In article <e9**********@blue.rahul.net>, axlq <ax**@spamcop.netwrites
>In article <m2************@Sherm-Pendleys-Computer.local>,
Sherm Pendley <sh***@Sherm-Pendleys-Computer.localwrote:
>>1. If you're using meta keywords, some SEs could interpret that as
an attempt to "cheat", and blacklist the site.
Does that actually happen?
Yup, but as it's part of a larger picture, it's hard to prove anything
absolutely.
I use the meta keyword tag on all my pages,
and I fill them with keywords relevant to my site that don't necessarily
appear elsewhere on that page. Isn't that the whole point?
No. The meta tag is there to give meta information about the page. This
should be keywords that summarise the main points of the page. If your
keywords do not appear on the page itself, the SE could justifiably
assume that they do not relate to the page and are an attempt to fool
them.
>I can see how it would be abused (e.g. I could list a bunch of
sexual-content words to attract more hits) but does any major search
engine blacklist based on the mere existence of meta keywords?
Google doesn't seem to (at least, my sites are there).
"Mere" existence of keywords? probably not. It will use this as a factor
with other things though.
The SE watchers I know all seem to think that meta keywords are
increasingly being ignored by the SEs anyway as so many people abuse
them. As the algorithms for checking the content of a page become more
sophisticated, the meta keywords are less and less important.
Still, I wouldn't risk it. Why do something that could harm your
ratings? Use the meta keywords for what they are intended and the worst
that will happen is that the SE will ignore them. It may just give you a
slightly higher rating for them.
HTH
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Alan Silver
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