Putting the word "google" in the keywords section.

[pricepoint.com]

What if I were to put the word google in the meta tag on one of my product pages, will it help? Or will it hurt?

Matt
pricepoint.com

[wige]

Most search engines ignore the meta tags, especially the keywords tag because it has been used so much for spam. In theory, though, it might hurt if a keyword is in the meta tag but not the body of the page - a search engine might see that as spam.

[bhartzer]

It would only help if your page was about Google. Otherwise, it's not a good idea to "stuff" keywords into your page anywhere that aren't appropriate.