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Meta Tag Description and Meta Tag Keywords?

Iv just set up my own online shop with TSOhost after the recommendations here. Iv added a few categories and products but have not filled in any meta tag boxes.

Am i making a big mistake by doing this and should i go back through everything and fill in the above sections?


Also where would the best place for me to get SSL from? Im just a small online shop.


Cheers.

 

[GravyMonster]

Meta keywords are pretty much redundant for SEO at the moment - this doesn't mean they won't be in the future or are completely useless so still worth filling them in.

Meta description is still used, and you can now also have multiple meta decriptions tailored for different search terms too (more here).

By far the best method of SEO is to have good quality content, with your keywords within it in, but not to the detriment of readability.

For an SSL cert, check out Comodo. Maybe not the cheapest though, so someone else may have an alternative.

 

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Great thanks. Iv sorted SSL through TSOhost. Seemed the easiest way and they charge £25 anyway to use a 3rd party SSL.

I sort of have a request for help. I would like to put say a payment logo in the footer right at the bottom of the page just like on the ocuk site.

I dont understand code so how would i go about this?

My footer tpl.

<div id="footer">
  <div class="column">
    <h3><?php echo $text_information; ?></h3>
    <ul>
      <?php foreach ($informations as $information) { ?>
      <li><a href="<?php echo $information['href']; ?>"><?php echo $information['title']; ?></a></li>
      <?php } ?>
    </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="column">
    <h3><?php echo $text_service; ?></h3>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="<?php echo $contact; ?>"><?php echo $text_contact; ?></a></li>
      <li><a href="<?php echo $return; ?>"><?php echo $text_return; ?></a></li>
      <li><a href="<?php echo $sitemap; ?>"><?php echo $text_sitemap; ?></a></li>
    </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="column">
    <h3><?php echo $text_extra; ?></h3>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="<?php echo $manufacturer; ?>"><?php echo $text_manufacturer; ?></a></li>
      <li><a href="<?php echo $voucher; ?>"><?php echo $text_voucher; ?></a></li>
      <li><a href="<?php echo $special; ?>"><?php echo $text_special; ?></a></li>
    </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="column">
    <h3><?php echo $text_account; ?></h3>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="<?php echo $account; ?>"><?php echo $text_account; ?></a></li>
      <li><a href="<?php echo $order; ?>"><?php echo $text_order; ?></a></li>
      <li><a href="<?php echo $wishlist; ?>"><?php echo $text_wishlist; ?></a></li>
      <li><a href="<?php echo $newsletter; ?>"><?php echo $text_newsletter; ?></a></li>
    </ul>
  </div>
</div>
<!-- 
OpenCart is open source software and you are free to remove the powered by OpenCart if you want, but its generally accepted practise to make a small donatation.
Please donate via PayPal to [email protected]
//-->
<div id="powered" class="clearfix">
	<p class="floatleft"><?php echo $powered; ?></p>
	
</div>
<!-- 
OpenCart is open source software and you are free to remove the powered by OpenCart if you want, but its generally accepted practise to make a small donatation.
Please donate via PayPal to [email protected]
//-->
</div>
</body></html>

Im guessing this is the code i need but with any logos hosted on my own site?

	<div id="ccards">
		<img src="img/cc_maestro.gif" alt="UK Maestro" />

		<img src="img/cc_visa.gif" alt="Visa" />
		<img src="img/cc_electron.gif" alt="Electron" />
		<img src="img/cc_mastercard.gif" alt="MasterCard" />
		<img src="img/paypalfoot_logo.gif" alt="PayPal" />
		<img src="img/cc_solo.gif" alt="Solo" />

		<!--<a href="http://www.visaeu.com/iusevisa/shoppingonline.html" target="_blank"><img src="img/logo_verifiedbyvisa.png" alt="Verified by Visa" /></a>
		<a href="http://www.mastercard.com/uk/cardholderservices/securecode/index.html" target="_blank"><img src="img/logo_mc_securecode.gif" alt="MasterCard SecureCode" /></a> -->
	</div>

	<span id="ssl">All on-line orders are placed via our SSL enabled Secure Server.</span>

 

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Never mind i figured it out. Thanks anyway.