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Originally Posted by minstrel
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Originally Posted by fathom
Most search engine do not use Meta data as qualifying info for websites
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Without negating the remainder of your post, Fathom, isn't "most search engines" a bit of an overstatement?
Most people believe that Google does not use information in meta tags, although some questions have been raised recently about the Description tag.
However, Yahoo! and MSN Search, according to their instructions to webmasters, do use them -- they represent two of the big three search engines.
Other (lesser) search engines reportedly using the keywords meta tag include AltaVista, Infoseek/Go, and Inktomi.
See The keywords meta tag: far from dead. |
Minstrel - you are correct. My personal opinions really don't apply here.
Back to the question though - the answer is still - no -- you need not repeat keyword meta "precisely" - your input data should however reflect the content of the page/site.
If you website is tourism related in New York city - it is under-productive adding keywords about Niagara Falls. While Niagara Falls is in New York state and a big tourism attraction, and lots of searches you waste resources on something that you don't have.