Google: Adding Keywords Meta Tag on Pages Has no Impact

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Google: Adding Keywords Meta Tag on Pages Has no Impact

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    Google’s Senior Webmaster Trends Analyst John Mueller responded to a tweet that asked if adding keywords meta tag on pages still has an impact.

    Someone on twitter asked John Mueller: 

    Does adding meta keywords on pages still have any impact?

    John Muller responded with:

    No, and shared a link to the blog that contains more insights.

    Here is the tweet:

    Key Takeaway:

    • Google hasn’t used the keywords meta tag in its web search ranking since September 2009.
    • Irrelevant keyword stuffing and other reasons led Google to disregard the keywords meta tag.
    • Here is a list of tags that Google understands.

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