Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > On 08-Mar-08, at 10:05 AM, Saswata Banerjee & Associates wrote: > > >>> If you are talking about SEO, many of us may find the idea odious, as >>> the free software gnu/linux movement depends on ethics. >>> >>> >> Why do you consider SEO as a violation of ethics ? >> Anyone who has a website is putting it up not because he likes html >> coding, but because he (or she) wants others to see it.....the more >> the >> better. >> SEO is a process where the website is optimised and brought to the >> attention of search engines, without which the chance of anyone >> finding >> out about the website is slim. >> >> Please tell why you feel Linux users should not use SEO techniques. >> > > welcome back to the list - we were talking about you the other day > and wondering where you were! Quiet busy handling the information overload. Also on most of the topics, I do not have any value to add or the topic is too old by the time I see it. So, mostly I am lurking and reading what the gurus say. > Please dont reply directly to digests - > put a meaningful subject line. > Actually, that was the subject on the previous mail I replied to. Will be more careful now. > I dont know if SEO is unethical, but since it belongs to the same > category as snake-oil sales, crystal gazing, fortune telling and > currency doubling, I wouldnt think sensible people would want to > discuss it. > Most of SEO is not some mystic / unstable science. There are some very relevant things, some even basic stuff that people dont follow - eg. putting proper meta tags on web pages. I am not an SEO expert, so cant give an insight into it as such.
But if there is a software that will analyse a page and tell what problems are on it that will prevent the search engine from putting it in relevant search or from putting it on the top, then such a software will be useful to all who develop (or commission someone to develop) a website. If there is an open source software that does it, than it is better for that. Why would sensible people not discuss it. Or have i misread the original query its self. > my 2 paise. > > > -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
