Are Meta tags really dead?

20 Jan 07 6:07 pm

Without even reading that I can tell you........ Yes and No.

There are many search engines that use the keyword tag a lot... Yahoo and MSN being two of the most important. Google doesn't really need it that much because it can determine what your page is about based on the content. With that said, if you choose not to use the keyword tag, you might see yourself lacking in the results. I keep saying, all you need to know is here in the lessons and videos! There is a lot of talk out there, but not many people are self made millionaires from web marketing. :wink:

Adrian,

21 Jan 07 3:57 am

Meta tags work for me. I wouldn't get too proccupied with what a lot of these articles. With SEO, I have found that there is a ton of controversy. If you really want to know how to do it, look at the lessons in affilorama, and ask questions form people in the forum. These guys really know what they are talking about.

03 Nov 08 9:33 pm

Hi Paul.

I like your article on the "one traffic magic plan". ( "http://pa321.blogspot.com/2008/10/one-traffic-magic-plan.html" ).

Kinda reminds me of this: "https://www.affilorama.com/web-2/web-2-backlink-method"

:)

04 Nov 08 9:42 pm

Meta description is still pretty useful as well... not in the traditional sort of SEO sense (making your page appear higher in the search engines) but in the "getting more clicks on your listing" sense, since the search engines often use your meta description as the descriptive text in your listing.

If you make sure you include your major keywords in your meta description it's pretty likely it'll be used, and if your description looks nice and informative you'll get more clicks.

18 Nov 08 3:01 am

Adrian is right that Yahoo does take the meta keywords tag into account (at least for now). Google however, does not.

I usually suggest to place only the keyword (or words) that you're optimizing that page for within your meta keywords tag. Nothing more than that. The last thing you want to do is stuff that meta tag with keywords unrelated to your page.

And what Aletta said about your description tag was dead on. You should place your keywords within your description as they will get bolded when your web page shows in the search engine results. Google does take your meta description tag into account - it won't give you much by way of a traffic boost but it does help, as Aletta said to get people to your site.

I like to think of the meta description tag as a "mini sales page" to encourage people to visit my site over my competitions.

- Kristine