Practical Tips for Government Web Sites To Improve Their Findability in Search

Posted by Andrew Gilmartin at Thursday, April 16, 2009 |
Vanessa Fox's article Practical Tips for Government Web Sites To Improve Their Findability in Search gives good advise on making your site more useful to Google's, Yahoo!'s, and others search engines. In short
  • Use XML Sitemaps
  • Don't block access to content
  • Avoid dead ends when moving content
  • Use descriptive ALT text for images
  • Ensure all links are working and that the server is responsive
  • Ensure each page has a unique title and meta description that accurately describe the page
  • Ensure links are functional with JavaScript disabled
  • Use progressive enhancement best practices to ensure a usable experience with Flash, JavaScript, and similar elements disabled
  • Understand the fundamentals of search engine friendly web architecture
Thursday, April 16, 2009

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