Google Does Not Use The Keywords Meta Tag

Preciseim · 09-22-2009, 03:23 AM

Straight from Google's mouth,

Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: Google does not use the keywords meta tag in web ranking

Interesting....

TristanPerry · 09-22-2009, 03:37 AM

Yep, they haven't used it for at least 4-5 years now. It's just waaay too inaccurate since anyone can put anything there.

They use meta description sometimes (they may list the meta description under your result on the SERPs), but they haven't used the meta keyword for ages now.

Preciseim · 09-22-2009, 04:03 AM

According to Matt Cutts, even the meta-description is has no effect on search rankings,

"meta descriptions don’t count in scoring (that is, determining the scores which are then used to determine what order to show the results in). So changing your meta description tag won’t make your website rank higher."

But I like the meta-description because it you can write the copy to get visitors to click

Louise Green · 09-22-2009, 05:04 AM

This doesn't mean we should stop using meta tags, imo, many other search engines read these tags and using them won't harm your rank.

Agnel · 09-22-2009, 05:13 AM

The same topic I have read today in the Search Engine Land. I would like to share the same here Google: Stop Suing Over The Meta Keywords Tag, We Don’t Use It

Thanks

Smokey_Joe · 09-22-2009, 07:55 AM

Confirms for what has been known for years is all the info google can splash out. Boring.

Lucid · 09-22-2009, 12:32 PM

> According to Matt Cutts, even the meta-description is has no effect on search rankings

I'm surprised at this actually. But like you, I use it more with the visitor in mind.

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Preciseim Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 94 Thanks: 8 Thanked 16 Times in 12 Posts Contact Info	Google Does Not Use The Keywords Meta Tag Straight from Google's mouth, Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: Google does not use the keywords meta tag in web ranking Interesting....

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TristanPerry Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Cardiff, United Kingdom Posts: 772 Thanks: 171 Thanked 147 Times in 103 Posts Social Networking	Re: Google Does Not Use The Keywords Meta Tag Yep, they haven't used it for at least 4-5 years now. It's just waaay too inaccurate since anyone can put anything there. They use meta description sometimes (they may list the meta description under your result on the SERPs), but they haven't used the meta keyword for ages now.
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09-22-2009, 04:03 AM	#3
Preciseim Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 94 Thanks: 8 Thanked 16 Times in 12 Posts Contact Info	Re: Google Does Not Use The Keywords Meta Tag According to Matt Cutts, even the meta-description is has no effect on search rankings, "meta descriptions don’t count in scoring (that is, determining the scores which are then used to determine what order to show the results in). So changing your meta description tag won’t make your website rank higher." But I like the meta-description because it you can write the copy to get visitors to click

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Agnel HyperActive Warrior Join Date: May 2009 Location: Newyork Posts: 114 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Social Networking	Re: Google Does Not Use The Keywords Meta Tag The same topic I have read today in the Search Engine Land. I would like to share the same here Google: Stop Suing Over The Meta Keywords Tag, We Don’t Use It Thanks
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Lucid Senior Warrior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,095 Thanks: 10 Thanked 121 Times in 115 Posts	Re: Google Does Not Use The Keywords Meta Tag > According to Matt Cutts, even the meta-description is has no effect on search rankings I'm surprised at this actually. But like you, I use it more with the visitor in mind.
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