Local search is changing the game for those looking to market locally online, particularly small businesses. Whether using local search marketing or local SEO, the resulting impact on traffic and sales - online and off is impossible to ignore. Get it right and you might corner you local market, get it wrong and you'll be left in the dust.
If there are two questions I get over and over, they are... Should I submit my site to search engines? And, how do I submit my site to search engines? The answer to the first question is a resounding yes. The answer to the second question is a bit more complicated but certainly one we will cover, particularly how to submit your site to Google. So without further adieu, let's get started on the search engine website registration process.
The short but indecisive answer is yes and no... it depends. Yes, it depends. In some search engines, Yahoo and Ask, meta tags still hold some weight. In others, Google and MSN, experiments conducted are inconclusive but indicate that meta tags hold little or no weight. However, in no case will using meta tags hurt your rank. And in all search engines, optimizing your meta tags serves at least some function. Therefore, I would still encourage you to use meta tags – although don't make them the focal point of your SEO strategy. Because any advantage you can get in SEO is worthy taking advantage of.Text Size
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