Comments on: SEO For iWeb: How to get your iWeb Websites into Google & Other Major Search Engines http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2008/04/12/seo-for-iweb-how-to-get-your-iweb-websites-into-google-other-major-search-engines/ Making WebDesigners out of Mac Users Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:53:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jenny Brennan http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2008/04/12/seo-for-iweb-how-to-get-your-iweb-websites-into-google-other-major-search-engines/comment-page-2/#comment-16394 Jenny Brennan Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:05:48 +0000 http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2008/04/12/seo-for-iweb-how-to-get-your-iweb-websites-into-google-other-major-search-engines/#comment-16394 Hi Paul, Thank you for being here! I wanted to clarify my understanding of the font issue in iWeb. In an ideal world I wanted to use a non-standard typeface throughout my website. My business partner hated that idea. So, we compromised with using a non-standard font, which also happens to be our logo font, on the image headers, and then Helvetica throughout. Then, we found out that people without our font installed could not see the alternate font on the headers. So, I am about to create the headers in illustrator with our logo font saved into the picture, so that it will remain as an image in iweb and will therefore (I assume) be visible to the viewer. Before I set out to do this, I happened to stumble upon your fabulous site. Here's where I need clarity though. You say that with your iweb SEO tool we can create alternative Image text for our images making them visible to Search Engines. So, if we have a photo of a living room as the header and the words "JOLT design" over it, I can write in the alternative text "jolt design living room" or something like that? And that will allow it to be seen? Secondly, are images with alternative text "equal to" regular text? In other words, If I am creating a special version of the header to allow for our alternative font, and then creating alternative text so it can be read, will that be the same to the search engines as just leaving the header text in a web-safe font? Sorry so long-winded, Jenny Hi Paul,
Thank you for being here! I wanted to clarify my understanding of the font issue in iWeb. In an ideal world I wanted to use a non-standard typeface throughout my website. My business partner hated that idea. So, we compromised with using a non-standard font, which also happens to be our logo font, on the image headers, and then Helvetica throughout. Then, we found out that people without our font installed could not see the alternate font on the headers. So, I am about to create the headers in illustrator with our logo font saved into the picture, so that it will remain as an image in iweb and will therefore (I assume) be visible to the viewer. Before I set out to do this, I happened to stumble upon your fabulous site. Here’s where I need clarity though. You say that with your iweb SEO tool we can create alternative Image text for our images making them visible to Search Engines. So, if we have a photo of a living room as the header and the words “JOLT design” over it, I can write in the alternative text “jolt design living room” or something like that? And that will allow it to be seen?
Secondly, are images with alternative text “equal to” regular text? In other words, If I am creating a special version of the header to allow for our alternative font, and then creating alternative text so it can be read, will that be the same to the search engines as just leaving the header text in a web-safe font?
Sorry so long-winded,
Jenny

]]> By: adam http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2008/04/12/seo-for-iweb-how-to-get-your-iweb-websites-into-google-other-major-search-engines/comment-page-2/#comment-16377 adam Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:31:17 +0000 http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2008/04/12/seo-for-iweb-how-to-get-your-iweb-websites-into-google-other-major-search-engines/#comment-16377 I get it now. It's width/length in the inspector. I get it now. It’s width/length in the inspector.

]]> By: adam http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2008/04/12/seo-for-iweb-how-to-get-your-iweb-websites-into-google-other-major-search-engines/comment-page-2/#comment-16376 adam Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:09:14 +0000 http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2008/04/12/seo-for-iweb-how-to-get-your-iweb-websites-into-google-other-major-search-engines/#comment-16376 Well the site area seems small. When I publish it it is centered and the site is in three columns, two small either side of a large column where all the site takes place. I hope that makes a bit of sense. Well the site area seems small. When I publish it it is centered and the site is in three columns, two small either side of a large column where all the site takes place. I hope that makes a bit of sense.

]]> By: paul http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2008/04/12/seo-for-iweb-how-to-get-your-iweb-websites-into-google-other-major-search-engines/comment-page-2/#comment-16375 paul Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:09:48 +0000 http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2008/04/12/seo-for-iweb-how-to-get-your-iweb-websites-into-google-other-major-search-engines/#comment-16375 Yes your navigation is OK. I do not know what you mean by "the two massive borders". Can you explain? Yes your navigation is OK. I do not know what you mean by “the two massive borders”. Can you explain?

]]> By: adam http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2008/04/12/seo-for-iweb-how-to-get-your-iweb-websites-into-google-other-major-search-engines/comment-page-2/#comment-16373 adam Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:33:41 +0000 http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2008/04/12/seo-for-iweb-how-to-get-your-iweb-websites-into-google-other-major-search-engines/#comment-16373 Two Qs. Instead of having a navigation bar I have hidden the iweb one and I use a drop down of hyperlinks on my homepage. Will this get the same results? Secondly: How do I make use of the two massive borders, there must be a way! Two Qs. Instead of having a navigation bar I have hidden the iweb one and I use a drop down of hyperlinks on my homepage. Will this get the same results? Secondly: How do I make use of the two massive borders, there must be a way!

