Re: [nyphp-talk] [OT] SEO and Meta Data, Pt. 2

2008-08-06 Thread inforequest
Match your target search query, use a dash/hyphen as a separator if you must, and avoid more than a few to avoid looking spammy. Again, attempting to keyword stuff your title elements a low-impact SEO technique at best for most markets. Is that example you gave "in bad form" ? Google says "Ma

Re: [nyphp-talk] [OT] SEO and Meta Data

2008-08-06 Thread inforequest
It is my firm belief that attempts to game the keywords meta tag demonstrate nothing more than a failure to understand SEO. The keyword meta tag has some relevance in some search marketing situations, but there is no reason for it not to simply list a small number of relevant keywords separated

[nyphp-talk] [OT] SEO and Meta Data, Pt. 2

2008-08-06 Thread Peter Sawczynec
I've also always wanted to know, does using these types of symbols: [colon], [double colon], [bar], {double bar], [plus sign] and/or [dash] ":", "::", " |", "||", "+" and/or "-" ...as separators between words in the page Title impact negatively on search engine performance? That is, do search e

[nyphp-talk] [OT] SEO and Meta Data

2008-08-06 Thread Peter Sawczynec
Recently I was examining some meta data and found some meta data keywords entered like so [meta data snippet]: "mountainview+real+estate, orange+real+estate, las vegas". Is this keyword with plus signs entry style attempting to: a) literally match users entering "mountainview+real+estate" as a se