SEO Expert Needed

If you understand the functionality of Dreamweaver CS3, and are an expert in SEO, then please take the time to answer a couple of questions for me.

In the code of Dreamweaver CS3 there appears to be what is known as a CSS style list. This list comes before the actual content that is useful for human eyes. In other words, it would come before an article, for example.

Now here is one of my questions: Will this code interfere with the work of Google's spiders because it comes before the actual content, or doesn't it make a difference?

As for my second question, it has to do with the title, keywords, and description.

Should these come right before the actual content (the article) within the code, or could they be at the beginning of the CSS style list? Will it make a difference?

 

The CSS in the page wont affect your rankings. If you are worried about it, you can use a separate style sheet.

 

No effect, style sheets make it easier to spider so keep them, but link to them.

 

So the title, keywords, and description tags appearing in the code prior to the CSS styles codes, but not right before the actual content, won't be a problem?

Also, I avoided using a separate CSS styles sheet to link to because Dreamweaver's bugs were really making things difficult for me as a result of using one. The CSS styles code that appears within the page resulted from using the Page Properties option. Thus it is automatically stored within the page, and can't be removed without causing style complications.

So are you telling me that if I don't link to an external CSS sheet that that will cause SEO problems for me?

 

Just create a style sheet then link to it after your meta tags with this link

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://yoursite.com/style.css" />

This will also speed up your website.

 

If possible, I prefer not to use an external CSS sheet, because Dreamweaver has bugs; and when it comes to such things it only makes a mess of things.

What I need to know is if the CSS code that is stored automatically as a result of using the Page Properties feature will cause SEO problems if I don't also link my pages to an external styles sheet.

 

Provided you use the code isolete posted you shouldnt run into any problems. Use F12 to preview the page in your browser you shouldn't run into any problems.

But like I said, better to have the file linked to, rather than having loads of code within each page, because its easier to spider and also loads quicker.

 

Most on-page stuff will not cause any SEO problems as long as you're not doing anything malicious.

If you're worried, run your site through a WC3 validator, but even that isn't absolutely necessary.

BTW, next time, try to use a more specific title for your thread: "SEO expert needed" sounds like you're looking to hire an SEO. Besides, there's no such thing as an SEO expert.

 

I think people like Perry Marshall and Brad Fallon may argue with you there

 

I entitle my threads as I see fit.

The title, 'SEO Expert Needed', means just what it says. I am in need of an SEO expert. Just because you assume it to mean something other doesn't mean I should change the title.

The title of a thread is based on a need, not an assumption. Thus the problem has nothing to do with how it is written, but with how it is read. I can't help it if someone has a habit of reading meaning into things that isn't
there.

If I were to disclose all thoughts according to the dictates of assumptions, I wouldn't be able to say anything at all as anyone and everyone can assume something that the other doesn't see.

Nevertheless, thanks for your input, and have a nice day