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message from thxmacromeida on 22 Jul 2004
Might anyone know what code (if any) would make a sites position jump? Like meta tag stuff... I really don't know too much about this. Thanks

Dan Vendel *GOF* replied to thxmacromeida on 23 Jul 2004

Here's a shortlist:
http://proformica.com/en/search_engine_optimization.shtml

However, be aware of the recent "sandboxing" scheme by Google, meaning
that new sites might not show up until after a quarantine the may last
2-4 months.

Dan Vendel *GOF* replied to Dan Vendel *GOF* on 23 Jul 2004

the may last

THAT may last.....

darrel replied to thxmacromeida on 22 Jul 2004

Like meta tag stuff... I really don't know too much about this.

Wouldn't be great if it were that simple?

Basic keys to good google ranking:

1) have good content
2) have updated content
3) have clean markup
4) have well structured, semantic markup*
5) have content good enough that other web sites link to you

for #4, I suppose that would be the 'trick' to good code.

Make sure words pertaining to your subject matter appear in the TITLE tags.
Make sure headlines are wrapped in <H#> tags. Make sure all your navigation
is accessible (not requiring javascript). Make sure your images have
relevant alt attributes.

-Darrel

Michael Fesser replied to thxmacromeida on 23 Jul 2004

.oO(thxmacromeida)

<meta scheme="google" name="pagerank" content="1" />

But use it sparingly or it will be seen as spam.
For HTML remove the trailing slash.

HTH
Micha

Dan Vendel *GOF* replied to Michael Fesser on 23 Jul 2004

Joking, right?

Michael Fesser replied to Dan Vendel *GOF* on 23 Jul 2004

.oO(Dan Vendel *GOF*)

Ever seen me kidding?

Mi';-D'cha

Dan Vendel *GOF* replied to Michael Fesser on 23 Jul 2004

Dan Vendel - *GOF*
Contact: http://www.proformica.com/en/contact.shtml
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Nested tables: http://www.proformica.com/en/nested_table_demo.shtml
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thxmacromeida replied to Dan Vendel *GOF* on 23 Jul 2004

Thanks for all the info. Helps a ton.

Murray *TMM* replied to thxmacromeida on 22 Jul 2004

http://www.dreamweaverresources.com/seo/

Michael Fesser replied to Murray *TMM* on 23 Jul 2004

.oO(thxmacromeida)

It's all done on the server, no user agent will recognize how a page is
constructed. Whether it's static or generated from a hundred includes
and a dozen database queries doesn't matter, because what the server
finally delivers is exactly _one_ HTML-document.

But there might be an issue with the cacheability of the site (important
for proxy servers for example). PHP-powered pages are not really cache-
friendly by default because of their dynamic nature. The following sites
might be worth a look:

Cacheability Query
http://www.ircache.net/cgi-bin/cacheability.py

Caching Tutorial
http://www.mnot.net/cache_docs/

Cache Control with PHP
http://www.badpenguin.org/docs/php-cache.html

Micha

Murray *TMM* replied to Murray *TMM* on 22 Jul 2004

Spiders fetch pages from the server the same way you and I do. If the links
are in the fetched page they will be indexed.

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