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Posted by nemo on May 4, 2008, 5:01 pm
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On Sat, 3 May 2008 10:04:08 +0100, "Andrew Heenan"
>>>>I read somewhere that the search engines like to see content varying
>>>>in <title></title> tags. If I write scripts to produce varying
>>>>content of, say, the <title></title> tag with any permutation of, say,
>>>>six phrases from a database of several hundred, would this do the
>>>>trick?
>> I'd rather not "try it and see how it goes" if that can mean
>> forfeiting my present positions and having to wait for another period
>> of time regaining those - which is why I'm asking for possibly more
>> definitive advice..
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>You are missing the point.
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>If your site does well on searches, but you have just half a dozen titles
>over hundreds of pages, then most visitors will be disappointed, and leave
>immediately.
*You* seem to be missing the point.
I said six phrases (to fill the <title></title> tag) pulled at random
from a large number ofphrases.
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>Search engines look at pages, not sites, and using identical content is not
>a good idea.
I did not say I was using identical content. I do not use identical
content, anyway, but my question was how much better might the search
results be if the content of my <title></title>, <img alt>, <a href
title=></a>, and <h1></h1> tags vary at random with every (most)
visits, all containing appropriate keywords and content.
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>I've just taken on a client who has a database driven site. Every page has a
>unique title, meta description, ALT text (unique for each picture) and H1
>tags. Not to mention page content.
Which is the meat and two veg of my original question.
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>His site already ranks well in a highly competitive market, and has the
>potential to do better.
Which answers the point.
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>From what you are saying, you need:
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>1. content. Good content.
>2. A decent database / content management system.
>3. Stop looking for cheats and tricks. They may work for a while; they may
>work even longer, unless you get dobbed in by a competitor. But if your site
>matters, and brings in income, "tricks" are not the answer. A good, strong
>site is.
Which misses the point.
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