]]> By: robin blomfield http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2008/04/12/seo-for-iweb-how-to-get-your-iweb-websites-into-google-other-major-search-engines/comment-page-2/#comment-16349 robin blomfield Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:25:52 +0000 http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2008/04/12/seo-for-iweb-how-to-get-your-iweb-websites-into-google-other-major-search-engines/#comment-16349 i have designed my site in iweb and published to an ftp server. how do i use the seo tool if my site is already up and not saved in a folder. when i click open website, i am immediately stuck. is there some video that guides me from the beginning? what is meant by idisk? i have designed my site in iweb and published to an ftp server. how do i use the seo tool if my site is already up and not saved in a folder. when i click open website, i am immediately stuck. is there some video that guides me from the beginning? what is meant by idisk?

]]> By: Roger S http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2008/04/12/seo-for-iweb-how-to-get-your-iweb-websites-into-google-other-major-search-engines/comment-page-2/#comment-16291 Roger S Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:49:58 +0000 http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2008/04/12/seo-for-iweb-how-to-get-your-iweb-websites-into-google-other-major-search-engines/#comment-16291 This is a superb thread and full of excellent information that I have (I believe) put into effect. However, my site simply does not appear in Google using, for example, the search terms . It appears under Local Business Results but not in the main listing. So what am I doing wrong? This is a superb thread and full of excellent information that I have (I believe) put into effect. However, my site simply does not appear in Google using, for example, the search terms . It appears under Local Business Results but not in the main listing. So what am I doing wrong?

]]> By: paul http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2008/04/12/seo-for-iweb-how-to-get-your-iweb-websites-into-google-other-major-search-engines/comment-page-2/#comment-16287 paul Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:09:36 +0000 http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2008/04/12/seo-for-iweb-how-to-get-your-iweb-websites-into-google-other-major-search-engines/#comment-16287 There are certain fonts that are installed on all computers (called web safe) by default. In order for a font to display on a web page the visitor to the page must have that font installed. Fonts installed on all computers will always show up that is why they are called web safe. iWeb wants to make things easy for you so if you design you site using fonts that are not web safe, they will convert them to an image so that they look exactly the same to all users no matter what font they have installed on their computer. Your navbar can be anywhere you want. There are certain fonts that are installed on all computers (called web safe) by default. In order for a font to display on a web page the visitor to the page must have that font installed. Fonts installed on all computers will always show up that is why they are called web safe.

iWeb wants to make things easy for you so if you design you site using fonts that are not web safe, they will convert them to an image so that they look exactly the same to all users no matter what font they have installed on their computer.

Your navbar can be anywhere you want.

]]> By: paul http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2008/04/12/seo-for-iweb-how-to-get-your-iweb-websites-into-google-other-major-search-engines/comment-page-2/#comment-16286 paul Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:06:43 +0000 http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2008/04/12/seo-for-iweb-how-to-get-your-iweb-websites-into-google-other-major-search-engines/#comment-16286 @Angela: I am not sure what you mean by "its not that flash" in IE. iWeb generally has problems with Internet Explorer on windows. @Angela: I am not sure what you mean by “its not that flash” in IE. iWeb generally has problems with Internet Explorer on windows.

]]> By: Pj http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2008/04/12/seo-for-iweb-how-to-get-your-iweb-websites-into-google-other-major-search-engines/comment-page-2/#comment-16285 Pj Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:20:48 +0000 http://www.ragesw.com/blog/2008/04/12/seo-for-iweb-how-to-get-your-iweb-websites-into-google-other-major-search-engines/#comment-16285 Thank you SO much for so much helpful info. I still have a lot of reading to do, but have a couple of question so far. First, if iWeb converts fonts to images, why does using "standard" fonts solve that problem? Won't it convert them, too? Second, if I'm creating a nav bar using a text box, etc., why does it have to be at the top, as opposed to being on the side? I'm loving iWeb, but am using it to refresh the sites of friends who already have sites and are worried about their search engine standings. It appears that I've found a most helpful source of information. TYSVVM! Thank you SO much for so much helpful info. I still have a lot of reading to do, but have a couple of question so far.

First, if iWeb converts fonts to images, why does using “standard” fonts solve that problem? Won’t it convert them, too?

Second, if I’m creating a nav bar using a text box, etc., why does it have to be at the top, as opposed to being on the side?

I’m loving iWeb, but am using it to refresh the sites of friends who already have sites and are worried about their search engine standings. It appears that I’ve found a most helpful source of information. TYSVVM!

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