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Do things like meta description tags and site map submissions still matter? Just curious.
by debaserab2 9y ago
Do things like meta description tags and site map submissions still matter? Just curious.
- everdev 9y agoDescription tags matter in terms of converting a search to a click. So, while Google says there isn't a body for putting keywords in the description, I still do because it gives the searcher confidence that the content on the page will match their search query. For site maps, it helps Google find updated content if you have a large site. It's not required, but it won't hurt if you submit one.
- walshemj 9y agoAlso Bing seems to like sitemaps.
- treycopeland 9y agoWhich in my opinion, those user engaged clicks signal to Google that the link is relevant to that user for that query, especially if they stay and interact on the site. I believe that gives that site a ranking boost for that query. Those are just my opinions and cannot 100% confirm.
- smueller1234 9y agoSitemaps are still useful. Eg. my previous employer ran a very large site with hundreds of millions of possible pages to crawl. You can use the sitemaps to help the crawler prioritise given limited crawl budget. Disclosure: work for Google nowadays but have zero insight into anything internal that's search related. The above is just common sense and should apply to most search engines.