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Old 09-04-2008, 05:31 PM
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Default Re: Google Penalty?

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Originally Posted by Big Juice View Post
Adjust your description tag to reflect the actual page content and remove 95% of the keywords in the tag as it looks really stuffed. A good rule of thumb regarding the keyword tag - if the word isn't actually on the page it shouldn't be in the keyword tag.
10 years ago yes. Now that is exactly what you can put in the keywords tag to get some value/benefit. Keywords tag is where mispellings, dual meanings, input errors, slang and a lot of other term/phrases that aren't on the page but are relevant or used as an alternative search query belong. Repeating keywords your optimizing the page for is a waste and likely more problematic than using what I suggested.
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