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HomeComputerGames · 05-30-2009, 11:49 AM

Hi All,
I just recently started frequenting this forum and see a lot of people wanting to learn.
It just so happens that I have just finished creating my new design for my site and am just starting to create the template.
I thought it might help some people and myself to post the project here while it is developed.

I'm not looking for any feedback on design, rather I want to cover many of the questions I see posted here.
This is not a quick post but a log for those that are new.
This is also for the experienced to discuss the finer SEO aspects of optimization,

The design and coding will be geared towards Optimum SEO.
This means that most code blocks will be placed with css and coded in the page so spiders read it as meant to be.
The design goal should be similar to this product listing design. (you may have to click to enlarge)
http://www.homecomputergames.com/img...1a21dblue2.jpg

I do have the image cut up and have started a basic block layout.
You will see that I am getting all of my placements set before even thinking about actual content.
VIEW TEMPLATE

These are the cut up images used in the template.
VIEW IMAGES

You will see that there are only 6 images. The K size is still large as they still need to be optimized. I will cut the K size in half by optimizing the images when I start tweaking the finished product.

Regarding SEO in the design and code:
In this template I want to get the best bang for my buck for the Search Engines. There are several factors that you have control over in your coding that will effect how Google sees you.

Here is a tool that will let you see your site how the Google Spider sees it.
Search Engine Spider Simulator

Go there and enter in homecomputergames.com and then submit.
When you get the results look under Spidered Text .
This is how Google sees me.
You will see that there is a large amount of text that makes little sense.
This is because of my menus, dropdown boxes, and being too busy to fix it.

Now test our template, homecomputergames.com/newsite-1.html

Compare this spider text closely to the text on the current template I am working on.
Notice how I am going to be able to talk to the spiders and make some sense once I enter in some real text?...
All of my menu text will be deeper in the document.
I am also closing the document with some related keywords in the "FOOTER Keywords 2" code block.

Related Phrases:
Not all placements that now say keywords in the template will be the exact keyword. Some will be related to the keywords.
For this example I am going to target "PC GAMES".
So relations might be "personal computer", computer games, computer, gaming systems, video games, and so on.
As explained by Google, For top optimization you should still know what the page is about even if you remove all of your keywords.
Read that again and then Think about it....

Once I have the correct SEO pattern for my template all of my content should be automatically optimized to an extent.
So that is optimizing over 140,000 pages with just one page.

I do want to open a discussion on what will be the best logical display and keyword density to have. I have done considerable research on my competitors and know most of the common SEO factors between them.
Also known as pattern matching, there is most often a common pattern between the top sites. Finding as many patterns as you can helps you to refine your plan of attack.

**Note: just because you outdo your competition with on site optimization, this does not mean you will overtake them. You still have to get the 1,000,000 backlinks that they have......perhaps a few less. What it does do is give you advantage over the ones that made it to page one but do not have 1,000,000 backlinks.

I want to squeeze every little bit of optimization out of this template that I can.
You Pros, Please consider the questions I have posted in yellow on the template.
These are questions I would like to discuss.

FYI:
I will use inline styling until I complete the template. I will then move it all to a style sheet and use classes.
I will convert the nested table to div blocks before completion. Tables make good holders while developing at times.
I have heavily commented the code on the template page. So most every block of code should be easily understood.

I'll continue this log as I advance in the project. This should help some in the process and the understanding of templating and onsite SEO.
I also hope to get contribution from the pros on this. This is an area where we can never know enough.

Be back later

05-30-2009, 11:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
HomeComputerGames Affiliate Program Manager Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 160 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	SEO Challenge - Template Tutorial - Noobs Welcome Hi All, I just recently started frequenting this forum and see a lot of people wanting to learn. It just so happens that I have just finished creating my new design for my site and am just starting to create the template. I thought it might help some people and myself to post the project here while it is developed. I'm not looking for any feedback on design, rather I want to cover many of the questions I see posted here. This is not a quick post but a log for those that are new. This is also for the experienced to discuss the finer SEO aspects of optimization, The design and coding will be geared towards Optimum SEO. This means that most code blocks will be placed with css and coded in the page so spiders read it as meant to be. The design goal should be similar to this product listing design. (you may have to click to enlarge) http://www.homecomputergames.com/img...1a21dblue2.jpg I do have the image cut up and have started a basic block layout. You will see that I am getting all of my placements set before even thinking about actual content. VIEW TEMPLATE These are the cut up images used in the template. VIEW IMAGES You will see that there are only 6 images. The K size is still large as they still need to be optimized. I will cut the K size in half by optimizing the images when I start tweaking the finished product. Regarding SEO in the design and code: In this template I want to get the best bang for my buck for the Search Engines. There are several factors that you have control over in your coding that will effect how Google sees you. Here is a tool that will let you see your site how the Google Spider sees it. Search Engine Spider Simulator Go there and enter in homecomputergames.com and then submit. When you get the results look under Spidered Text . This is how Google sees me. You will see that there is a large amount of text that makes little sense. This is because of my menus, dropdown boxes, and being too busy to fix it. Now test our template, homecomputergames.com/newsite-1.html Compare this spider text closely to the text on the current template I am working on. Notice how I am going to be able to talk to the spiders and make some sense once I enter in some real text?... All of my menu text will be deeper in the document. I am also closing the document with some related keywords in the "FOOTER Keywords 2" code block. Related Phrases: Not all placements that now say keywords in the template will be the exact keyword. Some will be related to the keywords. For this example I am going to target "PC GAMES". So relations might be "personal computer", computer games, computer, gaming systems, video games, and so on. As explained by Google, For top optimization you should still know what the page is about even if you remove all of your keywords. Read that again and then Think about it.... Once I have the correct SEO pattern for my template all of my content should be automatically optimized to an extent. So that is optimizing over 140,000 pages with just one page. I do want to open a discussion on what will be the best logical display and keyword density to have. I have done considerable research on my competitors and know most of the common SEO factors between them. Also known as pattern matching, there is most often a common pattern between the top sites. Finding as many patterns as you can helps you to refine your plan of attack. Note: just because you outdo your competition with on site optimization, this does not mean you will overtake them. You still have to get the 1,000,000 backlinks that they have......perhaps a few less. What it does do is give you advantage over the ones that made it to page one but do not have 1,000,000 backlinks. I want to squeeze every little bit of optimization out of this template that I can.** You Pros, Please consider the questions I have posted in yellow on the template. These are questions I would like to discuss. FYI: I will use inline styling until I complete the template. I will then move it all to a style sheet and use classes. I will convert the nested table to div blocks before completion. Tables make good holders while developing at times. I have heavily commented the code on the template page. So most every block of code should be easily understood. I'll continue this log as I advance in the project. This should help some in the process and the understanding of templating and onsite SEO. I also hope to get contribution from the pros on this. This is an area where we can never know enough. Be back later __________________ Video Games & Digital Entertainment Affiliate \| Computer Games \| Used Video Games Last edited by HomeComputerGames; 05-30-2009 at 11:59 AM.