Hidden keywords

Jean · 30-08-05

I know all the bit about keywords not being the big thing in terms of SEO, however, the templates I am using has the keyword meta tag on it and I am using it.

Having said that, when I view the source the keywords do not show. Why is this? Am I likely to have some code somewhere telling it not to show.

More to the point, how do people find my site if not through keywords. I read somewhere that putting the keywords on the bottom of each page is a good thing - what are your thoughts on that also?

You can see how technical I am becoming can't you?

as usual.

Mogga · 30-08-05

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I wouldn't do it. But I know companies who do and it helps their ranking on google.

renegade · 31-08-05

Don't do it.
Build pages for people to read that they will find interesting and you'll be future-proof and search engine friendly. Create a simple sitemap and only swap links with relevant sites.

Brendon · 31-08-05

For Google, your link data is very important; who links to you, who do you link to, and what anchor text flows each way.

For Yahoo, linkage data is important, but they use a different authority model (They seem to be well into links from hub pages) and more emphasis on on-page factors. Titles and body copy work better here

For MSN, investigate your competitors backlinks, and harvest the top ones. Their web graph sucks, so it's hard to determine what they consider to be an authority site without actually checking a SERP. They are over reliant on outbound link data to make up for their sucky inbound graph. On-page factors rule here. Use 1 word / phrase per page, and hammer it. Multiple use in the title, <hx> tags, repeat thoughout the body

Jean · 31-08-05

Thanks for the advice folks - I didn't want to put the keywords on the bottom as not only does it look naf, I didn't want anything to detract from the information provided.

Does anybody know why the keywords do not show in the view source once the file is uploaded?

Brendon · 01-09-05

>> Does anybody know why the keywords do not show in the view source once the file is uploaded?

No, that's bizarre. The file you upload should be file that is served.... Could it be a word wrap thing? CMS trimming your code?

gcmorris · 11-09-05

Jean,

What is the URL of your site? Is the site formed using static HTML, or does it use dynamic HTML, like PHP scripts?