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and other search engines use the tag:
<meta http-equiv="keywords" name="keywords" content="foo bar">
This would imply that you need both tags to submit the same page to multiple engines but it seems that would be seen as spam by some engines.
Is one tag better or more universal then the other?
Making an assumption that the actual keywords in both tags are identical is there:
Anything to be gained by using both?
Anything to be lost by using both?
Thanks for any input on this issue.
Walter
read that some search engines use the tag:
<meta name="keywords" content="foo bar">and other search engines use the tag:
<meta http-equiv="keywords" name="keywords" content="foo bar">
wloughney,
I don't think that second variant means anything, since an http-equiv is supposed to mean,
"Dear browser, Please treat this as if you received it in an HTTP header."
I've always just used '<meta name="keywords" content="foo bar">' for keywords. Search engines seem
to be discounting this tag these days, and Google ignores it completely, so don't count on it for a
lot of gain in ranking. I use it for the basics - the really important main subjects, their primary
synonyms, and a few commonly-misspelled variants. But the days of "Buy car, buy car, buy car"
keyword-stuffing are over now. Concentrate on your <title> and meta description, and on the content
of your pages for best results.
HTH,
Jim
...And welcome to WebmasterWorld!
Jim
here is what w3.org has to say about the meta structure
[w3.org...]
http-equiv = name [CI]
This attribute may be used in place of the name attribute. HTTP servers use this attribute to gather information for HTTP response message headers.
I'd agree with JD by just concentrating on your title and description, and not giving your keywords tag too much thought.
Personally, I only consider it a "just in case" tag to put on my pages. I haven't seen any true benefits from using it at all for at least two years now.
