Is it necessary for googgel/seo friendly site?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by i_am_dhaval, Jan 6, 2006.

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    is this code necessary for google/seo friendly site?

    <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
     
    i_am_dhaval, Jan 6, 2006 IP
  2. tflight

    tflight Peon

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    Necessary? No.
    Good to have so long as it represents how you've coded your site? Yes.
     
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    yes i agree with tflight

    Google looks for many things including how well coded site do u have? Thats why Google is still the best search engines.
     
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  4. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    And considering www.google.com doesn't even have it, I would say you don't NEED it.
     
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    minstrel Illustrious Member

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    The DOCTYPE declaration is not a factor for SEO. It is a factor for ensuring that your pages display well in different browsers.
     
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    like i think in IE you need to state that the stylesheet is css
     
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    minstrel Illustrious Member

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    Huh? :confused:

    He's talking about DOCTYPE, SVZ.

    Get away from that old lady. You're obviously close to passing out :eek:
     
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