Pete wrote:
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SEO Tips for Ringmasters
Thanks, Pete, for starting it off!
A general comment: When talking HTML, the term 'element' should be used
when referring to an 'element', not the ambigous term 'tag'.
The use of ALT (within the 'img' tag), TITLE (within the 'a' tag) and
'title' (within an 'a' or 'area' element)
If using 'next' and 'previous' images within your navpanel, then
using the 'alt' attribute within the "img" tag is a simple way to
elaborate on what clicking 'next' and 'previous' accomplishes (for
example alt="Takes you to the next site in the Garden webring"). If
using just text within your navpanel, then you would use the 'title'
attribute within the "a" tags to elaborate on what clicking these
various text links (Next, Prev, Random, List, and...) accomplishes.
The 'title' attribute within 'a' elements is the accurate way to inform
about the nature of the link also in the case of e.g. 'next' and
'previous' images. Even if the 'alt' attribute has historically been
used for that purpose, its intended purpose is something else.
NS4 does not understand 'title', so I currently use both with equal
values in order to have also NS4 display the value in that little 'tool
tip' thing. MSIE still displays the 'tool tip' also for 'alt', while the
more standards compliant Mozilla Firefox does not.
Some webring systems such as Ringlink use 301 re-direct to help you
get your navpanel and webring website optimized for a search engine.
~~~Someone could enter a short description of 301 re-direct~~~
I'll think about that when presenting next Ringlink release (which will
come soon. These SEO related changes are reasons enough for a new
release IMO).
Just a matter of copying the above, editing it, and then posting your
updated version in the reply.
Doing so on a mailing list is a waste of bandwidth IMO. I have added
some *comments* above, and at this stage, instead of posting multiple
versions of the whole text, it's better that you rewrite the text later
on, taking those and other comments into consideration.
/ Gunnar