Monday, 10 August 2009

Meta Tagging?

During the first days of the Internet, much weight has been placed on meta tags as that they are vital information let users know the content of a web site. Today it seems meta tags are more and more deemed unnecessary. Many people have begun to implement questionable means in an effort to push their classification superior, often deceive the information in the tags. Meta Tags are so sensitive to spamming that it practically makes the tags unnecessary.

Therefore, the most of the major search engines such as Yahoo and Google don t really major factor to judge a site s relevance and had completely ceased to use as a criterion for determining site classification. There are also other hazards associated with meta marking. Given that the labels contain information on your web site, this may potentially be used against you by your competition. They become familiar with the keywords you laboriously chosen and use them to promote their own sites.

A poorly constructed meta tag can actually poor your ranking opportunities and eventually obtain your site prohibited even if you n t have the intention to break all rules in the first place. Some people argue that you are better attention to title tags as the search engine always give importance for them. Are meta tags really an unnecessary practice? While meta tags is no longer determine how well a site only search engine classification, there is nothing wrong to continue to use provided that they are built well and not to exceed the ethical boundaries.

A meta tag contains a description of what your site offers and if it is well written, may attract visitors click on your link. It cannot increase site classification but it is still a legitimate method of generating traffic. More if you do not write a meta tag to your web site, the search engine will construct a for you, and it could not be a wise decision that you are the one who knows about your site better. It is preferable to write a meta tag as described with precision what you offer rather than to stick with a generic description of your site.

If you choose to continue to use meta tags as a SEO method, there are some things that you must keep in mind. Do not make your labels too long and be sure that your description corresponds to the content found within your site. Put in relevant keywords and not be repetitive.

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