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Are Meta Keywords Relevant To Seo?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by chitrar1982, Jan 26, 2013.

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    I recently heard that there is no value for meta keywords in Google search ranking?, of course some search engines do.
    Is there any value for meta keywords in Search Engine Optimisation?
     
    chitrar1982, Jan 26, 2013 IP
  2. JensonChong

    JensonChong Greenhorn

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    Meta title and meta description these two have values, you must use.
     
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    Meta keywords are mostly disregarded by most major search engines and can be deleted from your <head> section.
     
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    Jim4767 Prominent Member

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    Google seems to ignore the meta keywords. There is a possibility that one or more of the other search engines might still use them, but that is hard to prove. Since it takes less than a minute to add meta keywords, I usually do ... just in case.
     
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    WebDev Solutions Well-Known Member

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    They pretty much play zero ranking factor these days, but it's still worthwhile completing them. If nothing else, it gives the search spiders another method of identifying your sites niche- the ranking algorithm is comprised of hundreds of different factors and none of them should be ignored.

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    kaliborobb Member

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    Since the search engines use a wide variety of factors to determine site rankings, optimizing a page to rank high is a cumulative effort. You should use everything available to you that the engines might give some weight, and therefore you should certainly use meta tags (including the meta keyword tag), along with every other legitimate, acceptable technique available. At best, it may help boost your site a bit in those engines that still read them. At worst, it won't hurt your rankings (unless you brazenly keyword stuff them). I still use these meta tags on clients' Web sites, but don't bother with them on my own sites. If i can be of further help http://seoplannow.com/?s=meta keywords
     
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  7. jayeshprajapati07

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    My point of view meta keyword is no any very right now. but you must use title, meta description. it is most valuable in onpage.
     
    jayeshprajapati07, Jan 26, 2013 IP
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    Elfen_Lied Banned

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    I think meta keywords tags are not a major factor search engines consider when ranking sites, they should not be left off the page.But it supposed to be a brief and concise list of the most important themes of your page
     
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  9. chitrar1982

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    yes, but as far as i know still so many search engines taking those into consideration
     
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    creationsweb Peon

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    Meta tags are html tags that provide information or data about a web document like Html specification, content description, global content or local etc.Meta keywords are not used by google anymore to determine what your web page is about.A Meta tag has no effect in displaying a page in browser.Meta tags are arguably among the most important on-page HTML elements when it comes to SEO. Meta tags consist of three tags that reside in the of your HTML code and should be found at the very top of your page.Meta tags have their own algorithm, based on the URL of your page, the title tag, headline and the content. Meta tags are html tags that provide information or data about a web document like Html specification, content description, global content or local etc. A Meta tag has no effect in displaying a page in browser. Meta tags reside within head section of an html document.Meta tags are used by owners or SEO service companies as a secret weapon to became top in popular in search engines. Those days many CEOs, website owners cleverly used those meta tags and misguided search engines. Due to such unethical practice, meta tag manipulation is lost it’s importance in search engines.The most important Meta tags among all is the Description Meta tags. Because Google use this Meta tag information to index a page in categories and sometimes may consider meta tag when gives rank in SERP. Even if you don’t get a ranking boost for your Meta tag description but still you try to write an interesting as well as relevant description Meta tag. An interesting description increases the CTR (click through rate), because Goggle displays the Meta tag description of a page in SERP.
     
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  11. Ramesh8248

    Ramesh8248 Active Member

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    That's true, Google, Yahoo, Bing doesn't use keyword Meta Tag anymore...
    But there are some search engines who use them.
    Adding keyword meta tag doesn't cost anything, So I think it's usually better to add it...
     
    Ramesh8248, Jan 27, 2013 IP
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    You heard a totally wrong about Meta Tag. It is so valuable for seo. When a searcher find any information on web, Obviously he acquire some description from your Meta Tag.
     
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    We are talking about Keyword Meta Tag which are not using by search engines anymore. Other tags are important and we know that...
    You can read more about it on Official Google Webmaster Central Blog : googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2009/09/google-does-not-use-keywords-meta-tag.html
     
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