At 2:23 PM +0100 5/29/06, Mike A wrote: >I've mostly lurked on this list for more than three years but had >this niggling issue going round in my mind. > >As I understand it, best search engine results are obtained by >placing content nearest the top of page code - matching key words in >h1, alt, title tags and first sentence of content is of crucial >importance. > >Conventional mark-up and layout results in the typical HTML page >format of Header / Columns / Footer format for "natural" page flow. > >My question is this: is it more search engine friendly to use a >mark-up format of Columns / Header / Footer and use CSS >position:absolute to place Header above Columns and Footer? If so, >what are the pitfalls, if any? > >TIA for response. > >Mike A.
Mike: This is debatable as to being on-topic, but because it deals with how css can be used, I'll comment. May the Admin Gods forgive me if they see otherwise. I think I know where you're going with this -- because I've been there myself. With css you can display things one-way for the viewer and another way for SE's -- no problem. SE's read site-text from the beginning to the end, but with css you can change that for the viewer. I wrote an example once, but can't seem to find it at the moment. But, I know it can be done. As for pitfalls, it depends upon how the SE people look at what you did when a competitor complains about your ranking above their site. Outside, of that, and making things a bit more difficult for yourself, I don't see any downside. tedd -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://sperling.com http://ancientstones.com http://earthstones.com ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
