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meta tags
There’ve been quite a few discussions recently about the use of META tags as part of on-page SEO. Keywords, it seems, are out (at least for Google, and at least for now), but Titles and Descriptions are in. Just to be clear, this is what I mean by Titles and Descriptions: Let me say upfront [...]
by Martin on 20 May, 2010
in SEO
Last week I wrote about some key points that came out of a website review I completed recently (see it here) One of the things I delivered as part of that review was a set of META tags for each page on the site, so I figured I’d explain how I went about that. A [...]
by Martin on 20 April, 2010
in SEO
Interesting thread in the Third Tribe forum today: don’t ignore the SEO. It was started by someone who’d taken the ‘write for people, don’t write for the search engines’ mantra literally – and not done any SEO work on their site. Now, I’ve repeated the ‘write for people …’ theme many times on this site [...]
by Martin on 15 April, 2010
in SEO
I’ve had two occasions recently to be shocked at what Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) consultants charge versus what they actually deliver. And angry, because (in one case) it was daylight robbery. So here’s a tip if you’re struggling with optimizing your site for the search engines: Get your self a free Google account (if you [...]
by Martin on 27 May, 2009
in SEO
I read a post recently in a forum that argued quite strongly that META tags are a waste of time. The argument was that they don’t serve a useful purpose any more, with the exception of the Title and Description tags. I disagreed quite strongly with that position. Here’s why:
by Martin on 27 October, 2008
in SEO
I saw another question on how to use META tags today, specifically on the use of Title, Description, Keywords and Footer. Here’s a copy of my response: The Title tag is what appears in the blue bar at the very top of your browser window. Google currently appears to place a lot of emphasis on [...]
When I built my first website I was uber excited and sat back waiting for all those visitors to come flooding through. Of course the reality hit me pretty quickly, which is when I realized I had absolutely now idea how I could get people to notice me online. Luckily things are different now! Unless [...]
