meta keywords for SEO

[Halfdeck]

By low hanging fruits do you mean "easily accessible" (one of the meanings of that phrase) or "at the end of the branch"?

By low hanging fruits, I mean queries that many people don't aggressively optimize for. For example, allintitle:britney shears returns only 281 results. Right now, that term should be relatively easy to rank for (in the worst case you'd start at 282nd in the SERP), as opposed to allintitle:free porn, which returns ~1,040,000 results.

I kinda figured Linkster was talking about the rumors of google using the metas as part of their newer spam detection algos.

Oh, ok. I haven't heard anything about that. Google definitely doesn't ignore the META keywords tag. Of course, that's different from saying that using the META keywords tag improves Google ranking.

[Linkster]

I love it when people make up "facts"

[Licker4U]

Originally Posted by Halfdeck

...Google definitely doesn't ignore the META keywords tag. Of course, that's different from saying that using the META keywords tag improves Google ranking.

I'm just starting to get into this stuff, but WTF did that mean? If Google doesn't ignore meta keyword tags, that means Google uses them for something, and the only thing Google does is rank web sites. So, if Google doesn't ignore them, but they don't improve ranking, what does Google do with them?

[DJilla]

Originally Posted by Licker4U

I'm just starting to get into this stuff, but WTF did that mean? If Google doesn't ignore meta keyword tags, that means Google uses them for something, and the only thing Google does is rank web sites. So, if Google doesn't ignore them, but they don't improve ranking, what does Google do with them?

In the beginning the Keyword was born and it was GOOD and all upon the landscape everyone cried what a marvelous thing it was.

Soon EVIL came to the land and captured the Keyword and charmed it with incantations and made the Keyword do the bidding of EVIL. As a result Keyword lost all its respect and power amongst the people because none would now believe in it as Keyword was seen as the agent of EVIL. All ran far and fast away from Keyword wanting to have nothing to do with it lest they become evil too.

After awhile, EVIL became bored toying and torturing Keyword and cast it aside as a used up and empty shell of its former glory. Languishing alone and hideous to look upon, all ignored Keyword as Keyword was blamed for what EVIL had really done. Sad, lonely, and abandoned by EVIL, Keyword wandered from place to place begging for its sustenence and looking for a home, no one wanted Keyword.

After a time, there was some talk about EVIL and it was remembered how beautiful and helpful and nobel Keyword had been before Evil had befallen it. It was even thought by some that Keyword had been released by EVIL and had been seen wandering here and there seeking a port of comfort but never finding any.

After some more time, a new air began to blow across the landscape and people began to feel badly for how they had treated Keyword and unfairly blamed it for the doings of Evil. Forgiveness was being encouraged and all now wanted to apologize and embrace Keyword and bring Keyword back into the family, perhaps even in new and interesting ways. There was now exciting talk in every corner of the land about Keyword once again and it was GOOD.

[Halfdeck]

LOL DJilla that's a classic.

So, if Google doesn't ignore them, but they don't improve ranking, what does Google do with them?

For one thing, like I posted before, if you use adult keywords in your META keywords tag, Google will filter your page out of results when SafeSearch strict is active. Google will also filter your images out of Google Images unless SafeSearch is turned off.

[Linkster]

Another quick answer here - and I really dont care what the "experts" say - I only base my points on my own testing and results

Google does use the keywords meta - not just for anti-spam detection - as part of their ranking algo - and have for the last 4 months at least - there is no question in my mind about it.

[Licker4U]

Thanks all, I've done some reading and will use meta keywords, without commas for a while.

[Halfdeck]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...me&btnG=Search

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...bs&btnG=Search

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache...ient=firefox-a

I'm aching to be convinced otherwise.

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There's no harm in using the META keywords tag as long as you don't spam the hell out of it. I sometimes use it to help myself remember what I optimized a page for.