Bottom line on Meta Tags - GoFuckYourself.com

theking · 10-23-2002, 09:17 AM

What is the up to date bottom line on Meta Tags? Are they needed, or not needed, to have your site crawled by the major search engines? If they are needed do they need to be on every page, or just on the initial index page?

theking · 10-23-2002, 12:00 PM

SunTzu · 10-23-2002, 12:10 PM

meta tags for the most part are ignored by the search engines. If you're going to have them at all, just put a description meta on your main page. If you're going to use a keyword meta, all words should match what's already on your page. So it's basically only good for adding synonyms of existing keywords.

dav555add · 10-23-2002, 01:06 PM

from what i have read on search engine boards, besides the title tags, meta tags are becoming more and more useless.

Fletch XXX · 10-23-2002, 01:07 PM

meta meta come out come out wherever you are. hehehe

wsjb78 · 10-23-2002, 01:13 PM

Why are they more and more ignored?

eru · 10-23-2002, 01:18 PM

Fuck meta tags. I don't use them yet I get top listings in google for good keywords.

Amputate Your Head · 10-23-2002, 01:20 PM

meta tags still have quite a bit of usefulness left in them guys....

WiredGuy · 10-23-2002, 01:23 PM

They don't play much use in Google, but Inktomi/Altavista and other older search engines still use them. Don't diss them just because Google doesn't use them in their algorithm.

WG

theking · 10-23-2002, 01:26 PM

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Originally posted by WiredGuy
They don't play much use in Google, but Inktomi/Altavista and other older search engines still use them. Don't diss them just because Google doesn't use them in their algorithm.

WG

A full range of Meta Tags that used to be used or just description and keywords? In addition for all pages or just the initial index page?

theking · 10-23-2002, 07:46 PM

Anymore information about this subject?

Amputate Your Head · 10-23-2002, 07:48 PM

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Originally posted by theking
Anymore information about this subject?

there's a plethora of info widely available across the Net on meta tags.

theking · 10-23-2002, 07:51 PM

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Originally posted by Amputate Your Head

there's a plethora of info widely available across the Net on meta tags.

I have read much of it. Just wanted to get some thinking from some of the SE (specialists ?) on this board.

Amputate Your Head · 10-23-2002, 07:54 PM

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Originally posted by theking

I have read much of it. Just wanted to get some thinking from some of the SE (specialists ?) on this board.

my main use of meta tags is for robot spidering direction, and prevention of the image toolbar in the new browsers.

thechink · 10-23-2002, 07:57 PM

don't use them. not needed.

Amputate Your Head · 10-23-2002, 08:00 PM

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Originally posted by thechink
don't use them. not needed.

lol... okay.

WiredGuy · 10-23-2002, 08:02 PM

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Originally posted by theking

A full range of Meta Tags that used to be used or just description and keywords? In addition for all pages or just the initial index page?

Keywords, Description are the top most read ones. Also Robots is used in case you don't have access to server side robots (robots.txt). More info available from my site: http://www.submitcorner.com/

WG

Bree · 10-23-2002, 08:11 PM

I use metas to block the smart tag thing...

jimmyf · 10-23-2002, 08:16 PM

I'd be using them if I were you

I get a lot of traffice from Europe on 1 of my page and it does not come from google and i use Meta's

SunTzu · 10-23-2002, 08:18 PM

I use simple meta's just in case the smaller SE's that use them come around. But as far as ranking on the majors, I get the same results with or without them in the top 20 listings.

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SunTzu Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: the box Posts: 456	meta tags for the most part are ignored by the search engines. If you're going to have them at all, just put a description meta on your main page. If you're going to use a keyword meta, all words should match what's already on your page. So it's basically only good for adding synonyms of existing keywords.

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SunTzu Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: the box Posts: 456	I use simple meta's just in case the smaller SE's that use them come around. But as far as ranking on the majors, I get the same results with or without them in the top 20 listings.