you can but it's much more coherent if you just restate the problem in a new
message...not many people like to read backwards.
"cucharacha" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7E639DD7-C79E-47D4-A312-(E-Mail Removed)...
| am I allowed to reply to a six month old post? Basically, am I allowed to
| ask the same question the poster asked first?
| Only I would like to know what is meant by "depends on the way you code
the
| page"
| --
| Love my electronic filing system....
|
|
| "Joe Rohn" wrote:
|
| > Hi Mark,
| >
| > Inline below:
| >
| > "Mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
| > news:953093FE-E977-4C9C-9603-(E-Mail Removed)...
| > > Does Front Page, the way it's code is written, make it harder for
google
| > > and
| > > other spiders and thus lower my rank compared to shorter cleaner code?
| >
| > In a word..No...but it really depends on how you code the page..there is
no
| > automatic penalty for using FrontPage.
| >
| > > Everyone has a biased opinion and I figure yours will be most
objective in
| > > this case. Like everyone, I want top search engine ranking of my
website.
| > > I want to be on the front page of search results, right below the paid
| > > sponsors. I want to stop paying through the nose for key words, pay
per
| > > click, and SEO companies who buy links from authoritative sites and
| > > control
| > > my website. I want to win by creating a useful website that people
want
| > > to
| > > revisit because it provides what they need and want without the
annoyances
| > > of
| > > many sites. At least I am going to try my best and see if I can beat
my
| > > curent site.
| >
| > No matter what HTML Editor you use to create sites, there will be
| > competition for anything that you do. Search Engine Optimization is more
of
| > an art than a science..and it is a huge topic by itself..but it is
| > independant of the program you use. One of the best plaaces to learn
more is
| > here:
| >
| >
http://www.searchenginewatch.com
| >
| > You certainly sound energized to be going down this path..one thing to
keep
| > in mind though is it is never finite. You could reach #1 in Google some
day
| > for a certain phrase..and fall way back the next time..there are simply
no
| > 100% solutions or guarantees.
| >
| > I would say to try and do as much of it yourself as you can..and stay
away
| > from sites that say things like "submit your site to !,000's of Search
| > Engines for only $69.95"
| >
| >
| > >
| > > Front Page software seems the easist to learn especially after trying
to
| > > learn dreamweaver.
| > >
| > > I have been given advice by multiple different people that Microsoft
Front
| > > Page is difficult for the spiders because of all the extra code and MS
| > > junk
| > > so the spiders don't find or catch all the important stuff on my site
for
| > > an
| > > optimum rank. This is aside from all the other optimization factors
and
| > > paid
| > > subscriptions - here is want I want to know -
| >
| > I'll hazard a guess here and say that many or most of the people that
gave
| > you that advice fall under one of two categories.
| >
| > 1. They have never used FrontPage
| > 2. They simply keep passing on myths without really knowing. :-)
| >
| > Both FrontPage and Dreamweaver can produce code that is specific to the
| > program used. Whether that ever happens depends on features that you
use.
| > FrontPage webbots for things like navigation bars..will produce specific
| > code for that.
| >
| >
| > > If you had 2 hypothetical identical web sites: one using Front Page
and
| > > the
| > > other using Dreamweaver would there be a difference in the eyes of the
| > > search
| > > engines?
| >
| > No not really...but again it comes with more experince in knowing what
does
| > and does not work well.
| >
| > --
| > Joe
| >
| > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| >
| > FrontPage Users Forums:
| >
http://www.timeforweb.com/frontpage
| >
| >
| >
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