Re: [Radiant] radiant keyword list is too small
On Sep 1, 2009, at 4:37 AM, dave- wrote: When describing a document for the search engines using the tag you are supposed to limit the keywords list to 1,000 characters or less. Radiant only allows to a list of about 200 characters. dave- Not that I really recommend long meta tags, for reasons that others have gone into, but here's one way to do it: Instead of just relying on or , you could create a page part called "keywords" for the long keyword pages and add the following to your layout: " /> ~~ Brian ___ Radiant mailing list Post: Radiant@radiantcms.org Search: http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/ Site: http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant
Re: [Radiant] radiant keyword list is too small
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 12:41 PM, dave4c03 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 ___ Radiant mailing list Post: Radiant@radiantcms.org Search: http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/ Site: http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant
Re: [Radiant] radiant keyword list is too small
i've never heard of anyone using, recommending or suggesting 1000 characters of keywords. where did you read that? most sources i've seen suggest about 5 keywords or about 250 characters. beside that aren't keywords mostly useless for search engines since their mostly used by spammers? On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 2:37 AM, dave- wrote: > When describing a document for the search engines using the tag you > are supposed to limit the keywords list to 1,000 characters or less. Radiant > only allows to a list of about 200 characters. dave- > ___ > Radiant mailing list > Post: Radiant@radiantcms.org > Search: http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/ > Site: http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant > ___ Radiant mailing list Post: Radiant@radiantcms.org Search: http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/ Site: http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant
Re: [Radiant] radiant keyword list is too small
Hi Dave, Most SEO experts now say that keywords tag gets ignored by most search engines, due to years of abuse. Search engines generally read the content of the page now to get keywords. Regards John Polling On Sep 1, 2009, at 9:37, dave- wrote: When describing a document for the search engines using the tag you are supposed to limit the keywords list to 1,000 characters or less. Radiant only allows to a list of about 200 characters. dave- ___ Radiant mailing list Post: Radiant@radiantcms.org Search: http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/ Site: http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant ___ Radiant mailing list Post: Radiant@radiantcms.org Search: http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/ Site: http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant
[Radiant] radiant keyword list is too small
When describing a document for the search engines using the tag you are supposed to limit the keywords list to 1,000 characters or less. Radiant only allows to a list of about 200 characters. dave- ___ Radiant mailing list Post: Radiant@radiantcms.org Search: http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/ Site: http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant
