Effective and
optimized META Keywords Tags
By Asif Iqbal
Meta keywords tags are not very effective for major search
engines, it is always suggested to have them instead of avoiding, a
website should be optimized for all search engines not just for the
BIG Three. This particular tag doesn’t require thinking process, one
needs to put pre-selected keywords in it, keeping few given
guidelines in mind.
What Is The Meta Keywords Tag?
It’s an HTML tag use to feed keywords to search engines, it helps
search engines to identity the webpage relevance with respect to
supplied keywords, it is declared after description tag of the
webpage under head tag.
Example: <meta name=”keywords” content=“Your Keyword1, Your
Keyword2”>
Is The Keywords Tag Still Important?
Not exactly, keywords tag has lost its value, search engines get
smarter these days, they have set their own criteria to identify web
pages with their relevancies, they take each word as “keyword OR
phrase” present at webpage and they keep those words in priorities
with their densities. There is no harm in utilizing this tag for
better results.
How to Hide Keywords from Your Competitors?
If you use this tag, then obviously your competitors are going to
know where you are focusing and what are your primary keywords? You
should use KEYWORDS in BITS, distribute PHRASES into SINGLE KEYWORD,
remove DUPLICATE keywords, keep all keywords UNIQUE.
Old Technique: “seo services, seo trainer, seo training, seo
consultant, seo outsourcing, outsourcing services, seo
consultancy”
BITS Technique: “seo, trainer, services, training, consultant,
outsourcing, consultancy”
Tips To Write Effective Page Description Tag:
- Optimize for relevant keywords
- Use group of relevant keywords on a particular webpage
- Put only those keywords which are focused on webpage
- Don’t put all keywords in this tag
- Don’t repeat keywords in this tag
- Don’t use misspell keywords
- Use keywords with small case letter
- Use BITS technique to write keywords
- Each individual page should be optimize for less than 10
keywords
About The
Author
Asif Iqbal is a Research Analyst, eBusiness
& eMarketing Consultant, SEO Specialist, Trainer, Speaker and
Author, specializes in eBusiness, eMarketing, SEO, branding and
promotion and has trained dozens of qualified SEOs. He can be
reached at asif@asif-iqbal.com |