On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 12:41 PM, dave4c03dave4...@greatchiro.com wrote:
The quote is in a new book I bought about HTML 4.01 strict.
HTML in easy steps sixth edition (2009) by Mike McGrath page 28 says:
Promotion of the page by keywords is best achieved by following some
simple guidelines:
Use only lowercase characters
Keep all keywords on a simple line
Never repeat a keyword in the list
Limit the keywords list to 1,000 characters or less
Try to use the plural form for keywords - to match searches made with both
the single and plural forms of that word
Hypertext-Matching Analysis: Our search engine also analyzes page
content. However, instead of simply scanning for page-based text
(which can be manipulated by site publishers through meta-tags), our
technology analyzes the full content of a page and factors in fonts,
subdivisions and the precise location of each word. We also analyze
the content of neighboring web pages to ensure the results returned
are the most relevant to a user's query. [1]
Don't load pages with irrelevant keywords. [2]
Keyword stuffing refers to the practice of loading a webpage with
keywords in an attempt to manipulate a site's ranking in Google's
search results. Filling pages with keywords results in a negative user
experience, and can harm your site's ranking. Focus on creating
useful, information-rich content that uses keywords appropriately and
in context. [3]
Use a keyword meta-tag to list key words for the document. Use a
distinct list of keywords that relate to the specific page on your
site instead of using one broad set of keywords for every page. [4]
none of those sources suggest to me that 1000 characters of keywords
is going to be any more useful in page ranking than 200 characters.
[1] http://www.google.com/corporate/tech.html
[2] http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=35769
[3] http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=66358
[4] http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/search/ranking/ranking-02.html
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