is meta now useless???

inzane · 2005-01-12, 08:21 PM

I keep hearing that search engines no longer use the meta tags or alt tags and all that stuff, and that I shouldn't even bother to optimise at all for search engines, because they either ignore it or penalise you for it!!!

Also the only way to get any where is with backlinks.

Has any body else heard this?

Cheers
Tim

DangerDave · 2005-01-12, 08:32 PM

SOME search engines no longer "use" meta tags.... but that doesnt mean they dont look at them.

ALT taqs are used by some search engines.

You should only be "penalised" if you use the wrong keywords or "spam" up your keywords.

Backward links are important.. but are only part of the whole equation.

Most search engine info is not as simple as the blanket statements you find posted about the place

DD

2005-01-12, 08:21 PM	#1
inzane Aw, Dad, you've done a lot of great things, but you're a very old man, and old people are useless Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 28	is meta now useless??? I keep hearing that search engines no longer use the meta tags or alt tags and all that stuff, and that I shouldn't even bother to optimise at all for search engines, because they either ignore it or penalise you for it!!! Also the only way to get any where is with backlinks. Has any body else heard this? Cheers Tim __________________ My eyes hurt

2005-01-12, 08:32 PM	#2
DangerDave Bonged Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: BrisVegas, AUSTRALIA Posts: 4,882	SOME search engines no longer "use" meta tags.... but that doesnt mean they dont look at them. ALT taqs are used by some search engines. You should only be "penalised" if you use the wrong keywords or "spam" up your keywords. Backward links are important.. but are only part of the whole equation. Most search engine info is not as simple as the blanket statements you find posted about the place DD __________________ Old Dollars >>>> Now with over 90 Hosted Free Sites <<<< DangerDave.com.au - Adult Links to Free Porn