There is a MUCH BETTER way to spamdex without effecting anyone here.
I haven't used it before, but I have thought about it a lot.
You can simply add your spam div, when the user_agent is a googlebot, msnbot, yahoobot etc...
If you dont know the user agents for the bots simply check out this list.
http://www.psychedelix.com/agents.html
its massive I know! just go for the major ones. THEN a little check if the useragent is a bot. and BOOM. <spam> xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx </spam>
- My 2.35 cents!
Ted Drake wrote:
The recent discussion of css and seo had me wondering.
I have convinced the big wigs that although search engine rankings are very important, and they are with our very competitive keyword, we need to maintain accessibility. I have kept our alt tags pure, our h1 tags are using an image replacement technique, but still are not filled with spam. We use no <noscript> spam or doorway pages.
However, I have been thinking, hmmmm could we spam an h4 tag and put a class="spam", clever huh? Then move the text off screen in the main style sheet, display none in the print style sheet... normal, although unethical stuff so far. But what about the screen reader. It certainly would be unfair for them to hear their screen reader emphasize spam words and because of that I am against the idea.
However, we have that media="aural" descriptor. Could I set up a new aural css with .spam {display:none;}?
For those covering your ears and eyes screaming NOOOOOOOO! I know it is a bad thing to spam your keywords. But if we need to do it to be competitive, would this at least protect those that are innocent, the people who need to use screenreaders?
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