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#1 in Yahoo, nowhere in Google – why?
Q: I’ve optimized my Website for Google, got picked up and ranked #1 for my keywords in Yahoo, but completely ignored (left-out) of Google, Why? A: I’d need to see your site to ascertain this. Perhaps you linked to a bad neighborhood but Yahoo doesn’t care? Perhaps your dynamic URLs are overly complex but Yahoo […]
Read MoreThe problem with drop down menus
Q: Why do drop down menus pose a problem for Google, if you have the code within the html as opposed to calling out to the code. A: Because Googlebot doesn’t execute the Javascript/Java/etc. programming code in your page that is required to operate the drop down menus.
Read MoreKeywords in hyperlink text
Q: When using text nav, where do I place the keyword(s) within the hyperlink text? Before/after a “?”…? A: Umm… There is no ?” in hyperlink text. For example: Ford cars and trucks doesn’t have a ? character anywhere. Your keywords can go anywhere in the hyperlink text.
Read MoreMeta tags for keyword prominence?
Q: Would it be better to have meta tags at the end of the page and content first to improve keyword prominence? A: No, you can’t do that. Meta tags must be contained within the HEAD portion of your web page, which is at the top before the BODY.
Read MoreTitle attribute useful?
Q: Is the “title” attribute (not tag) useful at all? A: Negligible, but doesn’t hurt (assuming you’re not loading it up with keyword spam).
Read MoreRobots.txt file and dynamic page issues
Q: Does the robots.txt file help with the dynamic page issues? A: No.
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