A long, long time ago In a galaxy far, far awaymeta tags were the key component to search engine rankings. Okay, it was about 2 years ago, but thats a long time in the Internet galaxy. Although still relevant, the evil empireer, Darth Google, has led a movement by the search engines to de-emphasize their importance. Despite this effort, meta tags are still important. They represent the only method for a site owner to exert some control over how pages are listed in search engine results.
What The Heck Is A Meta Tag?
Meta tags are html code blocks that tell a search engine what a particular site page is about. Meta tags are not visible on the pages of your site. You can, however, see them for most sites by clicking the view and then source tab on the Explorer Browser.
Meta tags can be difficult to explain, so lets take a look at one of our clients sites.
BusinessTaxRecovery.com is listed in the number 1 position on Yahoo and MSN if you do a search for business tax articles. The specific page is:
http://www.businesstaxrecovery.com/articles
The meta tags for this page are:
The meta title is a critical factor in controlling where your site is listed in search engines. The title should consist of the keywords being emphasized on the page. In this case, we are trying to come up under searches for business tax articles. Since the page actually lists such articles, the meta tag is simply business tax articles.
Importantly, the meta title will be underlined in the search results. A search for business tax articles on Yahoo finds our client in the number 1 position. The link looks like this:
BUSINESS TAX ARTICLES [underlined]
Business tax articles, IRS news and more. Turn overlooked deductions and credits into business tax refunds at businesstaxrecovery.com. … BUSINESS TAX ARTICLES. Business tax articles are added every week, so make sure to bookmark this page …
http://www.businesstaxrecovery.com/articles.php
Meta Description Tag
The meta description tag appears under the title in the search engine results. Returning to our previous example, the meta description is the text that is not underlined. Essentially, meta descriptions expand on the meta title and give the search engine more keywords to consider.
One of the aggravating things about search engines is how they use meta descriptions. Most pick only certain sections of your description. When your link appears in the search results, the description may make little if any sense. Unfortunately, there isnt much you can do about it.
Meta Keywords
Historically, meta keywords were the single most important factor to getting your site ranked under the correct keywords. How times have changed. Google doesnt even look at them, while MSN and Yahoo give them little value. All and all, they are fairly unimportant, but you should still add them to your meta tags. If nothing else, it forces you to focus on the keywords you should have on the page.
In closing, every page of your site should have at least a meta title and description. Although their value has diminished, they are still an important factor in the search engine optimization process.
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