AndyB — Fri, 26 May 2000 00:52:00 +0000

See here for more info http://vancouver-webpages.com/META/

jili1 — Fri, 26 May 2000 00:33:00 +0000

thank-you thank-you

Suzanne — Fri, 26 May 2000 00:18:00 +0000

?? true? I'd get more information from him on this one.

The 'usual' meta tags are:

et cetera. http-equiv are completely ignored by some search engines, as are the regular versions.

There are more, as well. Perhaps someone has a good reference?

As far as the order goes, there is no order. And <title> is not a meta tag, and should really only have the real title of the web site. Some search engines will forbid your site if you try to spam them with keywords in the title. They should all go in the <head> tag, for sure.

Realistically, these tags were started to help search engines properly classify sites. Unscrupulous and stupid use of meta tags to 'improve ranking' has resulted in the current 'issues' with search engines banning sites for spamming.

A good ranking is important, but in my opinion a VALID ranking is more important. Use the tags properly and concentrate on good marketing, not 'tricks' to get good traffic.

Suzanne

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