web site - web search

[elovkoff]

Not suer in which forume to place the question but here it comes anyway....

I'm about to open the website - I'd like to maek sure it comes up in internet searches as high in the search engines "diplay search result" page as possible.
What are my options here?
Thanks.

[AljoshaNL]

Hi

Make sure you put information about your web site in <meta> tags, also include things like title.

Aljosha

[elovkoff]

[quote author=AljoshaNL link=board=4;threadid=10801;start=0#msg96909 date=1131987484]
Hi

Make sure you put information about your web site in <meta> tags, also include things like title.

Aljosha
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I've been doing some digging....


Myth #7: Google Uses Meta Tags to Rank Your Site

This myth is left over from the days when most search engines used meta tags. However, Google has never used them. This fact may be contested by some people, so I wouldn't post it without proof.

To prove to yourself that Google doesn't use meta tags, put words into your meta tags that do not appear elsewhere on your page. Then, using an advanced search, search for those words while limiting the results to your domain only. You can try this on any search engine -- and if results appear, you'll know that engine uses meta tags. If no results are displayed, then you know meta tags are not used. It is important, though, that the words only appear in your meta tags and no where else on your page.

Google can sometimes use the meta description tag to create an abstract for your site, so it may be useful to you if your home page is primarily composed of graphics. However, do not expect it to increase your rank.