Blog Tycoon

Q: Does this mean that Google will always ignore the keywords meta tag?
A: It’s possible that Google could use this information in the future, but it’s unlikely. Google has ignored the keywords meta tag for years and currently we see no need to change that policy.

These were rumours a year ago, and SEO experts had different versions of the truth. The Google giant search engine ignores keywords. Simple as that.

With an official statement, I’d better move on and delete all keywords meta tags from my sites. It’ll definitely save a few bytes per visitor.

The official example from Google is:

Suppose you have two website owners, Alice and Bob. Alice runs a company called AliceCo and Bob runs BobCo. One day while looking at Bob’s site, Alice notices that Bob has copied some of the words that she uses in her “keywords” meta tag. Even more interesting, Bob has added the words “AliceCo” to his “keywords” meta tag. Should Alice be concerned?

Well, that’s great. No more stealing keywords and ranking for them. I used to do this NOT with keywords but with related phrases inside my pages. The relatedness could go further depending on the scope of the article.

Should I care about other search engines? No. I’ve heard they played along.

While searching for some news around the blogs, I found a little tag game on a friend’s blog.

It’s a game where you have to pass over a link list, while replacing one of your links with your own. The catch is that you have to replace the link beginning with the same letter as your blog (or web site). So here is the list:

A About Interesting Stuff : A blog collection of interesting stuff.
B Butterfly Media Romania Blog : Blogging about web trends, SEO, WordPress, marketing and more
C Crisp Networks : Tech, blogging and make money online.
D Derrich.com : Crude yet refined.
E Environmental Economics : Economists on environmental and natural resources: news, opinion, and analysis.
F Flowers Blog : A blog about flowers.
G Graphic Identity : Photoshop tutorial, design showcase, photography, typography and much more.
H Healthia Cynthia : Journey to ultimate health.
I Instructor Blog : Instructions on Blogging and Blogs.
J Jonathan Phillips : Personal “music” blog of Jonathan Phillips. Random stuff and thoughts of a rock guitar player. Guitars, gear, studio, life in general!
K King’s Blog : Views from Kingsley.
L Lady’s Confessions : I have a confession to make. Will you listen?
M Missylicious : Making money with the internet
N Networking Blog : Blog about networking and social media.
O One Dollar Man : This is a man’s dreams sanctuary. See his strange and weird dream occurrences.
P Photoshop Weblog : The unofficial photoshop weblog.
Q Quest For Fair Trial : Show us the inherent law. Quest for fair trial in Concord.
R Rob Sellen : Silence is golden.
S Scribble On The Wall – Blog about different stuff.
T The Blogger’s Haven : A place for bloggers to hangout!
U Untwisted Vortex : Blog reviews, promotion, issues, monetization and more.
V Very Best of Blogging : All about blogs, blogger and blogging!
W Western Standard Blog : Tells it like it is.
X Xplain – The visual thinking company.
Y Youth Blog : An insight into youth issues, volunteering trends, charity life and more from the UK charity YouthNet.
Z Zealous Blog : My little place on the web.

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