Okay - just to clarify... and if others would confirm...

!!! Ignore the sodding green bar on the toolbar !!!

It has little to do with much else - it is often out of date, doesn't reflect...

stymie is correct.
I really do not see why people seem to think there is any real differene between "static" and "Dynamic"... you are still putting content on the internet, still using code and tags...

Thank you.

I guess I'm just being incrediably negative regarding all of this... but as there is little chooice, I guess I will jsut have to "suck it up" and deal with it ;)

Thank you for being...

Thank god for that!

I've made 2 topics and sent 3 emails... no official response at all from them... but maybe they do listen to people after all.

The Descript is moot... as they will apaprently take the first chunk of text they encounter instead if the Description is not there ???

Good point about the reciprocal needing two though ;)
Do...

I'm more than a little confused...
throughout this thread it has been stated that neither KeyWords nor Description haev any affect for Search Engine Results.

If that is the case - why are they...

Apparently, having "-" in the URL is a very good thing, unlike having "_".

If you consider...
http://www.my-cat-and-mat-site.com/the-cat-sat/on-the-mat...

Well, if you viewed the source of this page... you would see...

<meta name="keywords" content="How can i add info into Meta Description tag and Meta keyword tag?, programming forum, computer...

Well, by putting in the links, you started with the link-building - always one of the most powerful ways to get visitors, if done correctly.

As for getting listed on Google, it is possible to do...

Basically, there are several "parts" to getting better Rankings.

The importance of each part depends on the Search Engine... but all should possess some significance.

1) Keywords and...

Cannot believe this is still going... after 2 Years :)

Okay - lets think...


Now using a CMS system called Xaraya.
I have modified it quite a bit so as to increase SEO...

the code has the...

So, what if the site you have has little wasy of linking to other sites?
Say there are no other sites of a related nature, or those that do exist are in competition with you?

I'm finding the...

I think most forms of SEO are fine... sol ong as links and txt are related to the pages/site, then not aproblem.
It's the SE themselves that cause alot of problems for designers.

Maybe a system...

hmmm....

...cjgraphix...
1) web standards...... aren't adhered to by the most common (or less common) browsers fully. If they were, everyones life would be easier!

2) css isn't even fully...

To clarify...strong coding as in JS menu systems etc.

I am not disagreeing about the ethics of business... what I am "complaining" (and I am, I like a good whinge every now and then! LOL), is the...

so you don't think the way the SE operate or grade sites is outdated or biased towards certain styles of design?
You think it's perfectly fair that a media based site should be penailised for having...

I'm not sure whether SEO is unethical or not, to be honest.... the desire to appear within the top listings is fair enough... attempting to ensure that your site is their is only natural. If this...

Sorry if it appears I get irrate easily.... I just have a certain mindset nd strong morales and ethics... and get more than a little peeved when people/companies/bodies/organisations/institutes......

All of this is great... but still doesn't resolve the issue of SE ranking!

I've looked and looked, and I'll I find is contradiction.... some sites say A, others say B, then some say NOT A, but B,...

I've trawled through my JS menu code and cut the deignations... all I have to do is turn them in to links... when I have the time!
I'm looking inot CSS and the coding rules for the web, conformities...

so, even though I have a nice little JS menu, I still need to place txt based Ahfrefs on each page?

That sucks! Still, I suppose I could just cut and paste the code to the bottom of each page! ...

OK, I'm new here, and to the whole web site stuff..... and more than a little confused about the placing on search engines, how to get listed, the time it takes, robots.txt, and how to be ranked...