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pupclassifieds
Posts: 6 Joined: 1/12/2008 Status: offline
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Website Optimization - 1/12/2008 21:51:45
My name is Wendy and I own www.pupclassifieds.com. Is there anyone out there that would be willing to help me optimize my site. I have been online for two years now and am up to page 10 on google now. How can I compete with the big guys? Can anyone help me? I submit my website to search engines monthly but I think I might have some codes in my site that I should get rid of but I am still new to all the website development. Thanks, Wendy
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dpf
Posts: 7121 Joined: 11/12/2003 From: India-napolis Status: offline
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RE: Website Optimization - 1/12/2008 23:40:47
When you say you are up to page 10 in Google, what search term is that for? looks like your business is local and you should strive to be top ranked for a local search term . I looked at your code and there is a serious problem. I starts with the html tag then the head with styles and then some extensive scripts and then the head section ends and body begins..which is fine but then suddenly there is another html tag and another head section and it looks like all the styles and scripts are repeated - unnecessary and there should only be one html and head sections to a page - not multiple. thats a start
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pupclassifieds
Posts: 6 Joined: 1/12/2008 Status: offline
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RE: Website Optimization - 1/13/2008 12:18:11
Thank you for your advice - I just deleted the duplicate headers. What do you recommend next? The flash header, I have had several compliments on. I would prefer to keep that. I will work on back links today. The text box I thought would be more helpful in placing wording instead of pics. I had read that I wanted more words on my home page than photos. Is this wrong?
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d a v e
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RE: Website Optimization - 1/13/2008 12:48:32
nah, you're flash header is horrible :) i mean the pups are nice but the flashing glow? fraid not.
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jaybee
Posts: 13784 Joined: 10/7/2003 From: Berkshire, UK Status: offline
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RE: Website Optimization - 1/13/2008 13:06:28
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The text box I thought would be more helpful in placing wording instead of pics. I had read that I wanted more words on my home page than photos. Is this wrong? No, you're not getting it. Text boxes, doesn't matter what you put in them are no good full stop. Looking at the page now the text is in table cells and that's fine. Don't be tempted ever to Insert Text Box. I'm sorry but I'll never agree with you about that header. What is the point of the puppies flashing orange? Puppies don't do that, they usually stay pretty much the same colour all the time unless they get near a muddy puddle. Putting in a static header gives you better content as well. At the moment what Google sees when it looks at your header is: <script language="JavaScript">
<!--
function MM_swapImgRestore() { //v3.0
var i,x,a=document.MM_sr; for(i=0;a&&i<a.length&&(x=a)&&x.oSrc;i++) x.src=x.oSrc;
}
function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0
var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array();
var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
if (a.indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a;}}
}
function MM_findObj(n, d) { //v4.0
var p,i,x; if(!d) d=document; if((p=n.indexOf("?"))>0&&parent.frames.length) {
d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);}
if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n]; for (i=0;!x&&i<d.forms.length;i++) x=d.forms[n];
for(i=0;!x&&d.layers&&i<d.layers.length;i++) x=MM_findObj(n,d.layers.document);
if(!x && document.getElementById) x=document.getElementById(n); return x;
}
function MM_swapImage() { //v3.0
var i,j=0,x,a=MM_swapImage.arguments; document.MM_sr=new Array; for(i=0;i<(a.length-2);i+=3)
if ((x=MM_findObj(a))!=null){document.MM_sr[j++]=x; if(!x.oSrc) x.oSrc=x.src; x.src=a[i+2];}
}
//
function FP_preloadImgs() {//v1.0
var d=document,a=arguments; if(!d.FP_imgs) d.FP_imgs=new Array();
for(var i=0; i<a.length; i++) { d.FP_imgs=new Image; d.FP_imgs.src=a; }
}
-->
</script> <p align="center">
<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000" id="obj1" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" border="0" width="742" height="268">
<param name="movie" value="185pets_1.swf">
<param name="quality" value="High">
<embed src="185pets_1.swf" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="obj1" width="742" height="268" quality="High"></object>
<font color="#FFFFFF"> Photo by
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.akcschnauzers.com/">
<font color="#FFFFFF">akcschnauzers.com c/o Quality Schnauzers</font></a> </font></td> If you do a normal header with a picture and a Heading it'll see something more like: <img src="dogs.jpg" width="35%" alt="Picture of Schnauzers"> <h1>PupClassifieds.com</h1> Google likes Headings, they tell it what the page is about. You currently have no headings at all.
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If it ain't broke..... fix it until it is. GAWDS Now where did I put that Doctype?
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pupclassifieds
Posts: 6 Joined: 1/12/2008 Status: offline
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RE: Website Optimization - 1/13/2008 16:07:42
http:/www.pupclassifieds.com/test.htm That was just something I had originally started with. Is that more along the lines of what I should be using as my home page? But now when the page loads, it says "Error" in the lower left of my IE. I really appreciate this help. Wendy
< Message edited by pupclassifieds -- 1/13/2008 16:32:31 >
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pupclassifieds
Posts: 6 Joined: 1/12/2008 Status: offline
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RE: Website Optimization - 1/13/2008 16:39:50
Thank you so much. I think I will try and get some puppy photos from my breeders to post accross the top like a slideshow but just pics nothing flash or fancy. Do you know what this is: <html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> And how do I get rid of it? It is embedded on all my web pages. Thanks for ALL your helpful advice. Wendy Feel free to comment on any other things I should adjust.
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