Comments on: Getting Started with eCommerce Internal SEO http://www.ecommerceoptimization.com/articles/getting-started-with-ecommerce-internal-seo/ Tips & Tricks to Help eCommerce Merchants Sell More Online Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:33:16 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: eCopt http://www.ecommerceoptimization.com/articles/getting-started-with-ecommerce-internal-seo/#comment-148 eCopt Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:21:20 +0000 http://www.ecommerceoptimization.com/articles/getting-started-with-ecommerce-internal-seo/#comment-148 Just let them know it's not a good idea to have the whole page in flash, but that a section is just fine. Many newer Online stores spruce things up with animated gifs, flash, multimedia and JavaScript. None of these content types are very attractive to search engines and should be used sparingly within eCommerce sites, unless you don't care where you rank! Instill the basics, show them proof and if you don't have it, consider conducting a case study to get proof (you'll be able to use the study for any others who insist on using flash intros). Just let them know it’s not a good idea to have the whole page in flash, but that a section is just fine. Many newer Online stores spruce things up with animated gifs, flash, multimedia and JavaScript. None of these content types are very attractive to search engines and should be used sparingly within eCommerce sites, unless you don’t care where you rank! Instill the basics, show them proof and if you don’t have it, consider conducting a case study to get proof (you’ll be able to use the study for any others who insist on using flash intros).

]]> By: slingshotseo http://www.ecommerceoptimization.com/articles/getting-started-with-ecommerce-internal-seo/#comment-132 slingshotseo Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:35:49 +0000 http://www.ecommerceoptimization.com/articles/getting-started-with-ecommerce-internal-seo/#comment-132 Flash is not all bad. I like to use a little flash as a 'crowd pleaser'. Good flash animations can add a nice touch and actually help with bounce rates. If you use flash to tempt a user to click on it by advertising a special, this can help reduce your bounce rate. With this in mind, it is true that search engines can't read flash content except for comments. An intro made entirely of flash would not be good for SEO. Try to suggest a middle ground by offering a flash logo or animation. You can see where I used this strategy on a client website at crossroadsindustrialservices.com Flash is not all bad. I like to use a little flash as a ‘crowd pleaser’. Good flash animations can add a nice touch and actually help with bounce rates. If you use flash to tempt a user to click on it by advertising a special, this can help reduce your bounce rate.

With this in mind, it is true that search engines can’t read flash content except for comments. An intro made entirely of flash would not be good for SEO. Try to suggest a middle ground by offering a flash logo or animation. You can see where I used this strategy on a client website at crossroadsindustrialservices.com

]]> By: SEO Ranter http://www.ecommerceoptimization.com/articles/getting-started-with-ecommerce-internal-seo/#comment-128 SEO Ranter Mon, 16 Jul 2007 07:53:12 +0000 http://www.ecommerceoptimization.com/articles/getting-started-with-ecommerce-internal-seo/#comment-128 What do you think is a good way of dealing with corporate sites that completely insist on having a flash intro for their homepage? What do you think is a good way of dealing with corporate sites that completely insist on having a flash intro for their homepage?

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