Blocking robots using robots.txt or IP addresses are both bad ideas.
Bad robots generally do not pay attention to robots.txt.
Blocking IP addresses as some have suggested has all kinds repercussions.
The following suggestings should help …..
June 19, 2007
PHPnuke 7.9 3.2 javascript fix
Have you lost the ability to display html or javascript or google adsense banners in phpnuke 7.9 3.2 patched?
Change line 1458 in mainfile.php from
1458 $ad_code = filter($row2['ad_code'], "nohtml"); to 1458 $ad_code = $row2['ad_code'];
this will re-enable your banners in 7.9 3.2 patched
Changing Line 227 will allow you to add html in the Content pages
$Default_Theme = filter($row["Default_Theme'], "nohtml"); to $Default_Theme = filter($row['Default_Theme']);
Use these fixes with care I am sure there may be security issues with the fixes
Most web designers are still using gifs due to the fact that pngs are not transparent on Internet Explorer. There are fixes throughout the internet but I have discovered a fix that does not require any CSS or HTML or JAVASCRIPT programming.
So whats the secret you ask?
Installing a log file analyzer on your server is probably one of the most useful projects you can undertake other than security.
June 5, 2007
Google Speaks!
Matt Cutts of Google Speaks at the SEO and Search Marketing EXPO at Seattle Washington.
Regarding claiming your own content and syndication of content.
Paid Links by major businesses and corporations.
Revising the Google Guidelines.
Leaning the the Google Index.
Click on the more link to watch the video.
June 1, 2007
W3C HTML compliant web pages get a nod from G!
A recent article in a Internet Search & Marketing Solutions blog resulted in the conclusion that valid W3C html in web pages have a higher chance of being indexed by Google-Bot. This and for other reasons such as page load times is the reason that SEOPerfectCart is W3C HTML compliant. Check it out at Obazaar - your online marketplace .
