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Zack Taylor
9,021 PointsWebsite Setup.... Advanced. *SEO*
Morning guys. Now thinking about this topic it could be SEO related.
When setting up a new website do you just use the standard file structure? example.... folders : / css / img / js / fonts. Files: Index.html / About.html / Plus many more related to your website structure.
I was thinking about it at work last night. Could there be any other files used to help with SEO related issues. // XML files for site maps and maybe a 404 page or robots pages and other files that could help with ranking ?
I have heard of google analytics and will be looking into it. I was just asking as I done a SEO check up on a site. The score was not extactly tip-top. 61% / 100%. (not happy)
Does using frameworks adjust the SEO outcome? I'm using bootstrap.
I have seen in the HTML5 Boilerplate workspace that there using alot of files. Should I download those files and use them for my website to make it more search engine friendly ?
Soz for all the questions. I just want to get this cleared up. I want to learn from my mistakes. Any other info on SEO would be grand.
Thanks in advance for your help.
2 Answers
Ken Alger
Treehouse TeacherZack;
Wow, lots of great questions. First, if you haven't already done so, I would suggest taking the SEO Basics Course here at Treehouse. While it doesn't cover everything regarding SEO, it is a great beginning and, if memory serves, answers several of your questions.
I don't recall if it covers frameworks specifically, but my understanding of how most search engines work is that they look for the generated pages, as long as the framework is not significantly slowing down your app or website then you don't need to worry, it's basically the end result which of course is HTML only. There are many factors, of course, when using a framework to get your site to be SEO friendly. For example if your URL is games.com/children/board/tiddly_winks it will rank higher than games.com/1/2/3.
Google offers a pdf file of SEO Basics that covers some good information as well.
Hope it helps.
Ken
Zack Taylor
9,021 PointsThank you very much Ken. I will check out the google link and start heading over to SEO basics when I have 30 mins spare. :D