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Meta Tag Maker

What are meta tags?

Meta tags are snippets of code you can place in your web page to help you tell the search engine how you would like to be indexed.They also give instructions to the user's browser

Why use meta tags?

Many of the top search engines rely heavily on meta tags in determining your placement in their directories. With the proper use of meta tags, you can dramatically improve your position in the search engines.

Are meta tags a guarantee?

No! Meta tags do not guarantee that your site will be listed exactly how and where you want it. Meta tags can only improve your chance of achieving a relevant listing in the search engines.

How useful are Meta Tags?

Nothing beats good design and content, but Meta Tags can be useful in gaining search engine recognition. You should not depend on Tags to be your content, but should use tags to enhance your message. They also give instructions to the user's browser. These tags can be very useful. If you follow basic rules of good design, search engines will recognize your site and index them correctly. There was a time when webmasters would use non-related tags in an effort to raise their statistics. For example a business site might have "Star Trek" buried in the tags (and then used as hidden text). It is because of this type of deception that search engines have built in programs that will filter out this type of tactic. So there is no "secret" to getting site recognition, just use good design and provide relevant content. The following is list of tags and how they work. Do not overuse any keywords or phrases. That will alert the filtering mechanisms in the robots and actually lower your rankings. There are other tags available, but these are some of the more commonly used tags. META tags should be placed in the head of the HTML document, between the <HEAD> and </HEAD> tags (especially important in documents using FRAMES).

Expire Tag?

<META HTTP-EQUIV="expires" CONTENT="Wed, 26 Feb 1997 08:21:57 GMT"> The date and time after which the document should be considered expired. An illegal Expires date, e.g. "0", is interpreted as "now". Web robots may delete expired documents from a search engine, or schedule a revisit. Dates must be given in format as follows Expires: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 08:21:57 GMT

Refresh Tag?

<META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="3;URL=http://www.some.org/some.html"> Refreshes to browser to the URL given. Usually specifies an alternative URL to load. This is very useful if you have moved a site. Here the "3" refers to seconds before the "refresh". You may wish for visitors to be transported more quickly or slowly depending on your needs.

Robots Tag?

<META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="NOINDEX,FOLLOW"> Controls Web robots on a per-page basis. Robots may traverse this page but not index it. This may be useful with the refresh tag

Description Tag?

<META NAME="description" CONTENT="Citrus fruit wholesaler."> A simple descriptive sentence to describe your page. Each page have it's own description. This is often what is used as the description on search results. Very Important.

Keyword Tag?

<META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="oranges, lemons, limes"> Keywords used by search engines to index your document in addition to words from the title and document body. Typically used for synonyms and alternates of title words

How do I use meta tags on my page?

Use the free meta tag generator below to build your meta tags. Take your time to choose powerful well though out descriptions and key word or phrase. Be sure to place commas between your keywords or phrases. Click on the "create tags" button and properly formatted meta tags will appear in the window ready for your use. Next, simply cut-n-paste the meta tags into the html code of your web page in between the head tags. That's it. You are now ready to upload your page and begin registering it with the search engines.