Is meta tag keyword irrelevant?

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I am getting really low traffic on my website. So I was searching about this online and stumbled upon a google video which says meta keyword tag is irrelevant for SEO now.

So my question is should I remove the meta keyword tag?

if not,

I have a blog (google blog) and so I have put meta keyword tag in template, is there any way to have separate meta keyword tag for each post?
#search engine optimization #irrelavant #keyword #meta #tag
  • Google has long ignored the meta keywork tag to rank ratings. So you can leave it blank, instead you should research keywords carefully and learn about keyword density.
  • If you want to rank in Google, Meta Tag will not help, but if you want to rank in Bing - Meta Tag helps.

    Keeping as it is will not harm your website.

    In order to have separate meta keywords, install "All In One SEO" Plugin and write metas for individual for each post.

    Good luck.
    Steve
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    Meta tags are no more intended to rank you higher. But you can still keep them on your webpage as they make no harm to your site.
  • It is up to you if you want to remove it or not but on the whole it makes no difference in rankings as it is not taken into consideration by Google now.
  • Meta tag keywords are still relevant but not as a basis in ranking site pages so use it for helping your users find your page/s and not as a manipulating method.
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  • there is no use of meta keywords in seo now so dont waste your time.
  • Meta tags won't help in ranking factors.But it helps the search engines to find your page easily.
  • Meta keyword tags have been useless for SEO for a decade. If you want your competitors to know what keywords your pages are targeting, keep on using them!

    Oh, and Bing DOES NOT use the meta keyword tag for SEO ranking purposes other than as a NEGATIVE signal. https://yoast.com/meta-keywords/
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    • your competitors?

      What about G. 'competitors' like Bing, for example and others
      that still are using keywords and other metas ignored by Google?

      ?

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  • of course , you can change meta tags, its most important part of SEO, its show your website service & come in SERP. Meta must relevant according to your service or bussiness.
  • Keywords meta tag is totally irrelevant these days.
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  • Meta tag is not important, it's just tell you about what inside the webpages. You have to create powerful backlink on dofollow third party sites.
  • The giant SE Google simply ignores the meta tag these days. So, make your decision what you want to do with your meta keyword tag.
  • meta tag keywords are ignored by Google these days..so its better to leave them..
  • I would be asking, does this keyword have any traffic, first thing i would check is the keyword searches, targeting a keyword with no traffic is fruitless.

    Would also check the value of the keyword, i would write a compelling description as people are more likely to click the link, in fact, it is imperative if you do not have backup content on site which is appeasing at the start and keeps people reading.

    Finally, check backlinks to domains, content on these sites, may even use content structured links.
  • It must be 10 years since the "Google does not use the keyword tag for ranking" story came out. Everybody bought into it, including myself.


    The truth is, nobody really knows. I believe that the keyword tag has its purpose, if not for ranking for other uses. One of those could be to help further determine your page's topic and that has value, not just for ranking. So my own opinion is to use it, help Google and other search engines and even other crawlers that may have nothing to do with ranking. I wouldn't remove it and would continue to add them. Just use properly and don't go overboard; no more than three key phrases and separate them with commas. Don't separate each word with a comma as I've often seen.
  • One thing for sure, never, and i mean never use keywords in tags or keyword tags you do not have content for, video or otherwise, doing this is the quickest way to send you site from hero to zero.
  • Meta keyword tag will not help you to rank your website or blog in google. But if you want to rank your blog or website in Bing or Yahoo search engines meta keyword tag will help you.
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    I am getting really low traffic on my website. So I was searching about this online and stumbled upon a google video which says meta keyword tag is irrelevant for SEO now. So my question is should I remove the meta keyword tag?