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Meta Tag Generator

Use this form to create meta tags for your Web page

Only the title is required. Leave blank any fields you do not want to generate.

Title This is the title of your Web document. Make sure that it clearly describes your page, as most search engines use it to define the page.
Keywords These are words that describe your page. Use only words that are relevant to the content of the page and might be commonly searchable. Separate each word or phrase with a comma (,).
Description Keep your description concise and clear. It should be no more than two sentences.
Your Name This will create the "author" tag that defines who wrote the page.
Your Email Address This will create the "contact" tag that indicates the contact address for the page.
Copyright Date The date this page is copyrighted. Can be in any date format, but most commonly the Month and Year.
Reload the Page This is the amount of time, in seconds, for the server to wait before reloading the page.

If you include a URL in the refresh tag, the server will send the viewer to the new URL after the refresh time has elapsed.

For more help with meta tags, see my article, Magic with Meta Tags or read some of the better Meta Tag Links.

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