Cleo | Surfn | Sarah ~ Thanks, that's pretty much what I'm thinking too. I can't see how they'd hurt, and they don't take that much time to do, so why not do them? But since I'm seeing free sites without any meta tags, I was wondering what those builders were thinking. Were they too lazy, or did they not know any better...or do they know something I don't? (Right now I'm leaning toward one of those first two).
Swedguy ~ Thanks for the feedback on both questions. Your answer on question #2 helps me see that it might make sense to keep the title/description combo used for the site submissions under 100 total characters.
I wonder, do many other list owners or reviewers prefer a total of 100 characters or less?
And more on both questions welcome from everyone.
Simon