Meta Tags?

midlandi · 08-02-2008, 11:09 AM

Whats your view on Meta Tags?

Are they still worth using or are they as much use as a handbrake on a canoe?

RiverWire · 08-03-2008, 11:51 AM

I think they play more of a role than people give them credit for, they are still used no matter what people say, ive seen the differences in serps just though adding good keywords and descriptions, if Meta tags didnt matter how could this be ?

midlandi · 08-03-2008, 04:36 PM

I think this is a good view on these, its taken from an article on the subject.

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I still think that with the algo's used by the search engines, the meta tags shouldn't be forgotten, as you can never tell what the SE's will deem as valuable in a week, or a month from now.

I would agree that it can be a bit difficult to predict how SE's will continue to evolve, but I'm fairly confident that we will never see any major SE move back to an algo that assigns a great deal of weight to the meta keyword tag. Doing so would dramtically reduce the quality of their indexes.

The biggest problem with "meta tag menucia" is that the time spent on it is usually time taken away from more important areas like developing effective design and navigation strategies.

On top of that, the way most people write meta tags, (the proverbial santa's wish list)usually results in page that can easily be penalized.

Regarding up-and-coming engines, it is true that many do place greater emphasis on the keyword tag. they can do this because they don't generate enough traffic to attract spammers. As soon as they become a big enough player, they will also remove/demote the keyword tag from their algos.

RiverWire · 08-03-2008, 04:39 PM

That is a good article mate 100% agree

mit · 08-27-2008, 12:07 PM

META description tag will really help in search engines... It will help to increase CTR..

Hafsoh · 08-28-2008, 12:24 AM

Meta tags may not guarantee a high position in SERP. But, they do give you considerable control over how your website is displayed. And if necessary, they enable you to prevent your website from being indexed at all, so they shouldn't be left out.

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