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Are meta tags still important to SEO? - 07-16-2008

There seem to be conflicting opinions on this one, so what is your view:
Are meta tags still relevant to SEO and do spiders take any notice of them?
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07-21-2008

They do, but not much these days.
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07-21-2008

Yes and No.

Google doesn't value much what's inside the Keywords meta tag.
The description meta tag (along with the TITLE tag) is still important to on-page SEO.


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Meta tags are important for search engine optimization for a couple of main reasons, some search engines use the contents of the keywords and description tags to determine the content of the page. The content of these tags can have a bearing on the relevancy and ultimate rank of the document.
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