Re: Entry pages (was: WebCatalog MAJOR drawback)

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 17022
interpreted = N
texte = Dale,Thanks...lot of good info!>>From what I understand about most search engines, they will not follow the >links contained on the page you list above. This is because of the >arguments you pass in your url (everything past the .tmpl is ignored). >Only the info in rings.tmpl would be indexed. If that's all you're looking >for, then you are ok. >Yup, for now all I want to do is create some entry pages with keywords for the search engines. I'll probably register each separately, although I was thinking of creating a links page on my personal web site with links to key pages (including entry pages).>The one exception to this rule that I have seen so far is Lycos, who >appears to index sites including arguments passed in the URL. This is >great for indexing Webcat-driven sites, but also has the unfortunate side >effect of re-indexing your site every time Lycos revisits your site when >CART arguments are passed (we have about 35 listings for our home page in >Lycos right now). > >The solution to this problem is to use [showif browsername^Lycos] and >assign a special cart number to matching browsers (thanks Grant). This >gives Lycos a consistent cart# and you will only be indexed once. You can >also do a showif based on IPADDRESS, but that may be a bit harder to keep >track of.Thanks for this tip! Does it catch only the Lycos spider?>If you want to learn more about search engines, I would highly recommend >Search Engine Watch at http://www.searchenginewatch.com/ . I learned >boatloads about search engines by spending a couple hours reading the >articles here. > >As for example pages, I'm still researching and thinking about the best way >to approach it. Some search engines use keyword meta tags; others ignore >meta tags entirely and only index visible text and titles on the page. >So making a good entry page takes more than a little forethought...Ditto. I don't believe that an all purpose page that would result in high rankings for all search engines exists. But it seems most of them now put a high priority on key words in the page title; headings; and visible text, so I built my entry pages with that in mind.>I'm also still fighting (waiting, really) for Yahoo to list our new site. >I have submitted twice in the past 2 months and have gotten no response or >listing. According to some reports, people can submit for over a year and >STILL never get listed in Yahoo. What a great club to be in...:| Me too; I wonder if contacting them and asking them about advertising rates would light a fire under anyone? ;-)Regards,Dale Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Entry pages (was: WebCatalog MAJOR drawback) (Dale Stokdyk 1998)
  2. Re: Entry pages (was: WebCatalog MAJOR drawback) (Dale LaFountain 1998)
  3. Entry pages (was: WebCatalog MAJOR drawback) (Dale Stokdyk 1998)
Dale,Thanks...lot of good info!>>From what I understand about most search engines, they will not follow the >links contained on the page you list above. This is because of the >arguments you pass in your url (everything past the .tmpl is ignored). >Only the info in rings.tmpl would be indexed. If that's all you're looking >for, then you are ok. >Yup, for now all I want to do is create some entry pages with keywords for the search engines. I'll probably register each separately, although I was thinking of creating a links page on my personal web site with links to key pages (including entry pages).>The one exception to this rule that I have seen so far is Lycos, who >appears to index sites including arguments passed in the URL. This is >great for indexing Webcat-driven sites, but also has the unfortunate side >effect of re-indexing your site every time Lycos revisits your site when >CART arguments are passed (we have about 35 listings for our home page in >Lycos right now). > >The solution to this problem is to use [showif browsername^Lycos] and >assign a special cart number to matching browsers (thanks Grant). This >gives Lycos a consistent cart# and you will only be indexed once. You can >also do a showif based on IPADDRESS, but that may be a bit harder to keep >track of.Thanks for this tip! Does it catch only the Lycos spider?>If you want to learn more about search engines, I would highly recommend >Search Engine Watch at http://www.searchenginewatch.com/ . I learned >boatloads about search engines by spending a couple hours reading the >articles here. > >As for example pages, I'm still researching and thinking about the best way >to approach it. Some search engines use keyword meta tags; others ignore >meta tags entirely and only index visible text and titles on the page. >So making a good entry page takes more than a little forethought...Ditto. I don't believe that an all purpose page that would result in high rankings for all search engines exists. But it seems most of them now put a high priority on key words in the page title; headings; and visible text, so I built my entry pages with that in mind.>I'm also still fighting (waiting, really) for Yahoo to list our new site. >I have submitted twice in the past 2 months and have gotten no response or >listing. According to some reports, people can submit for over a year and >STILL never get listed in Yahoo. What a great club to be in...:| Me too; I wonder if contacting them and asking them about advertising rates would light a fire under anyone? ;-)Regards,Dale Dale Stokdyk

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