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QvnsQ · 10-01-2007, 01:44 AM

In your HTML, each meta tag should span only one line. The tags here are formatted to fit the page. Also, there is no need for spaces between keywords, a comma will suffice. A short description of each tag is in red.
http://www.httpseo.com/
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us">
This tells meta crawlers or "spiders" the language to index.

<meta name="Author" content="Mark Aaron of YourNew.com, Inc.">
I have to take credit where it is due.

<meta name="copyright" content="YourNew.com, Inc.">

<meta name="country" content="United States">
This tells the site's origin.

<meta name="coverage" content="Worldwide">
This means that we are open for business worldwide.

<meta name="Description" content="Marketing resources for business. Let us handle all of your Internet design, hosting, and domain registration.">
This is the site content. Notice that I reference other services offered by YourNew.com, Inc.

<meta name="identifier" content="http://www.yournew.com">
This tells the base address for the site.

<meta name="Keywords" content="web design,graphic art,website,graphic artist,marketing,Internet,web hosting,hosting,domain registration">
Again, notice that I added other services offered by YourNew.com, Inc. This is what people will search for, not always in the proper tense or form. I added items with a large demand and where possible without a large supply. "Spiders" will notice frequently repeated words, both in the coding and the visible part of the page. This can be overdone, but it can also help when performed well.

<meta name="revisit" content="14 days">
This is a suggestion to the spider to come back to index new material.

<meta name="robots" content="index, follow">
This tells the spider to index this page and follow all links here to read the tags in those pages.

<meta name="title" content="Site Design Is Just The Start. Now Let's Market YourNew.com!">
This should always be a phrase rather than a simple one or two word name for the page. Notice that I used the words "Site", "Design", and "Market".
</head>

d3n!s3_Ü · 10-02-2007, 12:24 PM

Thanks for the heads up man!

that's just a great help for those beginners who are building their blocks of knowledge in the SEO world.

Journey · 11-07-2007, 08:26 PM

Yup, that's very useful for those beginners who want to optimize their websites.