Hi everyone,

Ok, I read that nowadays major search engines don't really putting much emphasis on Meta Tags unlike those days. Is this true?? I means those tags like :-

1. Keywords Tag

2. Descriptions Tag

3. Alt Tags

4. H1, H2, H3 tags

5. and more , if any I miised out?

 

So, do you guys still input these tags for your sites these days?? Or it is no longer important?

Hi everyone,

Ok, I read that nowadays major search engines don't really putting much emphasis on Meta Tags unlike those days. Is this true?? I means those tags like :-

1. Keywords Tag

2. Descriptions Tag

3. Alt Tags

4. H1, H2, H3 tags

5. and more , if any I miised out?

 

So, do you guys still input these tags for your sites these days?? Or it is no longer important?

 

 

YES!! - They are all important, but not all search engines value each tag/element the same.

 

Google likes the Title, Description (not so much these days) tags, H1, H2 Tags but more importantly relies on good contect that's updated frequently with a good ammount of inbound links from other sites. All the tags you mentioned should always be used as good practice.

Keywords and description meta tags are the most important, or the only important ones.. you need to use alt tags on every image for it to be valid XHTML, I think if you use alt tags that means search engines can also tell what the images are, because they can't see images.

 

H1-H3 tags are sort of important for search engines, but if you overuse them they won't like you for it.. that's all I know

YES!! - They are all important, but not all search engines value each tag/element the same.

 

Google likes the Title, Description (not so much these days) tags, H1, H2 Tags but more importantly relies on good contect that's updated frequently with a good ammount of inbound links from other sites. All the tags you mentioned should always be used as good practice.

 

nope. google relies mostly on links, then content. but yahoo loves content and a high keyword density... and msn loves new sites... young sites... those sites that have to wait an eternity to be indexed by google. Yeah, here's a tip: get your site ready for msn and yahoo, and google will follow...

 

H tags mean "header". As Eli says, they shouldn't be over used. A H tag should countain, as any title a relevant and short description of the content of the page. That's the secret...

nope. google relies mostly on links, then content. but yahoo loves content and a high keyword density... and msn loves new sites... young sites... those sites that have to wait an eternity to be indexed by google. Yeah, here's a tip: get your site ready for msn and yahoo, and google will follow...

 

H tags mean "header". As Eli says, they shouldn't be over used. A H tag should countain, as any title a relevant and short description of the content of the page. That's the secret...

 

I've heard/read that Google doesn't use Meta tags anymore... anyone know if this is true?

I've heard/read that Google doesn't use Meta tags anymore... anyone know if this is true?

 

They used to use them in SEO algorithims but some say that practice has been abandoned after a lot of abuse from irrelevant sites with popular keywords that had nothing to do with their content. However, Meta Tags are used by people who are searching for websites with relevance for them! You have to make sure the tags differ for each of your pages, and they will help people get an idea of what is on your site.

Thanks guys and gals!!

I am getting lot of information here! These inputs are good for my knowledge in preparing my site for "Internet Venture"!

 

I am starting to re-look into several of my sites and re-work on them, especially this "secret" which I didn't noticed of :-

H tags mean "header". As Eli says, they shouldn't be over used. A H tag should countain, as any title a relevant and short description of the content of the page. That's the secret...

Thanks Pamil for sharing

I've heard/read that Google doesn't use Meta tags anymore... anyone know if this is true?

 

No it is not true. Google doesn't rely on the keyword tag and is using the description tag partially. But it does index your site based on your title tag. As a matter of fact all search engines tend to ignore the keywords tag. But it's a good idea to have them all in place. You never know when the algorithms change again...

...I think if you use alt tags that means search engines can also tell what the images are, because they can't see images.

 

Hm... I haven't noticed this sooner. You need alt tags to describe an image for the blind. Now, let's see... search engines are blind, cannot see images but their robots are able to read texts... So they will index the image based on the alt tag description. On a second thought: some internet users have visual imparities. They use software that converts the web code into braile. What I am trying to say: if you care about all the users, you'll have your alt tags in place, you'll never stuff them with keywords, but write a relevant description of the image. For example, you display a picture of you eating pasta. That is your description: picture of me, eating pasta. If your site is about SEO, but you display a picture of a sunset - to enhance your design - don't go on writing SEO picture. It makes no sense. Describe it correctly: spectacular sunset over the mountains... etc. It's web accessibility that requires alt tags. When you validate your markup, (W3C) you'll notice that the html validator requires alt tags to give you the green. But it doesn't tell you how you should write these tags for the blind. You'll need to go to the ADA website to learn more.

in simplest terms, all tags have their advantages if properly used and not abused with spamming.

Very important - use wisely. That's what I say.

My problem is that all my tags are on one file (header) on my site. I use php includes on every page for the browser to include! the header section. But because my meta tags and keywords are only on one file and not every page, does this affect the search engine indexing? Do the search engines render the pages or just read the files as they are?

It shouldnt do because both files will be included in the source code for that page