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Donuts
04-12-2001, 04:19/04:19AM
Hi forum,

I'd like to get an information: could u please tell me exactly which SE reads Metatags and which of them, as well as SE NOT reading them? is there an uptated source anywhere?
THX in advance! ;)

Donuts
ihelpyou
04-12-2001, 07:26/07:26AM
Welcome to the forums Donuts! :hi:

There is a source somewhere. I will try to find it. I do know that the meta tags mean very little now across the board. Your title tag is important to all. You CONtent is the very most important so you should concentrate on that.
Hope
04-12-2001, 07:32/07:32AM
Welcome to the Forums.


Danny Sullivan always has the best information on this. He updates it regularly.

http://www.searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/features.html

I hope this helps you.

Heidi
Donuts
04-12-2001, 08:46/08:46AM
Hi back u guyz!
THX a lot, u have been very fast and exhaustive, I will wait for more to come! :)

Later,

Donuts
Stumped
24-05-2002, 11:43/11:43AM
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I am trying to start a business online. I am having my website designed and I have to come up with meta tags and a description of my site and I don't know how to use meta tags. I don't know what to write so people will see my site. I would appreciate any help any of you could give me. Thanks
Blue
24-05-2002, 12:23/12:23PM
Hi stumped, and welcome to the forums! :hi:

You've certainly come to the right place. I'll lead off by making two suggestions.

First, one of the best resources on meta keywords and description tags and other SEO criteria can be found on Advisors site: http://www.highrankings.com/articles.htm. You'll find great articles chock full of great and accurate info.

Next, in conjuction with the above, a great way to see in action how to, and not to use meta tags, is to view the source code of other sites that are in competition with you. Then, read up in these forums as much as you can on this subject, as well as any other SEO techniques you will need to know.

Good Luck!
MsSearch
24-05-2002, 12:59/12:59PM
:hi: and welcome....

I would also start off by doing keyword research to find which keywords to target...
WebSavvy
24-05-2002, 14:42/02:42PM
If you want to use it, I have an online meta tag generator at my site that I've written. It's in JavaScript. Just put in your title, keywords, description and then click the button to generate the tags. You can then just copy them between the <HEAD></HEAD> tags on your site.

You don't need to use all of the tags my generator creates, they are all in there simply because many people still like to use full meta data on their sites.

The URL is http://announce.esubmit-it.com/meta.shtml

Hope this helps.
Stumped
24-05-2002, 21:31/09:31PM
Thank you very much for all of your help. I don't know what the "source codes of the other sites" mean. I will check your site out Deborah. I'll look for more responses.
Blue
25-05-2002, 04:06/04:06AM
Hi Stumped,

I don't know what the "source codes of the other sites" mean When viewing a web page in your browser, in Internet Explorer click "View < Source" ... or in Netscape Navigator click "View < Page Source". This will show you the HTML code used to render the web page you are currently browsing.

Alternatively, you can right-click and choose "View Source" or "View Page Source".

And alternatively again, (in Netscape Navigator only) you can key in "Ctrl+U".

Hope this helps,