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yogi
08-13-2001, 09:22 AM
i have a page with frames--should i use meta tags at all--or should i just use meta tags on the index page . i dont want a search engine to index a page in my site OUT OF THE FRAME set up by the index page---i dont want to use a gateway page---if i am using frames, should i just forget meta tags?--thankyou
Dave Swift
08-13-2001, 09:53 AM
Hell no.

Meta tags in frames can be a great thing.

If you use them in the index page, that is.
yogi
08-13-2001, 01:50 PM
so-if i understand correctly--just use meta tags on the index page and not any other pages? thankyou
montroze
08-14-2001, 01:36 AM
I use frames, and use meta tags
yogi
08-14-2001, 02:18 PM
thanks
Johan
08-19-2001, 06:25 PM
Meta tags are naff but fine to include.
More importantly dont forget to include a very good description with key words in the noframes tag:

<noframes><BODY>
<H1> Good Title - few, good, key, words,</H1>
<P>this is my description</P>
<H2>Good Title - few, good, key, words,</H2>
<P>this is second description</P>
<A HREF="page2.htm">page2</A>
</BODY></noframes>

Check out www.futuremovies.co.uk and "view source" from the browser.
montroze
08-19-2001, 07:41 PM
Search engines can link directly to framed content documents, but they cannot link to the combinations of frames for which those content documents were designed. This is the result of a fundamental flaw in the design of frames.

Search engines try to provide their users with links to useful documents. Many framed content documents are difficult to use when accessed directly (outside their intended frameset), so there is little benefit if search engines offer links to them. Therefore, many search engines ignore frames completely and go about indexing more useful (non-framed) documents.

Search engines will index your <NOFRAMES> content, and any content that is accessible via your <NOFRAMES> content. Such content should be useful when accessed directly from a search-engine link.
Johan
08-20-2001, 05:12 AM
Also dont forget

<title> a good title, a, few, good, key, words,</Title>

The content of the title should be in the description <P> and <H> tags okay.

Only if you have too much time on your hands should you include Meta tags on every page. I think only a handful of search engines use them and those that do, give them low relevence in a search so its a GOOD PLACE TO PUT UNIQUE WORDS and TYPOS ie. holiday, hollyday, holyday etc..

I use the typo cinama (insted of cinema) to get me many hits from Yahoo, Altavista and google.

There is no point useing common words (ie.cinema, movies, cars, hot girls etc...) in your meta tag - they will NOT get you any hits as others will have these words in the body out doing your lowly meta tag,