Opinion please - Meta tag validator

[crifer]

I have downloaded a program called Accutagger that validate metatags and gives you some tips on how to improve them..

Does anyone use or have tried meta validators and can give any rekommendations or can tell if the rekommendations the program gives it good?

[french dread]

Greetings,
except for meta keywords and description I would say don't bother too much with metas tags, as these have no influence on ranking.
however such tools can be usefull for newbies when u afraid of making mistakes in html syntax

[crifer]

Not quite that i meant, the program can say that the description is to short and the keywords is to many, the title is to long and so on..

I need to know if the program is reliable and on what basis it say these things.. Is it universal for all SE ?

[Advisor]

Originally posted by crifer
Not quite that i meant, the program can say that the description is to short and the keywords is to many, the title is to long and so on..

I need to know if the program is reliable and on what basis it say these things.. Is it universal for all SE ? There are no hard and fast rules as to the length of Titles and Meta tags. Therefore a program like that would not be all that useful in my opinion.

Your tags should be created in a way that makes sense for each particular page of your site. Sometimes it will be a long tag, sometimes a short one. It all depends on what visible copy you've put on the page and what keyphrases your targeting.

Jill

[french dread]

oh...ok...i dont't know this software...
What i usually do, and it works, is this:

title: between 1 and 15 words
description: between 1 and 25 words
keywords: between 1 and 20 words.

but the real important things are content, title, and off-site criterias (links)

[crifer]

Thanks for the tips, i think im gonna go with webwhiz..

You are so very right. It becomes very clear when i read your advice.
Thanks webwhiz

[searchme]

Hi Crifer,

After I've worked on Meta Tags, I always run the tags through 2 analyzers:

http://www.scrubtheweb.com/abs/meta-check.html
http://www.northernwebs.com/set/setsimjr.html

Mainly do it for character count, check for keyword repetition, and to see how the Meta Description will appear in search results.

I always take the suggestions with a grain of salt, working within what I feel works best.

[ihelpyou]

That's right. Do what you feel is best for your particular page. Personally, I feel those two links do not do them right by my accounts anyway. :)

To each his own, I say.

Further, who cares about the tags anyway? Worthless these days? Pretty much.