http://www.moonfruitlounge.com/ en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:31:18 +0100 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Dotclear http://www.moonfruitlounge.com/post/2007/12/13/SiteMaker-and-Search-Engine-Optimisation-SEO-Part-VI-Return-of-the-Taxi#c167381 urn:md5:1c3fd8b6444151d771203df7bafbd20e Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:16:47 +0100 seo expert india <p>Very interesting thread on the challenges of having success with the search engines.</p> http://www.moonfruitlounge.com/post/2007/12/13/SiteMaker-and-Search-Engine-Optimisation-SEO-Part-VI-Return-of-the-Taxi#c167154 urn:md5:0d5221a9d83799a12d8b3211aa5e3b4a Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:22:37 +0100 Walt <p>Hi Chris,<br /> <br /> We are using an algorithm to calculate the importance of page elements e.g. grouped text (boxes) based on the size of the boxes, position on page and their proximity to other elements on the page. While not perfect, this algorithm still underscores the overall importance of your page content by giving text boxes and other elements at the top of the page a higher priority than those towards the bottom.<br /> <br /> The algorithm ordering we apply may change how the elements are ordered in the HTML (compared to the visible page in Flash) but to be honest, the affect on page ranking would be negligible.<br /> <br /> Using an algorithm to calculate the importance of page elements is still a new feature for us (and quite complex) so we are still working on it, so dealing with more complicated pages i.e. numerous elements with different shapes, sizes and positions, may take us some time to get completely right. However, what is currently being represented in HTML for the search engines will still ensure your site and page ranking will benefit if all other facets of SEO are followed.<br /> <br /> Hope that helps.</p> http://www.moonfruitlounge.com/post/2007/12/13/SiteMaker-and-Search-Engine-Optimisation-SEO-Part-VI-Return-of-the-Taxi#c167149 urn:md5:ccf2c622af3d62eaf30066ae321b16bf Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:30:04 +0100 Chris <p>Having read through this blog I am busy implementing the information provided but I am curious about the HTML view provided by SiteMaker to the Search Engines. When I view my site in HTML it is all jumbled up i.e. it is not displayed in the same order as in the Flash version. I do not expect it to look the same but my text is all mixed up as well. I use multiple text boxes on my screens to give them the desired column/boxed look but SiteMaker reads horizontally when creating the HTML. As text positioning also effects SE rankings I would like to control this more accurately. Is there a way I can tell SiteMaker to group text boxes together for the HTML version so they still read correctly?</p>