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Order of meta tags

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by scuba5794, Jun 7, 2007.

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    Does it matter what order the meta tags go in, right now i have keywords then description should i have it the other way around and place description before keywords?
     
    scuba5794, Jun 7, 2007 IP
  2. mymaldives

    mymaldives Well-Known Member

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    Order of keyword and description tags does not matter in SEO
     
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    rcj662 Guest

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    I always have description then keywords but i do not think it makes any difference.
     
    rcj662, Jun 7, 2007 IP
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  4. Dal

    Dal Peon

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    Honestly I don't even include any meta tags except title. I would rather have the spider scan my content and then determine what it is about and rank accordingly.

    -D
     
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  5. scuba5794

    scuba5794 Active Member

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    thanks for the help guys rep'd
     
    scuba5794, Jun 7, 2007 IP
  6. sweetfunny

    sweetfunny Banned

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    You are better off including Meta Description, otherwise Google will grab random content off your page to display in the index. In the SERPs you could end up with:

    Site Title
    Home Contact About Us Click to Submit Copyright 2007
    www.domain.com

    Wouldn't you rather an attractive summary or "Sales Pitch" that entices a user to click yours instead of the other 10 on the page?
     
    sweetfunny, Jun 7, 2007 IP
  7. DavidK1

    DavidK1 Peon

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    Google does that whether you have one or not. If done properly, the description meta adds emphasis to what Google finds in the content.
     
    DavidK1, Jun 7, 2007 IP
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    boyponga Banned

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    It does not matter, meta keywords and description can be placed anywhere as long as they are inside the <head> tag
     
    boyponga, Jun 7, 2007 IP
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    toinkzzz Banned

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    on the past,, i usually placed first the description before the keyword tag.. its because for the prominence of the page... but for now,, it really doesn't matter which of the 2 is placed first...
     
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    imnotadoctor Well-Known Member

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    Order does not matter.

    But make sure to have kick ass meta description so if google uses it the SERPS then people will click on it over higher ranked sites with crap descriptions.
     
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    they don't matter a lot these days!
     
    Sherlock, Jun 7, 2007 IP