About six months ago Google increased the meta description length to most websites. From an average of 130-150 to an average of 280 with some meta description even going past 300 characters. At first, I thought to m...
Big update coming from Google this week! Remeber how for years now the absolute limit of meta description was 160 characters with a few occasional test where Google allowed bigger snippets but quickly reverted back to no...
In a move that would seem contradictory to most, since they have stated they don't use the description for ranking purposes. Google has expanded the meta description tag from 160 characters to 320 characters. This wil...
Meta description is one of the crucial or major factor in onpage search engine optimization. Meta description content should be around 135 to 160 characters. It may contain structured content and should match the page or...
We all know that meta descriptions and meta titles are a very important part SEO results. To make an effective meta description or meta title we have to set an exact number of characters. Otherwise both parts will show a...
Can you supply any examples of these meta tags: noindex meta tag index meta tag nofollow meta tag follow meta tag Say I do not want to index a page, but have a bot follow the links, what meta tags should I us...
While the Description Metatag doesn't influence the SEO ranking method, it is still considered a vitally important element in search engine optimization if only because Google shows data from this tag in their search res...
Meta keywords used to be considered as a good on page SEO technique. Meta tags were considered to be a good way for search engines to read and index sites. However I have heard that they no longer have that sort of power...
What are "NOODP" and "NOYDIR" Meta Tags and why they are used?
Are META KEYWORDS used or ignored by Google for SEO?
How many keywords should I put into my site title , meta keywords and meta description . what is the best to any site with search engines
Can Meta tags such as the keyword tag bring High Rankings to my site?
Do Google still read meta tags when ranking websites on its search engine?
Are Meta tags still helpful? Do Google still read them and use it for rankings?
Should I add a robots follow meta tag to my pages?
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Is it crucial that you have these on your page? Can you successfully leave them off or do you really need to use meta tags?