Changing Meta Tags - Penalization?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by stephen101, Jul 4, 2008.

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    Hi

    Will a website get penalized if you change the meta tags of its pages once they have origionally been indexed for a while?

    Thanks
     
    stephen101, Jul 4, 2008 IP
  2. AlchemyV

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    very much doubt it! Why should Google punish a meta tag change? Makes no sense.
     
    AlchemyV, Jul 4, 2008 IP
  3. Dan Schulz

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    No, they won't. They'll just replace the old version with the new one the next time they crawl those pages.
     
    Dan Schulz, Jul 4, 2008 IP
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    websiteideas Well-Known Member

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    meta tags have no bearing on ranking, it can only increase your click through by offering the human visitor a more accurate snippet.
     
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    I've done it several times without any impact. It will change the keywords you rank for so make sure you do them right. The only meta tag that has a big influence is the description meta tag.
     
    freelistfool, Jul 4, 2008 IP