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[TryUsOut]

Even if Google puts less weight on them - it is still a factor that they consider in their algo and should not be left out. There are also other Yahoo, MSN and other smaller search engines that uses them in their ranking process.

[Jenie0109]

Due to the rampant abuse and manipulation of the Meta keywords Tag by webmasters, most search engines don't support it anymore.

[flashgordonweb]

Google may not rely heavily on the meta keyword and description tags, but they should still be used. Google loves sites that are built according to webmaster guidelines, and using proper meta tags are still part of the webmaster guidelines. Also, we have to remember that other SEs do use these meta tags for its algorithm. Furthermore, the description meta tag is also great for acting as a "byline" that shows up under your website in the SERPs. So, if a surfer gets a search result page from Google, and your site is in there with the other ones, the description meta tag may be enough to get them to click on your site rather then the competition.

[Aadil]

heya people !
w3ll as the matter of fact i guess meta keywords are not worthless they really mean alot in this case but i am still not sure are they really important or worthless is there any one whoz expert in this field or very senior please do help me......reply
ADil

[localyocal]

Metatags are worthless. Just try stuffing them or spamming them and see what happens to your pages SERPs. On the other hand they are not as important as other elements such as titles and anchor text.