Posts Tagged ‘keywords’
Common SEO Myths Debunked – Part 1
Posted by Mike Owen in Tips & Myths Debunked Tuesday, 3 August 2010 23:50 No Comments
The world of Organic SEO is unfortunately littered with fly-by-night companies, self-proclaimed “SEO Experts” with no qualifications, and enough myths and urban legends to make your head spin! The following was originally published on my old blog in April 2009 and was so popular so I updated it and re-posted it here.
SEO is an inexact science primarily because of the secrecy of the algorithms the major search engines utilize to determine where your site “ranks” for specific search terms. The SE algorithms are not simple mathematical formulas, but actually take into account hundreds of factors, some you can control – others you cannot, which will ultimately determine where your website will appear in the search engine results (SERPS) The rules can change weekly or sometimes daily!
Google and the Keyword Meta-tag Myth
Posted by Mike Owen in Tips & Myths Debunked Monday, 21 September 2009 22:52 No Comments
I have been telling clients and others for several years now that Google Does Not use the Keyword Meta-tag. Most of the time my proclamations have been met with scorn, disbelief and amusement. 
Google themselves have repeatedly said as much, but always in pretty obscure postings, or at SEO conferences. Well, today they finally posted a public statement on the Webmaster Central Blog what I already knew, and people have argued and debated for years. Google Does Not include the keyword tag in it’s ranking of websites.