Pam Aungst September 9, 2020 Robots meta tags, or meta tags, are pieces of code that provide instructions to search engines for how to crawl or index web pages and content. There are three types of robots meta directives: Robots.txt: Use robots.txt if crawling of your content is causing issues on your server. Don’t use … Continue reading Which is Better for SEO: Meta Robots Tags vs. Robots.txt?
Syed Balkhi — May 13, 2020 When doing SEO, you’re probably aware of optimizing your website for keywords. Have you thought about optimizing the meta descriptions for your website? Do you know how they impact SEO? Meta descriptions provide short summaries of websites and pages to readers. They give people an idea of what to … Continue reading How to Write Irresistible Meta Descriptions for SEO & More Clicks
Brandon Leibowitz — March 4, 2019 Follow @seooptimizers — March 4, 2019 Search engine optimization can be complicated sometimes. Frankly speaking, one minute you ought to think that you have nailed it and the very next moment everything changes. You want to know what the real problem is. Google on average changes its algorithm 500 … Continue reading How to Write Killer Meta Descriptions to Increase CTR
Bill Reynolds — August 26, 2018 Follow @BillReyCooks — August 26, 2018 So what are meta robot tags? First things first, what is a meta robot tag? A meta robot tag is a tag imbedded in your website that tells search engines what to look for. It lets search engines know what to follow and … Continue reading What Are Meta Robot Tags?
Kim Kosaka — August 14, 2018 — August 14, 2018 Complete SEO execution requires more than simply ensuring that your content is clear, optimized, and engaging to visitors – search engines need attention too. Meta tags are information, hidden within the webpage code, that search engine crawlers use to more accurately understand and index the … Continue reading How to Use Smart Meta Tag Techniques to Boost Your SEO
The process of writing meta descriptions will likely be improved using machine learning techniques, but in the meantime, contributor Paul Shapiro shares ways to semi-automate writing meta descriptions. Paul Shapiro on June 14, 2018 Sometimes improving a website’s presence via search engine optimization (SEO) is very straightforward, and sometimes it’s not. In the case … Continue reading Reducing the time it takes to write meta descriptions for large websites
Dale Keipert — May 16, 2018 Follow @360Interactive — May 16, 2018 Last week we asked the question “Should You Re-write Your Meta Descriptions”. This week, we’re going to talk about how to write a great meta descriptions. What Is A Meta Description First, a quick review. The meta description is part of the HTML … Continue reading How To Write Meta Descriptions
Amanda Clark — February 27, 2018 Follow @GrammarChicInc — February 27, 2018 Pixabay Mere weeks ago, Google announced a fairly major shake-up to the status quo. Meta descriptions, which have long been limited to 160 characters, can now be up to 320 characters—effectively doubling the size of this crucial online real estate. What are Meta … Continue reading Meta Descriptions are Longer—and More Important—Than Ever
Chris Sheehy — January 26, 2018 Follow @sidewalkbrand — January 26, 2018 This past December Google lengthened the character limits for the META title and description elements they will display for a webpage. These new changes mean Google will now display up to 70 characters (including spaces) for the title and up to 320 characters … Continue reading Why You Shouldn’t Match Your META To Google’s New Character Limits
Elise Dopson — November 16, 2017 Follow @elisedopson — November 16, 2017 Are you looking for a way to craft a search strategy that boosts your rankings? Perhaps you’re wanting to entice more searchers to click-through to your site when it’s displayed in search results. Crafting highly-converting meta tags will help you achieve both of … Continue reading How to Write a Highly-Converting Meta Title and Description
