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-----Original Message----- From: electroteque Sent: Tuesday, June 8, 2004, 11:58:30 PM > On the topic of meta tags, can these be sent via the header or not ?? :\ >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Manuel Lemos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 2:02 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: search engine optimization and php >> >> >> Hello, >> >> On 06/08/2004 12:04 PM, Aaron Wolski wrote: >> >>>Just curious as to how people handle search engine optimization when >> >> >> >>most of >> >> >> >>>the page content is dynically built from the db. Doesn't the bots >> > >> > need >> > >> >>to >> >> >> >>>crawl the static pages and match your keywords to actual words in >> > >> > the >> > >> >>file? >> >> >> >>Practically, only Google matters these days as most sites get over 70% >> >>of leads from Google. >> > >> > >> > Since Yahoo! Dropped their affiliation with Google, many, including >> > myself and my client, have seen a significant increase in Y! refers. 70% >> > is not the case anymore. >> > >> > Keeping all your eggs in one basket is a bad decision at best. >> >> Yes, but if you just keep optimizing for Google you will be optimizing >> for most of the others that have significant share because Google always >> been the most successful in providing relevant results for the users and >> others tend to imitate Google. >> >> >> >>For Google, it matters that your pages are served as fast as possible. >> >>If your pages are taking too long to be served, Google assumes it is >> >>causing too much load to your site and slows down giving more time >> >>between crawls. >> >> >> >>There is a myth regarding the interpretation of this explanation for >> >>Google not indexing dynamic as many site pages because of the use of >> > >> > URL >> > >> >>with query parameters (?some=thing&this=too). >> >> >> >>http://www.google.com/webmasters/2.html#A1 >> >> >> >>Query parameters is is not the reason why Google does not index so >> > >> > many >> > >> >>pages. I can demonstrate that just by let you see that Google indexes >> >>for 700.000 pages of php.net, many of which have many query >> > >> > parameters: >> > >> >>http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aphp.net >> >> >> >>So, do not bother with all those bogus advices telling you to use URL >> >>rewriting because that is not what matters. What matters is that your >> >>pages are served as fast as possible cause as less load to your server >> >>as possible. >> > >> > >> > Speed is a factor, page size is a factor but the number of query strings >> > within a URL is why Google (and other bots) only go so deep into a site >> > 0 for fear of getting caught in a endless loop. >> > >> > They are getting better, however. >> > >> > It's definitely not bogus information. I can get a site's pages indexed >> > a lot quicker with URL rewriting than I can without. >> >> My point is that if your pages are served slowly, URL rewriting does not >> matter and only a subset of your pages will be indexed. OTOH, if you >> make your pages be served very fast, URL rewriting is not necessary, at >> least for Google. I know that for experience. I have seen it several >> times Google crawling thousands of pages with no URL rewriting. >> >> As for other search engines, I don't know because it is possible that >> they try to copy Google crawling logic the way they understand it, which >> may not be the actual way it works as Google does not disclose it . >> >> >> -- >> >> Regards, >> Manuel Lemos >> >> PHP Classes - Free ready to use OOP components written in PHP >> http://www.phpclasses.org/ >> >> PHP Reviews - Reviews of PHP books and other products >> http://www.phpclasses.org/reviews/ >> >> Metastorage - Data object relational mapping layer generator >> http://www.meta-language.net/metastorage.html >> >> -- >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
