Do meta keywords affect SEO these days?

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I'm curious that it have effect or not. Many of my sites don't have meta keywords but they still rank well.
#affect #days #keywords #meta #seo
  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    You answered your own question.

    The meta-keyword tag has been dead for a few years.
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  • Profile picture of the author jeff09
    Yahoo and Bing still using these keywords
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  • Profile picture of the author kengperapol
    Thanks for the answers.
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  • Profile picture of the author webdevpro
    Meta keywords or description have no important in eyes of Google at least, nor these affect on any SERP improvements. If you like you can add catchy and relevant description to attract the visitors from search results.
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    • Profile picture of the author Gooplex
      google doesn't consider meta tags but search engines like yahoo and bing still consider them as an important factor (hopefully they gonna deprecate it as well very soon)
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  • Profile picture of the author Abdul Jabbar
    I have seen a Matt cuts video where the told that Google Didn't give important to meta-keywords. so, i think Yahoo and Bing still give importance to this.
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  • no but i still use them as a guide for myself reminding me (and my content writers) what keywords I am targeting for those pages.
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  • Profile picture of the author ebizwizard
    Meta tags have little to no significance when it comes to SEO. Linkbuilding is key for SEO for now.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kevin pitt
    Meta tags have no importance in the spider of Google.therefore it is an important in yahoo and bing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Abdul Jabbar
    I also had seen a video in which Matt cuts said that Google don't give importance to meta keywords. But i personally observe that Yahoo and Bing is still loving it. Google Prefer Title.

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  • Profile picture of the author EricBaglio
    Like everyone's been saying, Google doesn't care but Yahoo and Bing do too...In addition to this though almost all 3rd Tier Search Engines use them as well. My opinion on the matter is "Who Cares?" They're quick and easy to implement and what's the harm in throwing them in there anyways.
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    "TAKE ACTION" is the first thing everyone tells you and then they leave it at that. I'll add a second part: TRACK EVERYTHING" - It's the only way to ensure your ACTION leads to results.

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