Meta Tags.. Are They Really History?

[scoop]

Ive been told that yahoo and google does not read these anymore..
ive experimented and it seems to be true.. no penalty for not having them if anything it did better.

[DennisChang]

I am not sure about this....anyway no harm putting them right?

[bonciutoma]

Google ignores the metatags "keywords" and "description". For example the <metatag name="robots" content="noindex, follow"> is not ignored. This metatag is to protect you when posting duplicate content : you can have multiple pages that are the same on your website and use this metatag so that the search engine doesn't index the file but still follow the links on the page.

Even thou Google ignores the "description" metatag it's better to have it and to contain the main keywords. The reason for that is if you web page is found it's better having a good description and make the visitor click on your link. Also I saw that Google highlights keywords that it finds in the description so even if it's not helping you in ranking it does help you make a good impression.

[ADC]

Originally Posted by bonciutoma

Google ignores the metatags "keywords" and "description". For example the <metatag name="robots" content="noindex, follow"> is not ignored. This metatag is to protect you when posting duplicate content : you can have multiple pages that are the same on your website and use this metatag so that the search engine doesn't index the file but still follow the links on the page.

Even thou Google ignores the "description" metatag it's better to have it and to contain the main keywords. The reason for that is if you web page is found it's better having a good description and make the visitor click on your link. Also I saw that Google highlights keywords that it finds in the description so even if it's not helping you in ranking it does help you make a good impression.

I've seen this too. The meta description is used sometimes in the description of the search results. Otherwise it will just show the random first text on the page which could be links or other info not useful to the searcher for choosing your site over another.

Best of luck!

ADC

[EmporiaStudios]

As well, meta tags are an important factor is telling SE's what information on your site is relevant. Don't skip this step because they ain't what they used to be. :-)

[acwebguru]

Meta Tags are the important for website.If your site Meta tags will be implemented well then it will be cache by Google very soon.

[St0n3y]

you can easily do without the meta keyword tag, however the meta description is pretty important. Whether that's factored into the rankings or not, it often does appear in the search results themselves. This gives you some control over what searchers read and can be used to compel them to click into your site.

[Tom Lindstrom]

Meta tags are still used and in combination with keyword embedding in your content you should rank.However, don´t over do the keyword embedding.

[khaty]

Meta tags is not really being ignored by google it's just that google don't show any value on meta tags because google focus more on backlinks and unique content.

[Transweb]

I have seen plenty of websites at the number 1 ranked spot wither either no meta keywords or 100 meta keywords.

Content, links and unique visitors are king.