Tennessee Web Design Blog

Here we will soon be discussing rules on the various search engines.

Coming shortly will be some advice on website content writing.

Meta Tags are elements of a web page used to describe the page and allow the search engines to easily understand what the web page is about. Meta Tags are an important part of search engine indexing and it’s important that you always have your meta tags updated.

Google doesn’t use meta tags when deciding your ranking and relevancy. Google uses link popularity meaning how many links you have that are relevant linking back to your website. They also have a way to check your content for keyword density.

Yahoo and MSN both use meta tags when indexing so it’s extremely important to update them. While Google makes up probably more than 40% to 50% of the search engine traffic, MSN and Yahoo are still vital and can help you in being successful.

Below are a few attributes to think about when adding meta tags to your website:

The keywords you use are important with all major search engines as they measure what you have in your meta tags against the content of your site to determine the relevancy of your website for the keywords you selected. Sign up for Google adwords and use the tools they have available for keyword research, or you can pay a small fee at WordTracker.com for an excellent resource for keywords.

The description tag is important as it describes what your website is about. It is a good idea to include your keywords in your descripiton as no one really knows search engine practices completely unless you work for them. When you find that guy or gal please let me know.