Tag: Keywords
Are Meta Tags Important?
by admin on Jan.26, 2008, under Description, HTML Tags, Keywords, Meta Tags
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A meta tag, also known as an HTML tag, is a bit of code between the two header tags in your source code that tells search engines what your site is all about. In our opinion meta tags are very important. While we have seen some sites rank high in search engines without the use of meta tags, we believe that they “can” play a role in your search engine optimization efforts.
Many SEOs have different opinions about the effectiveness of meta tags in search engine optimization. I have seen many websites without meta tags rank higher in search engine results due to other factors such as high PageRank and site/domain age. However, if you want to use best practices, you should definitely consider using meta tags. And, in many cases it works - I have seen pages sky rocket to the first page of search engines after meta tags were effectively optimized. (continue reading…)
