the author has no idea..13. Use external files for CSS and javascriptInstead of cluttering up your web page with CSS or Javascript code, place them in external files that can be linked from each page. This will help speed up the loading of your web site.how does it help the site load faster? Its loading the exact same code on every page load....i call bulls**t on this article.. i don't have a sitemap, i have an image before anything else, and i have a google position in the top 3 on the keyword v8... this guy has no idea what his talking about
No, you don't. Knowing (X)HTML standards doesn't mean you know SEO, accessibility, etc.Anyways, this article is absolutely worthless...#1 is a given, but they don't even bother to link you somewhere that tells you how.#2 doesn't mention Google Sitemaps.#3 is wrong. Major search engines identify duplicate pages and weed them out. However, there are other reasons for using "www" or not (google them).#4 modern search engines aren't fooled by absolute URLs to your own site.#5 search engines spider the whole page, but they will pay more attention to keywords in certain tags.#6 THERE IS NO NUMBER SIX!#7 well, thank you, Captain Obvious.#8 see #7.#9 see #8.#10 is wrong; the real reason to not use tables is because tables are for tabular data, not for design.#11 is partially wrong; if you use alternate data, Flash works out fine. Full-Flash websites aren't so lucky, though.#12 yeah, yeah... Frames. 'Nuff said.#13 is weird, because he previously mentions to use standard code, but then proceeds to use an attribute without quotes "" when the value is not numerical. (ie. a=2 is fine, but a="two" is for anything else)#14 is right, but it's not that simple. For example, you can only have one h1 tag per page, or else Google gets mad.#15 ...You're... You're kidding me, right?#16 ...Uh... This guy better read up on how search engine spiders work.
Uh... I'm still sick from looking at his crap. Supposedly any moron can get certs and this is just more proof of that. Then I looked at the source and nearly literally threw up. When is this guy living in? 1996? Well... I guess not, because he is using cookie-cutter dreamweaver crap.#17: Use AJAX on every page. This will grab more attention from search engines, but most especially google. It'll also make all of your pages load faster.#18: Say your code is valid, but don't bother to actually validate it. If it gives you errors, the validator must be broken. (This holds especially true for the W3C validators.)#19: Use as many ads on your site as possible. Users really enjoy seeing you trying to make a buck like a hobo on a street corner with a tin cup covered in flashing LEDs. It also gives you a higher page-ranking on google.#20: Make all of your designs in dreamweaver and don't bother to touch the code. This will make building your own unique sites easy. (Here are my examples: *points to craptastic port*)...Okay I think I'm done wasting my life on this one.
This could be a useful article for beginners. For more experienced webmasters a lot of it is either old hat or questionable. I am a strong proponent of standards, for example, but I don't think that the search engines actually care *that* much. Only to extent that it improves the code to content ratio or other factors they look at. There are also three or four points that talk about this (5,7,8,10)Does anyone know if the one about Yahoo and contact information is actually true? That one stood out as being really off to me.
copeJul 5, 2006
the author has no idea..13. Use external files for CSS and javascriptInstead of cluttering up your web page with CSS or Javascript code, place them in external files that can be linked from each page. This will help speed up the loading of your web site.how does it help the site load faster? Its loading the exact same code on every page load....i call bulls**t on this article.. i don't have a sitemap, i have an image before anything else, and i have a google position in the top 3 on the keyword v8... this guy has no idea what his talking about
chris9902Jul 5, 2006
Google Ads use frames and there everywhere (look above)
adamusJul 5, 2006
This guy must be kidding. Great portfolio! LAME!
susezJul 5, 2006
When the browser find a file that is actually cached, it doesn't call a GET to the server
soogyJul 5, 2006
No, you don't. Knowing (X)HTML standards doesn't mean you know SEO, accessibility, etc.Anyways, this article is absolutely worthless...#1 is a given, but they don't even bother to link you somewhere that tells you how.#2 doesn't mention Google Sitemaps.#3 is wrong. Major search engines identify duplicate pages and weed them out. However, there are other reasons for using "www" or not (google them).#4 modern search engines aren't fooled by absolute URLs to your own site.#5 search engines spider the whole page, but they will pay more attention to keywords in certain tags.#6 THERE IS NO NUMBER SIX!#7 well, thank you, Captain Obvious.#8 see #7.#9 see #8.#10 is wrong; the real reason to not use tables is because tables are for tabular data, not for design.#11 is partially wrong; if you use alternate data, Flash works out fine. Full-Flash websites aren't so lucky, though.#12 yeah, yeah... Frames. 'Nuff said.#13 is weird, because he previously mentions to use standard code, but then proceeds to use an attribute without quotes "" when the value is not numerical. (ie. a=2 is fine, but a="two" is for anything else)#14 is right, but it's not that simple. For example, you can only have one h1 tag per page, or else Google gets mad.#15 ...You're... You're kidding me, right?#16 ...Uh... This guy better read up on how search engine spiders work.
solomongrundy0Jul 5, 2006
Uh... I'm still sick from looking at his crap. Supposedly any moron can get certs and this is just more proof of that. Then I looked at the source and nearly literally threw up. When is this guy living in? 1996? Well... I guess not, because he is using cookie-cutter dreamweaver crap.#17: Use AJAX on every page. This will grab more attention from search engines, but most especially google. It'll also make all of your pages load faster.#18: Say your code is valid, but don't bother to actually validate it. If it gives you errors, the validator must be broken. (This holds especially true for the W3C validators.)#19: Use as many ads on your site as possible. Users really enjoy seeing you trying to make a buck like a hobo on a street corner with a tin cup covered in flashing LEDs. It also gives you a higher page-ranking on google.#20: Make all of your designs in dreamweaver and don't bother to touch the code. This will make building your own unique sites easy. (Here are my examples: *points to craptastic port*)...Okay I think I'm done wasting my life on this one.
mjjackJul 5, 2006
This could be a useful article for beginners. For more experienced webmasters a lot of it is either old hat or questionable. I am a strong proponent of standards, for example, but I don't think that the search engines actually care *that* much. Only to extent that it improves the code to content ratio or other factors they look at. There are also three or four points that talk about this (5,7,8,10)Does anyone know if the one about Yahoo and contact information is actually true? That one stood out as being really off to me.
jdonnerJul 6, 2006
We had these discussions on large webmaster forums and the answer is always the same; it doesn't matter.