On Tue, 10 May 2005 17:37:35 +0100, mark | r <markrush@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> mark | r wrote:
>>
>>> ive started a discussion on accessifyforum about how i think that
>>> accessible websites are at a disadvantage because they practice
>>> honesty in a
>>> dishonest industry (seo) and that many small websites wish small
>>> budgets created
>>> without the use of a copywriter from content supplied by a client need
>>> 'black hat' techniques to get a decent position...
>>
>>> anyone want to comment on this?
>>>
>> How in the world ACCESSIBLE websites (to visitors and, therefore search
>> engines? or you use this word in some other sense?) can be at
>> disadvantage?
>
> because a page titled "fred jones and sons widget manufacturers" is going
> to go nowhere fast on the search engines when it should say "widgets
> widget
> manufacturers widget sales - fred jones" - accessible design states that
> page titles have to be TITLES not keywords!
>

If the page concerned is actually accessible and part of an accessible and
usable site, the 'Fred Jones and sons widget manufecturers' as a title
will do just fine for the homepage or index of the site. As long as the
other pages have to the point titles, the index page is not very
interesting anyway.

> ok you can work around it but then its not accessible any more is it?
>

How so?


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