There are different Types
of Metatags, but the most two most common ("description"
and "keywords") are used as Hidden (undisplayed)
text in the HTML code of a Web page. This added information about your
site is used by search engines (in part) to determine where your site should
be listed within its index.
Metatags Should be placed within
the <HEAD> </HEAD> Portion of your website
Sample Metatags
Descripton
Metatag
<META NAME="Description" CONTENT="Webmaster
Resources Courtesy of webmasters world, located at externalharddrive.com.">
SPECIFICATIONS
The Description
Metatag should be 25 words or less. A brief descriptive summary of what
your site has to offer.
Keyword
Metatag
<META NAME="KeyWords" CONTENT="webmasters
resources, webmasters world, keyword metatags, description metatags, metatag
informaiton, metatags?">
SPECIFICATIONS
The Keywords
Metatag can be up to 200 words separated by commas.