"Big Bill" <kruse@cityscape.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 19:56:46 +0200, "Jezsta Web Productions"
> <Please-use-our-contact-form@jezsta.com> wrote:
>
>>"John Bokma" <john@castleamber.com> wrote in message
>>news:Xns982B7CA64A8F4castleamber@130.133.1.4.. .
>>> "Royceee" <royce.bathrooms@btconnect.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello
>>>>
>>>> Although my site is doing pretty well on Google, Im searching for ways
>>>> to make it do better, I have got some links coming into my site which
>>>> has made my PR good but im looking for ways to further improve my
>>>> search engine results.
>>>> I read that untidy code and more code than content can slow things
>>>> down. Is this true?
>>>
>>> Yes and no. Untidy code as in code that doesn't validate *might* result
>>> in a SE misunderstanding your code. Also, untidy code could mean that
>>> you're using HTML in the wrong way, for example:
>>>
>>> <h1>Perl support by an expert Perl programmer</h1>
>>>
>>> is good
>>>
>>> <tr><td><font size="6" face="...."><b><i>Support</i></b></font></td>
>>> </tr>
>>
>>Also clean code is easier to follow when making additions to the site that
>>you need to add html and not do it with an editor. You can easily mess up
>>when it isn't straight with less fluff. I know I have done it. But if it
>>isn't a very important page and you can make changes without a disaster
>>then
>>fine.
>>
>>I am working on this site and had to add a calendar
>>http://www.houstonpianist.com/calend...nt-booking.htm
>>. Over 1300 lines of code with a lot of fluff. I can move over a lot with
>>CSS and even have a CSS in place and have started cleaning out a bit. But
>>you know it isn't worth it as the calendar isn't going to rank anyway. But
>>it is valid error free code, messy but it is fine. To me it was easier to
>>fix the errors than make it totally neat and tidy.:-) All the main pages
>>are
>>neat and tidy.
>>
>>Stacey
>
> I'm toying with the concept of Care Rank. Google wanting to see sites
> that someone takes seriously enough to care about, so they make sure
> it validates ok. I don't think Trust Rank and Page Rank quite cover
> what's out there. Care Rank is a factor also.

Wouldn't be more care to make sure it is neat and tidy also. :-) I only make
sure it is valid code because I feel that it isn't my site and I am
providing a service of the web design it should be valid code.:-)

Stacey
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