are meta tags really good for SEO? relevance of meta tags....

[odomike 0]

i have been wondering on the best way to optimize a website for SEs. are meta tags really a good means of SEO or is link exchange better for SEO? i think this should be a discussion for everyone. if you have any other means of SEO pls tell me.Welcome to this discussion.

[tomecki 0]

It depends - if you like to optimize for google meta tags are ignored by google crawler. In yahoo or others search engines the meta tags are visible.SEO is the most important thing to make a good position in search engines. I prefer web gold - it make a good position in google. Page rank is only a one factor from many.Tomecki

[issloo 0]

well of course meta tags help, otherwise there won't be any meta tags!

[Spectre 0]

Meta tags are not ignored by Google. It doesn't display the actual tags and their values in its index, but it doesn't ignore them either.

[mizako 0]

SEO is the most important thing to make a good position in search engines. I prefer web gold - it make a good position in google. Page rank is only a one factor from many.

What does SEO stands for? Search engine ....
What do you mean with "web gold"?.
I thought that the criteria for Google was incoming links, outgoing links and meta-tags. Aren't they?

[serverph 0]

mizako... SEO=search engine optimization. web gold is an app webmasters
use to monitor their site rankings in a multitude of search engines. just
try to google the app for more details.

metatags are useful for ANY search engine bot, so dont neglect it in your web
pages.

one tip to enhance SEO: use ALT in your images when appropriate.
EXAMPLE:

<img src='style_images/1/logo4.gif' alt='Powered by Invision Power Board' border="0" />

don't just place a crappy ALT description... think of something that will be
REALLY descriptive of your page. example: if you have a FORUMS
image, don't just put alt='Forums'. try, alt='Forums discussing the merits
of meta tags and other methods in search engine optimization'. a search
engine bot crawling your pages would glean more info on your pages from
the latter example than the first. these hidden codes beneath the web interface
you see in the browser can raise your rankings in search engines. (of course,
every search engine algorithm differs, but it will help in most cases).

and that's just one tip. more later if i can still remember them

[Zenchi 0]

Also, does it not take <title> tags into account?Just like why we have "Xisto.com -> Quoting a Post in are meta tags really good for SEO? - Trap 17"That's obviously why Google Spiders index each and every page.

[serverph 0]

you are correct there zenchi :Dbtw, just remembered that a DOMAIN NAME does a great deal ingiving your site good search engine rankings. if you search for "screensavers" for example, the search engine will spit out the most relevant sites/pages first -- that being the domain bearinga name nearest to the word searched. so choosing a good domain/subdomain name helps a lot in SEO and search enginerankings. :Dchoose well.

[odomike 0]

you are correct there zenchi
btw, just remembered that a DOMAIN NAME does a great deal in
giving your site good search engine rankings.  if you search for
"screensavers" for example, the search engine will spit out the
most relevant sites/pages first -- that being the domain bearing
a name nearest to the word searched. so choosing a good
domain/subdomain name helps a lot in SEO and search engine
rankings.

choose well. 

so what about this for instance...while searching for web designing..will a domain name like odowebdesigns get a high ranking?

[mizako 0]

don't just place a crappy ALT description... think of something that will beREALLY descriptive of your page. example: if you have a FORUMS
image, don't just put alt='Forums'. try, alt='Forums discussing the merits
of meta tags and other methods in search engine optimization'. a search
engine bot crawling your pages would glean more info on your pages from
the latter example than the first. these hidden codes beneath the web interface
you see in the browser can raise your rankings in search engines. (of course,

Yeap,
I always tried to put good ALT attribute to my images in my sites to provide a feeback to the people who can not see the images (maybe an error in my page, maybe they browse without images on porpouse). I think everyone should use the ALT attribute.
However i did not know about its important with Search Engines.
Another question:
What meta-Tags are important in a Web site?
I use already the Meta "keywords" and "description". Which do you use?
Thanks for the information.

[MSTR 0]

yes, i know a website with a meta tag generator, but forgot it!i'll post it soon as i find one!

[serverph 0]

so what about this for instance...while searching for web designing..will a domain name like odowebdesigns get a high ranking?

not necessarily a high ranking. if ur domain is a TLD webdesigns, then it would be at least in the first 10 pages of the search page results. ur odowebdesigns would still crop up when keywords used would include +web +designs but there's lots of competition on those keywords. ur domain can still help in getting a good search results with +web +designs keywords but dont expect too much. use other methods as well and don't simply rely on your domain name for a high search ranking.

[serverph 0]

However i did not know about its important with Search Engines.

some search algorithms would ignore it, some would make good use of it. using ALT tags is just one method to help in SEO. u will have no idea what search engine bots would crawl your pages, so it's better to have them for those which will recognize it.

[odomike 0]

it seems you have a very good knowledge about SEO lib2day. pls PM me and send to me all the necesary procedures. i have been relying so much on meta tags and i never use alt tags cos i never knew the use of them.i will have to start learning how to use alt tags from today onwards. thanks lib2day for the info

[serverph 0]

it seems you have a very good knowledge about SEO lib2day. pls PM me and send to me all the necesary procedures. i have been relying so much on meta tags and i never use alt tags cos i never knew the use of them.
i will have to start learning how to use alt tags from today onwards. thanks lib2day for the info

you're most welcome odomike search engine optimization is a thriving online
business, and i really don't have the nitty-gritty details that "experts" (read:
paid SE optimizers) have. i can only help you guys from my experience with SEO
in the past. (which i learned from googling a lot. lolz.)

here are some other pointers on SEO which can help:
(since i can't post the info verbatim here, you need to go there. )
http://elatedsearch.com/
https://searchenginewatch.com/
industry
http://www.searchenginestrategies.biz/

these links would give you lots of basic insights to SEO.
and as a serious webmaster, you should read this:
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/35769

hope these tips could help you get busy with SEO guys. good luck!