How To Build An Online Business Using Free Stuff

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Issue #8

September 29, 2000

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Search Engine Ranking - 'Avoid Doing It The Hard Way' -

 

There are many ways that you can improve the probability of achieving

higher search engine rankings for your web site. For most of us who

already operate web sites, it can be a painful and costly process.

Applying 'search engine ranking' techniques retrospectively can mean

dissecting web pages and trying to add new elements to the page

without 'upsetting' the visual appearance of the site. Having your

web pages 'picked-apart' by 'search-engineers' is not a pretty sight!

For those just considering a new web site, or those considering an

overhaul to their existing sites, you have a great opportunity, so

don't waste it.

 

Most issues that adversely effect search engine ranking are built-in

during the design, and are more difficult, often impossible to remove

once the design is complete. If you are fortunate to be at the design

stage of planning a web site, or preparing to rework your existing

site, then there are a few simple things you should do.

Talk with your designer and ask them what steps he or she will

implement to ensure your site is 'search engine friendly'. If you

pre-arm yourself with a little knowledge of the subject, you can

easily gauge from their reaction just how search engine friendly

your site will be. Intervene if you think it necessary and take

corrective actions before the fundamental design elements are

'locked-in'.

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The basic elements you should review are

 

Include all the important Meta tags on all pages.

Keywords, Description and Title tags should be included as a

minimum, and each should be set to focus on the content of the

specific page, remaining where possible within the 'theme' of the site.

Add 'robot instruction' tags indicating which pages should be indexed by the

search engines and which should not. If you have pages that detract

from the overall theme of the site, use the robot exclusion tag <META

NAME="robots" content="noindex,nofollow"> within the opening <HEAD>

</HEAD>, to exclude search engines from visiting those pages.

 

Avoid using 'Meta Refresh' tags that automatically direct the viewer

to a different page. If you must use 'refresh' set the time to a

minimum of 15 seconds, or use the robot exclusion tag described above.

Design a navigation structure that allows search engines to crawl the

important content pages from the home page. This can be done easily

using transparent image files and setting them as hyperlinks. Remember

that using Java, Flash software or 'Frames' to facilitate navigation,

can often present a 'closed door' to search engines, preventing key

areas of your site from being indexed.

 

Use the alt-image attribute and name images descriptively. Some

search engines read the alt text and it can help, though marginally.

Name pages using keywords. Instead of 'page2.html' use

'american-ginseng.html', if your site is about herbal products!

If your site uses 'Frames' there are important techniques to

consider. Many search engines cannot navigate through the Framed

section of a site, unless the Frames are prepared in a specific way.

As a minimum, ensure your designer includes a detailed description

about your business, products or services on the 'noframes' page, and

ask them to research specific information about Frames and search

engines. If the site design uses dynamic content pages as with ASP,

consider designing additional pages that use static HTML. Having an

'about us' page in HTML is always a good strategy when using dynamic

content or 'active server pages'.

 

If your designer is using Macromedia Flash software, to enhance the

visual appearance of the site, make sure that your descriptive text

is not created within 'movie' files. This is true for text within any

kind of image file, the search engines cannot read it. Consider

having two paths through the site 'Flash' and 'non-Flash'.

Ensure your site has a good deal of descriptive content. This is the

most important aspect for search engines and also for your visitors.

Content-rich sites invariably fair much better than those with

minimal text content. These are some of the basics to consider

when designing or re-designing your web site.

 

Careful design and consideration to the basics is often enough to

secure good page rankings with some of the leading engines. If your

site design follows the above guidelines, it will be much easier

to 'fine-tune' pages at a later stage if necessary.

If your site is already online then the above techniques can still

be applied retrospectively, though making changes is always more

difficult than getting it right the first time.

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Carl Hruza - Operates the business Top Web Promotion, providing Web

Design and Search Engine Promotion strategies.

Email at carl@topwebpromotion.com

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