Meta Tags for SEO: A Simple Guide for Beginners - Ahrefs

    2024-10-20 20:48

    Meta tags are essential for SEO, but they can be confusing for beginners. In this simple guide, you'll learn what meta tags are, why they matter, and how to use them effectively on your web pages. You'll also discover how to use Ahrefs tools to audit and optimize your meta tags for better rankings and click-through rates.

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    Full List of Meta Tags, Why They Matter for SEO & How to Write Them

    We offer you a complete list of key meta-tags for your SEO strategy: Title Tags, to name your page on search engines. Meta Description Tags, to describe your page on search engines. Robots Meta Tags, to index or not index a page. Nofollow, sponsored and user-generated content meta tags, for outbound links.

    The Ultimate Guide to Meta Tags for SEO - Moz

    It's my experience, and I think anyone in SEO would agree, that if you want to rank high in search, your meta tags need to accompany high-quality content that focuses on user satisfaction. My main piece of advice: stick to the core minimum. Don't add meta tags you don't need — they just take up code space. The less code you have, the better.