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I have partnered up with a websolution provider. My site is 26 pages long and each page has the option of adding keywords, meta-tags and a page description.
1. I understand the importance of keywords. Should the number be limited?
2. How helpful our meta-tags? What shoud these be?
3. How helpful are page descriptions and what should they consist of?
4. Should each be consistent for all 26 pages or should it vary per page?
I'm the biggest proponent of self-initiated learning but I need some help regarding my web-site. If this is the wrong place to ask, point me in the right direction.
BTW, this site is outstanding.
> they should be limited to text on the page (so if your site isn't about 'Brittany Spears' don't use that as a keyword) and don't repeat more than 3 times. Don't stuff it either, I keep it under 5 words when possible def under 10.
2. How helpful our meta-tags? What shoud these be?
> Meta tags are specific tags that go in the <head> section (before the </head> tag) and should provide information about the page. Their usefulness is limited but you should have them non-the-less. Some engines still use the description and keywords so it can't hurt to have them.
Ex:
<meta name="keywords" content="list your keywords between these quotes" />
<meta name="description" content="A precise sentence or two using your keywords to descripe the page" />
<meta name="robots" content="index" /> (or noindex if you don't want the page indexed)
Those are the 3 basics, there are more but I don't use them.
3. How helpful are page descriptions and what should they consist of?
> They can be entirely useless, or entirely necessary depending on the engine your talking about. Again, they should be included - if they are ignored then it doesn't matter, if not, they it does :)
4. Should each be consistent for all 26 pages or should it vary per page?
> Your page title and meta should be unique and descriptive of the page they are on for the fullest benefit.
