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Meta description tag valuable for SEO?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by javafreak, Jan 31, 2007.

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    Is there any value in putting keywords in the meta description tag for the SERPs? Right now most of my pages contain the same general description, but I was thinking of changing them to be more specific for the content on each page.:confused:
     
    javafreak, Jan 31, 2007 IP
  2. ServerUnion

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    #2
    Each page on your site should be unique even down to the meta data. Good luck
     
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    #3
    Probably yes, who know. But the most important is the title, write a very descriptive and good, keyword rich title for each page.
     
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    #4
    this is the best answer you can get :rolleyes:
     
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    Would it be okay if the description matches the title for the page or should the description be more detailed?
     
    javafreak, Jan 31, 2007 IP
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    I would write a description tag that will entice a user to click-thru, since many times the description tag is used as the snippet under your title in the SERPs. Think of it as ad copy.
     
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    Description and title should not be the same. UNIQUE CONTENT and META is the theme here.
     
    ServerUnion, Jan 31, 2007 IP
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    You'd better use different meta description tag for each page, and the description shall be like a summary of that page. Try to put the most important keywords and repeat once in the description tag for each page. Remember google will search in title, description, domain, page content for the keywords.
     
    hhheng, Jan 31, 2007 IP