Meta Tags
The debate on the usefulness of meta tags rages on… there is much confusion here, so we will try to clear it up.
Google Ignores Meta Keyword Tags
A lot of people don’t know this, and believe that meta keyword tags are how search engines catalog your page. Nothing could be further from the truth. The major innovation of Google was that it ignored meta tags! It actually parsed the content of a page and then saw how many other pages linked to it…
Meta Tags Are Still Useful
You should still use meta tags, especially the Meta Description tag, but you should also use the meta keywords tag, as there are some older search engines that still refer to them. Not only that, but meta tags may come back as search engine algorithm technology evolves to penalize sites which “stuff” keywords and spam meta tags.
Use a Meta Tag Generator For Optimal Meta Tags
You should not spend too much time worrying about your meta tags, use the popular “Meta Tag Generator” to generate optimal meta tags that will validate. The default settings are exactly what most people need for their site, so just generate your tags and you are done!
