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loversinc Posts: 28 Joined: 4/26/2006 Status: offline	first time help - 4/27/2006 13:10:09 hi this is my first site http://www.onlinegamesplayer.co.uk what do you think? am improving it still.. i've also registered the domain http://www.freeonlinegamesplayer.co.uk any ideas which one would be better for search engines for the following keywords 'free,online,games' could i use both domains? many thanks


loversinc Posts: 28 Joined: 4/26/2006 Status: offline	RE: first time help - 4/30/2006 10:26:17 is it so bad that no one can bare to comment on it? (in reply to loversinc)


Tailslide Posts: 6290 Joined: 5/10/2005 From: Out here on the raggedy edge Status: offline	RE: first time help - 4/30/2006 10:38:01 Hi It's fine in itself - simple design and easy enough to understand what's going on. The only things I'd questions would be why you're using Flash for your navigation when you could just as easily just used images with links around them. That way you don't get the look spoiled if, like me you've got adblock working (you get Adblock tabs on every link - see the attached image). I'd say flash is a bit like using a hammer to crack a nut in this case - that's just my opinion though! Also I don't like the way the link text within the site get larger when you hover on it - changing colour is fine but when it gets larger it makes everything else move. Finally there are some image links that have hover effects when you hover the mouse over them but don't actually go anywhere - which could be confusing. I'd also think about maybe having sa home link which is obvious in the top nav - I found the one in the bottom link by accident. It might be nice to have some sort of contact details on every page - just an email addy would do! Thumbnail Image Attachment (1) _____________________________ "My strategy is so simple an idiot could have devised it" Little Blue Plane Web Design \| Blood, Sweat & Rust - A Land Rover restoration project (in reply to loversinc)


womble Posts: 5702 Joined: 3/14/2005 From: Living on the edge Status: offline	RE: first time help - 4/30/2006 10:49:26 The main heading that moves from the top right to the centre of the page when you change pages also distracted me. _____________________________ ~~ "A cruel god ain't no god at all" ~~ ~~ Erase hate. Practice love. ~~ (in reply to Tailslide)


loversinc Posts: 28 Joined: 4/26/2006 Status: offline	RE: first time help - 4/30/2006 11:48:52 thanks very much, I similar site that was doing very well with the search engines that the title was flash.. I like the font and get quite a few opportunities to use my keywords and i think the googlebot can read the file..? i've changed the hover text, so it does not get bigger any more.. and will put a home link and contact link on every page thanks (in reply to womble)


walrus Posts: 547 Joined: 3/13/2003 From: London Status: offline	RE: first time help - 4/30/2006 19:02:24 its a big table with a lot of little flash movies in each cell, and... you are asking about your search engine optimization? there are other ways to look at this. _____________________________ I hope The Boss isn't reading this, ...she thinks I program everything! (in reply to loversinc)


loversinc Posts: 28 Joined: 4/26/2006 Status: offline	RE: first time help - 5/1/2006 1:48:56 i read that googlebot can read .swf files is this not so? are tables bad for seo also? whats the other way of looking at this? (in reply to walrus)

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RE: first time help - 5/1/2006 14:50:16

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are tables bad for seo also

don't think so

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i read that googlebot can read .swf files is this not so

yes, and .asp pages too.

I just don't see many SEO consultants recommending flash buttons as the main way to improve search engine ranking. I am assuming that you are using this method to enable you to use a font that browsers may not have access to. Okay, that's a good reason to do it this way.

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there are other ways to look at this

image rollovers with javascript or CSS (you are already using javascript) Im not saying you have do this differently, just that there are other ways to consider if SEO is important.

Having chosen this format I think you have actually done a very good job so far.

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loversinc Posts: 28 Joined: 4/26/2006 Status: offline	RE: first time help - 5/5/2006 12:11:44 i've made a few changes and one big one have changed the url to http://www.free-online-games-player.co.uk cheers (in reply to walrus)


loversinc Posts: 28 Joined: 4/26/2006 Status: offline	RE: first time help - 5/10/2006 14:40:03 I still need to change the formating from using table to css but have changed the other stuff... any other ideas? cheers (in reply to loversinc)


walrus Posts: 547 Joined: 3/13/2003 From: London Status: offline	RE: first time help - 5/10/2006 15:49:46 the cell contents don't line up check the 3rd column _____________________________ I hope The Boss isn't reading this, ...she thinks I program everything! (in reply to loversinc)


loversinc Posts: 28 Joined: 4/26/2006 Status: offline	RE: first time help - 5/11/2006 5:12:35 In think it is sorted. cheers (in reply to walrus)


loversinc Posts: 28 Joined: 4/26/2006 Status: offline	RE: first time help - 5/18/2006 13:03:33 what do you think now? http://www.free-online-games-player.co.uk (in reply to loversinc)

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