My sites rank very well in msn usually top 10 for all keyphrases, and the same in google once I have some inbound links. But Yahoo my sites are #100+. What does Yahoo focus on for SEO that's so different? Thanks
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Jump to PostYahoo and Google's algorithms are more or less at odds and it is common for a site to rank well in one and not the other. Making your site friendlier to Yahoo usually comes at the expense of ranking well in Google. If you rank well in Google I wouldn't …
Jump to PostYahoo does not use meta tags in their search engine rankings. They do read them but they won't affect your rankings. You should still make good meta tags but don't do this expecting a boost in the SERPs. Focus on your content and inbound links.
Jump to Post> Google usually composes its own page description based on the text of the first paragraph of the indexed page
Actually, the abstract you see in the Google search results is usually the paragraph containing the keywords searched for.
Jump to PostOr the description from the site's DMOZ listing or the site's meta description tag.
Jump to PostSo when is which?
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