling up keywords in a
META tag are over?

kevgibbo · 08-14-2006, 06:46 PM

That is pretty much true, it's more of a case of making sure your not keyword stuffing as you might get penalized now. Yahoo still value's the description and keyword meta tags but not to the same extent anymore. Google doesn't rank them at all.

SEOforGoogle · 08-15-2006, 06:00 AM

The meta tags are still used - it's just that they do not have the weight they once used to.

Ash_007 · 08-15-2006, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevgibbo

divYahoo still value's the description and
keyword meta tags but not to the same extent anymore. Google doesn't
rank them at all./div

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I am a bit confused by this so whether should we or shouldn't we
include meta's on our web page...... please do clarify the
point......................br
Thanxbr

zsk_00 · 08-16-2006, 09:15 AM

Do use meta tags as they are used by some search engines. I have seen google using keyword/description meta tags to select ads for adsense.

zafar

kulinar · 08-16-2006, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zsk_00

I have seen google using keyword/description meta tags to select ads for adsense.

Not only for google adsense. If you search for a site by its URL the result of the site will be the Meta-tag description.

Meta tags ARE NOT dead or extinct. But you have to kepp some simple rules:

1. Keywords to page content relevancy which means not to use keywords that do not exist in the page words.

2. Description to page content relevancy which means not to use description words that do not exist in the page words.

3. Title to page content relevancywhich means not to use in the title words that do not exist in the page words.

There are many meta tag analyzers.

Use of robots meta tag is essential to direct robots behaviour. Image that you dont want your site pages crawled every day. How can you tell the spider how often to visit them? Don't answer

.

So, Meta Tags are not extinct, they are essential.

Ash_007 · 08-17-2006, 01:04 AM

span class="name"bThanx kulinar,br
For Your description .......... i think it would be worthing........ /b/spanimg src="/richedit/smileys/Word_Positive/6.gif" border="0"

eukhost.com · 08-17-2006, 06:01 AM

Keywords in Meta Tags should not be prioritized for SEO. You can use meta keywords in spare time and keep them very relevant to the page content as right use of Meta keywords does not harm. Top search engines like Google don't give importance to Meta Keywords anymore, they just use content on your site instead to rank it. But Meta Keywords are still used by smaller search engines, so it's better to use them that not at all.

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kevgibbo Senior Googler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 199 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	That is pretty much true, it's more of a case of making sure your not keyword stuffing as you might get penalized now. Yahoo still value's the description and keyword meta tags but not to the same extent anymore. Google doesn't rank them at all.

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SEOforGoogle Senior Googler Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 153 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	The meta tags are still used - it's just that they do not have the weight they once used to.

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zsk_00 Googler Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 83 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Do use meta tags as they are used by some search engines. I have seen google using keyword/description meta tags to select ads for adsense. zafar

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Ash_007 Googler Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: India Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	span class="name"bThanx kulinar,br For Your description .......... i think it would be worthing........ /b/spanimg src="/richedit/smileys/Word_Positive/6.gif" border="0"

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eukhost.com Googler Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 67 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Keywords in Meta Tags should not be prioritized for SEO. You can use meta keywords in spare time and keep them very relevant to the page content as right use of Meta keywords does not harm. Top search engines like Google don't give importance to Meta Keywords anymore, they just use content on your site instead to rank it. But Meta Keywords are still used by smaller search engines, so it's better to use them that not at all.

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