In case you haven't heard, Google has officially announced that it has stopped using the meta keywords tag in their ranking algorithms. One of the main reasons for this is that so many website developers and website owners have 'spammed' this feature that Google no longer feels it is of any value when ranking your website.

Gone are the days that stuffing your website with hidden keywords to gain a higher ranking on the search engines. Search engines are very sophisticated and no developer knows exactly how the system works.

Remember that Google's main objective is to generate relevant search results for their customers (that is you and I) because that will attract more advertisers to buy Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising on their site.

Watch the following video for more information.