Pls HELP...stumped on this SEO question---

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by MyBlueDog, Dec 9, 2006.

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    I keep reading it's not good to have the same <title>, and <description> on multiple pages.

    I realized I have been doing this, now my site is at 125 pages.

    Problem is that all my pages are built off of a template. I use Frontpage.

    It's a "dynamic template", and all the attached pages have adsense, etc. etc., based on the template.

    I am often changing the template to rotate side content, adding links, etc., so I need the template.

    And I hate to detach it from each page, for obvious reasons.

    Is there are work around on this?

    How can I add new <titles> and <descriptions> to every one of my pages, helping the site's on-age factors, without screwing up the template?

    I don't care if I have to do it all manually. Is my only solution to forgo the template from now on?
     
    MyBlueDog, Dec 9, 2006 IP
  2. danbradster

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    I am using php to display my template, what I do is the following -

    <?php
    $Title = "Something or other.";
    include('skin.php');

    echo $Header; //Defined in skin.php
    //Main content here.
    echo $Footer; //Defined in skin.php
    ?>

    In skin.php I have -
    $Header = '
    <html>
    ...etc...
    <title>$Title</title>
    ...etc...
    ';


    If you are generating your page from a database, you could use a similar concept to above but have a row in the table you're generating from called 'Title'.
     
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  3. MyBlueDog

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    I'm using Frontpage.

    Any Frontpage users out there know the answer to this question?????
     
    MyBlueDog, Dec 9, 2006 IP
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    If the site is dynamic and calling a header, then the simple solution is to call variables on the page into the title and metas. The more experienced in SEO that you are the smarter you will be when calling these fields. This generally requires programming, so you may need your programmers involved, because this becomes backend.
     
    seoimage, Dec 9, 2006 IP