How to optimize your Ecommerce catalog items for search engines
This information applies to Web Solutions Omaha
Version 2.0 catalog (not Version1.0 catalog). Before you attempt to optimize
your catalog items on your website, please read the guidelines for Search Engine Optimization.
How to create meta tags in your catalog items on your
website
When you are logged into your
website, click the Catalog link:
From the top of your catalog
administration window, select either "Edit Categories" or "Edit Items". Each of your catalog categories and items
allow you to enter your own meta tags for title, description and keywords. (see
example below)
Title textbox - phrase
that you enter here becomes the title meta tag
Description textbox -
description that you enter here becomes the description meta tag
Keywords text box - words
that you enter here become the keywords meta tag
Meta Tags Limits
You will find different guidelines
depending on which search engine you research for the recommended maximum
characters to use for each of these three meta tags. Here's some rules of
thumb:
Title meta
tag: do not exceed 100 characters
including spaces
Description meta tag:
do not exceed 250 characters including spaces
Keywords meta tag:
20 keywords or phrases, (do not exceed 1000 characters including
spaces)
