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META TAG CODES

Meta
tag codes are useful tools in search engine optimization. Here is a
quick meta tag chart of some of the basic meta tags used. Each of these
go between the <HEAD></HEAD> portion of
your page.
META

TAGS CODE CHART
Tag Name Code
Description
Keywords <meta
name=”keywords” content=”one two three”> Use this meta tag to
provide search engines with the most relevant keywords for your
website. These should be the same keywords you expect your site to be
found by and the same keywords you should promote through your
advertising campaigns.
Description <meta
name=”description” content=”your info here”> Use this meta tag
to provide search engines with a keyword relevant description of your
site.
Robots <meta
name=”robots” content=”index, follow”> Use this meta tag to tell
robots which pages on a site should be indexed and which should not.
For instance you may use an “no follow” tag on an admin page or members
page that cannot be accessed by the public.
Author <meta
name=”author” content=”your name”> Use this meta tag to identify
yourself as the author of the web site.
Copyright <meta
name=”copyright” content=”your statement”> Use this meta tag to
let other viewers and search engines know that your work is protected
by copyrighted.
Distribution <meta
name=”distribution” content=”see below”> This meta tag defines
your audience. Currently three options are available:

1. Global

2. Local

3. IU
- (Internal Use) – meant for Intranets
Expires <meta
name=”expires” content=”Mon, 01 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT> Use this
meta tag if your site has an expiration date.
Language <meta
http-equiv=”content-language” content=”EN”> Use this meta tag to
define the language of your site. Note that abbreviations are used.
EN=English FR=French etc.
Refresh <meta
http-equiv=”refresh” content=5;URL=http://newsite.com”> This
meta tag will redirect a visitor to a new web site or web page where
the number 5 equals the number of delayed seconds until the redirect.
Using this tag can result in your web site being dropped by many search
engines. It is considered spam. It is HIGHLY recommended that you do
not use it.
Revisit <meta
name=”revisit-after” content=”X days”> This meta tag is designed
to tell a spider how often to revisit. However, most if not all spiders
ignore it.
Rating <meta
name=”document-rating” content=”safe for kids”> Use this meta
tag to define your sites age and content rating. Values include:

Safe For Kids

14 Years

General

Restricted

Mature

If you would like to share some additional meta tags for our viewers please post a comment and I will be glad to list them.

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