Web Site Designer Questions
META-TAGS
A meta tag is an HTML tag that provides information about Web page's content,
such as what HTML specifications a Web page follows or a description of its
content. A meta tag doesn't affect how a Web page is displayed in a browser
window.
In search engine marketing (SEM), the most common uses for meta tags are the
keyword, description, and robots-exclusion attributes.
A long time ago, stuffing the meta-tag description with keywords often resulted
in a top ranking in Infoseek listings (remember that search engine?). Today,
this strategy no longer works. Very few search engines use meta-tag content
to determine relevancy.
So why are meta tags important for search engine visibility? Because meta-tag
descriptions are often used in SERPs.
Web Site Designer Questions
ALT Tag
The ALT text is meant to provide alternative or substitute text, primarily
for use when the image is not being displayed. The most common mistake (apart
from not using it at all) is to provide a description of the image, without
considering what job the image was doing on the page, leading to results that
can range from the incongruous to the absurd. The ALT text should be composed
as a suitable textual alternative to the image: sometimes that might turn out
to be a description of the image, but in practice that choice seems to be wrong
more often than it's right.
Web Site Design Tips
Do you offer any type of discounts?
This is a good question to ask your potential web design company, You
may qualify for a discount depending on how your business is set up.
How come I can't find my web site in the search engines?
It can take a few weeks or even months for your site to show up in the search
engines. How long it takes depends on certain factors such as, how often the
particular engine updates its database, the schedule of updates and the content
provided on your site. It takes TIME to be listed in the engines.