In article <cp********************************@4ax.com>,
Spartanicus <in*****@invalid.invalidwrote:
Eric Lindsay <NO*************@ericlindsay.comwrote:
Why do you think that specifying a background image on the title element
would be any different than using a background image on a body element?
Once the head element was included in the display, I didn't think the
title element would be treated any different to a background image on
any other body element. But if that was the case, then I didn't see any
particular reason not to use it.
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Its a really daft idea and the above is no justification. You should
also consider that IE doesn't support this. For page authoring SEO is
almost always synonymous with nasty spamming tricks that degrade the
quality of the content considerably.
IE doesn't support allowing head to display? I guess that is a good
enough reason not to.
I am resisting anything that approaches SEO spamming tricks. One problem
is the architects are very visually oriented, and basically want the
text left out (or not visible). I have been deliberately not styling the
pages until I get enough content from them, because I know they are
going to be much more interested in the appearance than the content.
I am not at all used to doing pages with anything except text, so I am
sort of scratching about with which way to approach a site that has to
look fancy as well as getting into the top two or three search engine
positions.
Create good quality content, mark it up properly, style it so that it
looks good, forget about SEO completely. When you are finished making
the site, get good quality inbound links to the site, that will do much
more for SE ranking than any "SEO".
Good advice. I won't have much problem getting the search engine
position I want, as long as I keep picking on the architect folks for
more and more material I can use. At least, as long as I can keep them
from wanting to imitate sites with no content. The good inbound links
will initially be more of a problem, as usual, although I'll get a few
early ones.
Thanks for the usual helpful comments. When I stop experimenting and
start styling, I'll probably ask for help again.
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