Google spiders - your dindins are here....
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Google spiders - your dindins are here....
This is a serious idea, leading to a potential breakthrough in SEO.
Today is 20Nov06 and it would be interesting to see whether (a) Google's spider picks this text up (it is quite small) and (b) how long it takes.
Any forecasts in advance welcome from resident gurus.
It's been done by taking LMH's default Font size of Tiny and changing the 7 to 1. Not exactly rocket science, I know.
Starts here:
GoogleSpider Exclusive LMHSpiderFood
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Yes, it is there, and no jokes about Macs, this is a legit experiment.
MG
Today is 20Nov06 and it would be interesting to see whether (a) Google's spider picks this text up (it is quite small) and (b) how long it takes.
Any forecasts in advance welcome from resident gurus.
It's been done by taking LMH's default Font size of Tiny and changing the 7 to 1. Not exactly rocket science, I know.
Starts here:
GoogleSpider Exclusive LMHSpiderFood
End
Yes, it is there, and no jokes about Macs, this is a legit experiment.
MG
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I'm confused... all your text (including the supposedly size=1 line) shows up as the same size to me.
Am I missing the experiment because I'm in Linux?
But I've noticed that Google indexes LMH several times a day (in fact, it has done so within the last 5 minutes), so chances are that it will get picked up...
Am I missing the experiment because I'm in Linux?
But I've noticed that Google indexes LMH several times a day (in fact, it has done so within the last 5 minutes), so chances are that it will get picked up...
Brooke
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Well, Linux doesn't support a lot of different fonts.
It could also be that I have a minimum font size set in my browser -- except that I have also checked the box to let pages dictate their own fonts. I'm not sure which of those wins, but judging by one particular site I read today with really tiny fonts, I'd say it isn't adhering to my minimum font size.
Anyway, it would be more interesting to see if anyone else can easily see the line that's supposed to be small, or whether I can duplicate it in Windows...
So your theory is that if the folks at home can't read the text, but Google can, it should be a new way of doing SEO? Or something else?
It could also be that I have a minimum font size set in my browser -- except that I have also checked the box to let pages dictate their own fonts. I'm not sure which of those wins, but judging by one particular site I read today with really tiny fonts, I'd say it isn't adhering to my minimum font size.
Anyway, it would be more interesting to see if anyone else can easily see the line that's supposed to be small, or whether I can duplicate it in Windows...
So your theory is that if the folks at home can't read the text, but Google can, it should be a new way of doing SEO? Or something else?
Brooke
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I have no idea what this is all about but on YHM I see a ragged line. Cut and paste into Word and it still looks like a raggy line with a font size of 1. Increase the font size and there is the text.Anyway, it would be more interesting to see if anyone else can easily see the line that's supposed to be small, or whether I can duplicate it in Windows...
I use a PC, XP and IE7.
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Dangerous ground peeps! This is about one step short of the proverbial 'white text'white background' black hat SEO, and we all know how Google deals with that!!vrooje wrote: So your theory is that if the folks at home can't read the text, but Google can, it should be a new way of doing SEO? Or something else?
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Apologies everyone, last night it must have been the shock of being back at high altitude, and in the clear light of day I would prefer to scrub my 'next big idea' post. A quick trawl through some SEO sites makes it seem like a very bad idea indeed.
Just out of personal curiousity it would be interesting to see if the tiny text (to some users) is picked up by Google, but then, so what? Definite chocolate kettle prize self-awarded.
It's a minor lesson to me that with our different kit we are all going to see web pages and their content very differently.
HelenB
Hi, where's the article on Snowheads? Couldn't find it. Any keywords? Just found it! That's fast positioning...
MG
(Tail between legs.)
Just out of personal curiousity it would be interesting to see if the tiny text (to some users) is picked up by Google, but then, so what? Definite chocolate kettle prize self-awarded.
It's a minor lesson to me that with our different kit we are all going to see web pages and their content very differently.
HelenB
Hi, where's the article on Snowheads? Couldn't find it. Any keywords? Just found it! That's fast positioning...
MG
(Tail between legs.)
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