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Question : Does Google/Yahoo value meta keyword tags
We are researching Meta tag relevance for our Internet Marketing. Our website is
www.webfullcircle.com
and I ran a test on
www.seochat.com
to test our meta tags. What I got back was an error stating we did not have Meta Keyword Tags. My employees told me for what ever reason Google/Yahoo do not value meta keyword tags. Well I don't know why
www.seochat.com
would give me that error if that was true.
Can anyone tell me what Meta Tags matter or we should be using to make sure we are doing what Google/Yahoo like?
Answer : Does Google/Yahoo value meta keyword tags
Many companies and individual websites still use metatag keywords because the option is still available in DIY website builders. It's easy and there's a lot of value-add attached to it. But, since there are few barriers to entry for using a website element like this, you'll be competing against thousands of websites that use the same keywords. That's really the only reason why it would hurt your rankings.
Examples of sites where meta tags are still in use today:
schools, colleges, universities
non-profit orgs
professional and trade associations
broadcast radio
real estate portal sites and companies
Using tags won't help you with getting ranked any higher on the major search engines, but that also doesn't mean that it won't help at all with other search engine indexes that use different methodologies for spidering and indexing. It really depends on where your customers are coming in from.
How To Use HTML Meta Tags
http://searchenginewatch.c
om/showPag
e.html?pag
e=2167931
Google Explains Meta Tags
http://www.webpronews.com/
topnews/20
07/12/05/g
oogle-expl
ains-
meta-
tags
Submit Corner - Guides - META Tag Guide and Optimization Tips
http://www.submitcorner.co
m/Guide/Me
ta/
Related articles:
http://www.webmarketingnow
.com/tips/
meta-tags-
uncovered.
html
http://labnol.blogspot.com
/2006/10/y
ahoo-fond-
of-keyword
s-
meta-tag
-google.ht
ml
http://www.mattcutts.com/b
log/google
-supports-
meta-noodp
-tag/
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