Is Google use the keywords mata tag in web ranking

[stephanieadams]

Is Google use the keywords mata tag in web ranking?

[ALEX777]

Is Google use the keywords mata tag in web ranking?

No

Please read http://googlewebmastercentral.blogsp...-meta-tag.html

and

http://www.google.com/support/webmas...y?answer=79812

I hope this will help.

[hakank]

Not Google (so they say) but others still do.
Keep your keyword meta tag, it doesn't hurt does it?
0.05k page weight if your using a few well targeted ones.

[casinobonuseslisting]

google doesnt care about keywords meta tag, but it gives high importance to title tag.

[baldidiot]

No, but the meta keywords tag does have a new use - for many people it's evolved into a place to store article tags (for internal reference, not for the SE's).

[freedom2play]

Currently no serious search engine is using it anymore.

[AnthonyMSEO]

I would say, still optimise your meta description for that pages keywords. Mention your Primary keyword twice in your description. But Google doesnt actually value your Meta as an SEO factor directly.

[baldidiot]

I would say, still optimise your meta description for that pages keywords. Mention your Primary keyword twice in your description. But Google doesnt actually value your Meta as an SEO factor directly.

I would say the meta description tag is very important when it comes to CTR's - it is often what users see in the search results.

[bonusbetting]

I know it has no effect, but I still include them. I'm not really sure why. It feels wrong to leave them out.

[stephanieadams]

Thanks all.......

[fernades]

No, Google doesn't look for the meta keywords due to the keyword spamming.

[casinoplanet]

I know it has no effect, but I still include them. I'm not really sure why. It feels wrong to leave them out.

So do I.

[xecutable]

Yahoo still credits them, but they say it has a lower ranking impact even than mentioning the same words in the body text. But then again every little bit counts. I also include them out of habit, doesn't take more than 30 seconds anyways.

Q: Does this mean that Google will always ignore the keywords meta tag?
A: It's possible that Google could use this information in the future, but it's unlikely. Google has ignored the keyword meta tag for years and currently we see no need to change that policy.

Consider it an insurance policy just in case they do decide to start using it once again.

[Bhanvad]

No Google only use Meta title and description.

[smithjenny]

Google doesnt but other search engine might still use it. Using 4-5 most relevant keywords in meta tag would never hurt.

[bonusbetting]

Yes, Google use meta keyword in ranking.

NO, GOOGLE DOES NOT USE META KEYWORDS IN RANKING.

This has been pointed out many times in this thread and I strongly suspect your only purpose in being here is for your signature links. You are giving bad advice in a dead thread.

Reported. Go away.

[casinorecommender]

I totally agree with you. Title has got an important weight. Targeted keywords should both be on the H1 title and title of you main page.

[gamblingdomainer]

Personally I feel that keyword meta tags also helps you keep a track of which keywords are targeted on which page. Sometimes if you have a very big website, it would help to just pull the keywords from that and plan the keyword strategy.

No harm if you put them though.

[baldidiot]

Something else I've noticed recently is that social bookmarking sites often pull the keywords data to use as tags. So the keywords tag could indirectly help with the serps.

[casinorecommender]

Google only takes care of this meta tag for confirming the category of the site. So relevancy of keyword in between is very important.

Is Google use the keywords mata tag in web ranking?