using <!-- --> to place keywords into the source code

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Graphic Designer London, Dec 1, 2009.

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    I just came across a website (which ranks very well on google) which has placed a lot of keywords and descriptive text into the source code between <!-- --> tags (so that it doesn't actually show up on the page). I've never seen this or heard of this before. does anyone know if this is dodgy SEO or acceptable - and does it even work?
     
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  2. Tedel

    Tedel Well-Known Member

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    That is not a good idea, the comment will be mostly ignored by search engines.
     
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    they are called comment tags. They get very little attention from search engines.
     
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  4. markthedoc

    markthedoc Greenhorn

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    I'd have thought that was classed as a blackhat technique.

    But if the search engines ignore code commented out I'd have thought it would be pretty useless.
     
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    Commented code to my testing is not ignored and yes it is considered a black hat technique. In time they'll get the hammer while the rest of us play it smart and gain in the long run.
     
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