Although not proved without doubt that W3C validation gives you better search engine rankings, it's sure that errors in your code can cause you big problems. Converting your website pages to XHTML may help you reach more customers, as your site will work better in more browsers and non-traditional devices.
In order to see if you're CSS files or HTML code turns out to be valid use these tools:
HTML
W3C Validator
http://validator.w3.org/
WDG HTML Validator - Web Design Group
http://www.htmlhelp.com/tools/validator/
CSE HTML Validator Lite
http://onlinewebcheck.com/
Validation Services for your HTML / XHTML / WML - Validome
http://www.validome.org/
CSS
CSS Validator - Jigsaw
http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/
On a side note, the going experiment with the use of the Blogger specific platform continues as I test uptake, design/coding issues using default settings, spamming issues and management of posts as well as organic growth and seeding of content via this medium. Extending past the bare bones approach and adding modules to the template layout, as well as experimenting with advert positioning has been a useful exercise. I have appreciated users feedback along the way as the experiment continues.
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Analyse your code efficiency for better SEO
The Search Engine Code Efficiency analyses how many lines of code are contained in the source of a website's code prior to the Body tag. The Body tag is where the body copy content is located and what search engines typically look for.
By reducing the number of lines of code before the Body tag this will improve the efficiency by which the search engines will index the website.
Designers are recommended to consider inserting content following the Body tag across the website to increase visibility to search engines. This can be achieved through a technique called ‘absolute positioning’.
So what is the importance of Search Engine Code Efficiency?
As search engines interpret the HTML code of websites from the top of the page to the bottom of the page - reading the content from left to right - the spider or crawler often gives up before discovering content if it is buried within the website.
Search engines will open the <table> tag and look for the first "table row" <tr> and begin to read each "data set" <td>"data"</td> inside the "table row" from left to right until they find the closing </tr> tag.
Often, if there are too many code lines before the <body> tag, the main body content may not be indexed because it is situated too far down the page.
It is also known that search engines usually look at many page identifiers such as the page headings, chapter headings and the main paragraphs of the body copy to determine the consistency of the first 200 words of content after the opening <body> tag. Generally, the first 200 words at the top of the page are considered the most important text. It is common-place that website developers have unknowingly pushed the indexable content below the radar of the search engine crawlers.
As an SEO best practice, you will want to make sure your code is as error-free as possible, from a W3C validation standpoint, and that you follow guidelines for semantically correct markup. Testing shows that good, clean, semantically correct code not only allows your site to load faster in major browsers, but also allows for faster indexing by the search engines.
By reducing the number of lines of code before the Body tag this will improve the efficiency by which the search engines will index the website.
Designers are recommended to consider inserting content following the Body tag across the website to increase visibility to search engines. This can be achieved through a technique called ‘absolute positioning’.
So what is the importance of Search Engine Code Efficiency?
As search engines interpret the HTML code of websites from the top of the page to the bottom of the page - reading the content from left to right - the spider or crawler often gives up before discovering content if it is buried within the website.
Search engines will open the <table> tag and look for the first "table row" <tr> and begin to read each "data set" <td>"data"</td> inside the "table row" from left to right until they find the closing </tr> tag.
Often, if there are too many code lines before the <body> tag, the main body content may not be indexed because it is situated too far down the page.
It is also known that search engines usually look at many page identifiers such as the page headings, chapter headings and the main paragraphs of the body copy to determine the consistency of the first 200 words of content after the opening <body> tag. Generally, the first 200 words at the top of the page are considered the most important text. It is common-place that website developers have unknowingly pushed the indexable content below the radar of the search engine crawlers.
As an SEO best practice, you will want to make sure your code is as error-free as possible, from a W3C validation standpoint, and that you follow guidelines for semantically correct markup. Testing shows that good, clean, semantically correct code not only allows your site to load faster in major browsers, but also allows for faster indexing by the search engines.
Friday, July 23, 2010
List of Semantic Code Elements
ABBR and ACRONYM: For Abbreviations and Acronyms. They have an accompanying title tag which you can use to describe the actual meaning of the abbreviated word or acronym.
CITE: Citation, used to cite a source of information.
CODE: Computer or Programming code.
DEL: Deleted word or phrase.
DFN: Definition.
DL: Definition List. Similar to UL and OL, but uses DT (Definition term) and DD (definition description) to show terms and definitions.
EM: Emphasis, displayed as italicized text.
INS: Insert, used to display text you have inserted due to an edit at a later date.
KBD: Keyboard instructions.
OL: Ordered List.
SAMP: Sample output, used to show sample output from programming code.
STRONG: Strong, or bold, emphasis on a word or phrase.
UL: Unordered List.
VAR: Variable, used to represent a variable in programming code.
CITE: Citation, used to cite a source of information.
CODE: Computer or Programming code.
DEL: Deleted word or phrase.
DFN: Definition.
DL: Definition List. Similar to UL and OL, but uses DT (Definition term) and DD (definition description) to show terms and definitions.
EM: Emphasis, displayed as italicized text.
INS: Insert, used to display text you have inserted due to an edit at a later date.
KBD: Keyboard instructions.
OL: Ordered List.
SAMP: Sample output, used to show sample output from programming code.
STRONG: Strong, or bold, emphasis on a word or phrase.
UL: Unordered List.
VAR: Variable, used to represent a variable in programming code.
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