Website Structure

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by skleiner, Feb 21, 2008.

  1. #1
    Id like all your opinions on a question that was presented to me..

    Website Structure & It's Elements

    In your opinions, what is the most valuable piece...better yet, a breakdown of the importance of the pieces of the structure for SEO purposes
    Perhaps summing it up to 100%, which hold the highest % of focus.

    Taking a few elements such as:

    Home Page - Text & Content
    META - Keywords - Descriptions
    Content
    Title Tags
    Page Titles
    Update of Content

    If you have others, feel free to include them.

    I know that each of these pieces must work together and with out the continuity between all factors, you ain't got much!

    I am trying to show the importance of content, as well as content update and I am working with a "designer" who wants things to be "pretty"

    My next question is.. if you have that "pretty" home page (when I say pretty, Im talking all images) and you fill the inner pages with correct & valuable content and all of the above, how does that work, and effect the entire site?

    Thanks in advance, any info is appreciated!
     
    skleiner, Feb 21, 2008 IP
  2. astup1didiot

    astup1didiot Notable Member

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    95% content
    4% backlinks
    1% everything else

    It's all about the content, that is what gets you ranked, period.
     
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  3. skleiner

    skleiner Guest

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    I keep saying that.....but "they" won't listen!! Thanks for that post! Give's me some awesome ammunition!
     
    skleiner, Feb 21, 2008 IP
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    What is the problem if they don't listen? are you losing anything for that matter. SEO algorithm is a secret. nobody knows the exact weight on anything. and we definitely wont' know everything. we only see things what we know. just keep an open mind when seo are concern. and most seo strategies that really works you won't get access in the open. you will only get the general ideas behind the strategies.
     
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  5. skleiner

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    The problem is the designer wants the front page to be removed of all text and have an overlaid picture with no text.. and I feel that is incorrect.
     
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    astup1didiot Notable Member

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    Tell him to search for competitive keywords and find one website ranking in the top five that has that exact layout, he will be quick to change his mind.
     
    astup1didiot, Feb 21, 2008 IP
  7. skleiner

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    Thanks ssandecki! I have tried that..and he was searching for soft drinks..WAY off our topic.. I mean way! and said he didn't want to read about soft drinks, he wanted to see them.. I told him..to image search than..but it hasn't sunk in!

    Teaching old dog new tricks.. thanks again for your input! loved it!
     
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    thanks for the info :)
     
    amelia_seo, Feb 21, 2008 IP