SEO. Ignoring the menu/navigation? - GoFuckYourself.com

Validus · 02-21-2006, 01:27 AM

I am wondering if there is a trick to get the search engines to ignore the navigation. Although I have a meta-tag description, the search engine takes the menu-items as description text. Any thoughts?

If there is a way to ?jump over? elements, I?d use the same method to ?ignore? the news and updates section for example.

monaro · 02-21-2006, 01:57 AM

G'day, could it be due to the non existent header 1, 2 & 3 text
and the paragraph text on a page?

Trax · 02-21-2006, 01:59 AM

post the url in question

Validus · 02-21-2006, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monaro

G'day, could it be due to the non existent header 1, 2 & 3 text
and the paragraph text on a page?

Got all my headers h1 and h2 in place...

monaro · 02-21-2006, 02:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Validus

Got all my headers h1 and h2 in place...

From time to time you may come across a method in which you have some level of certainly that a page of yours will be shown to the viewer from a search engine listing just how you desire such a page to be shown. Meaning the way you use the above mentioned headers h1 and h2 in place.

I utilize the url widexl to view how a search engine might display a page if listed.

The only time I had noticed something similar to your findings was when one of my own pages listed on the search engine with only the description of hyper links shown was when I only had a list of links on that page in question.
example google.com/search?q=site:www.cybergallerypost.com&hl=en&lr=&start=10&sa=N

the boob links under the url cybergallerypost.com/boob/

In closing, I'm 110% sure that somebody with greater knowledge of how to better answer your question other than myself would give you a true indication on what might be happening in your situation.

Validus · 02-21-2006, 02:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monaro

From time to time you may come across a method in which you have some level of certainly that a page of yours will be shown to the viewer from a search engine listing just how you desire such a page to be shown. Meaning the way you use the above mentioned headers h1 and h2 in place.

I utilize the url widexl to view how a search engine might display a page if listed.

The only time I had noticed something similar to your findings was when one of my own pages listed on the search engine with only the description of hyper links shown was when I only had a list of links on that page in question.
example google.com/search?q=site:www.cybergallerypost.com&hl=en&lr=&start=10&sa=N

the boob links under the url cybergallerypost.com/boob/

In closing, I'm 110% sure that somebody with greater knowledge of how to better answer your question other than myself would give you a true indication on what might be happening in your situation.

Thanks for your reply. I am really trying everything... or so I think. I added a skip to content link... and all that. Strange stuff!

Code:

<div id="skip_to_content">
        <a href="#ContentArea">skip to content</a>
</div>

V_RocKs · 02-21-2006, 03:13 AM

Use CSS to move the menu from the right, to where you want it on the left.

Validus · 02-21-2006, 06:55 AM

bump 4 me

02-21-2006, 01:27 AM	#1
Validus Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 4,012	SEO. Ignoring the menu/navigation? I am wondering if there is a trick to get the search engines to ignore the navigation. Although I have a meta-tag description, the search engine takes the menu-items as description text. Any thoughts? If there is a way to ?jump over? elements, I?d use the same method to ?ignore? the news and updates section for example.

02-21-2006, 01:57 AM	#2
monaro Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Queensland. Posts: 968	G'day, could it be due to the non existent header 1, 2 & 3 text and the paragraph text on a page?

02-21-2006, 01:59 AM	#3
Trax [----------------------] Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 14,486	post the url in question

02-21-2006, 03:13 AM	#7
V_RocKs Damn Right I Kiss Ass! Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Cowtown, USA Posts: 32,428	Use CSS to move the menu from the right, to where you want it on the left.

02-21-2006, 06:55 AM	#8
Validus Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 4,012	bump 4 me