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EleganzaJewels · Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 519

Interesting stuff, that:

Can tableless webdesign be considered as a standard SEO-service?

Some good links at the bottom of the page, too!

airborne82 · Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 108

The problem with using css for layout is that each browser supports it differently.. and some not at all or very poorly.

the other problem is that css handles images and graphics very well, text and othr pesky html elements not so great.

EleganzaJewels · Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 519

Too true, airborne. Firefox does a great job with CSS, and has a huge, growing constituency of users.

IE has always stunk as far as supporting CSS. They claim they have fixed alot of the bugs with IE7, but we shall see...just like Ebay tooting it's own horn, I'm a little leery of taking any mega-company at it's word. Good subject to keep an eye on, though...here's the IE blog update changes to IE7 as far as CSS bugs being fixed:

IE Blog

airborne82 · Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 108

A word of warning to everyone out there.. think hard before listening to techies.. ( or market people )..

techies always want to use the newest technology, and they will really do a sales pitch on the laymen to jump..

as a business person you always have to ask yourself,,

how many potential customers will I lose because the new technology will exclude them from seeing my site?

EleganzaJewels · Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 519

Airborne, I can see you now in the court of Queen Isabella, whispering in her ear, "But your Majesty, everyone knows the world is flat!" :twisted:

Always wise, as a business person, to make changes to your business, whether they are offline or online, based on thorough investigation of the facts. But to shy away from new technology or marketing based solely on fear of change is just plain unimaginative and silly. Where would Bill Gates (not to mention all of us here on this forum) be now if everyone in the world thought that way?

airborne82 · Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 108

unless your business is technology, then very few of the latest and greatest software gadgets are "business" improvements.

as far as being a business person, yes you have to evaluate and change with the current consumer patterns and business trends.

the problem is that most technology people push the latest and greatest, and really cannot give you an objective assesement of how it will affect your retail business.

It is hard to quantify the impact on your business of migrating to a new technology if you do not understand the technology.

a simple example... a few years back every technie was pushing browser side scripting and client side activeX as the way to build commercial websites..

and a year ,, and about a dozen viruses later, everyone is disabling their browser from running client side scripts..

I am not negative on technology,, just I am in the business and have to listen to the technology hype every day. As far as I am concerned if your website is just a marketing tool,, then tinker away all you want.. But if you actually are selling products, then you better think long and hard before moving to new technologies..

EleganzaJewels · Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 519

Quote: › docWrite("quote")But if you actually are selling products, then you better think long and hard before moving to new technologies..

That's the whole premise of this thread, airborne, to get a good discussion going on and have people at least consider this potential new way to optimize their sites. When IE7 is rolled out and comes pre-installed on new PCs at some point in the not too distant future, it'll be much more than a "software gadget", it'll be the browser that the majority will use for search engine searches. Those who experiment now to see if CSS really does help in getting ranked will be lightyears ahead of everyone else when that roll-out day arrives, if table-less design really does provide the benefit surmised in the OP. Think of all the potential buyers who might hit one's website if this "trick" really does work, especially after IE7 rolls out!

One would really have to be a noodle-head to change their e-commerce web design to table-less based solely on a newsletter or forum discussion 8) Who says you gotta do that? There are simply tons of webhosts offering free space, what does it hurt to register with one or two and do some table-less design work and promotion right now to see what the results are of "tinkering".

Most I'll be out is some added time at the keyboard...no problemo. The potential benefits are worth that!