Operation Manual

62 | Developing Sites and Pages
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ding search engine descriptors
Although they're optional, if you want to increase the likelihood that yo
Web site will be "noticed" by major Web search services, you should enter
search engine descriptors. Search services maintain catalogues of Web
pages, often compiled
prowl the Web collecting data on sites and their content. By including
descriptive information and keywords, you'll assist these engines in properly
categorizing your site. You can enter descriptors for the site as a
for individual pages.
It's also possible to use HTML tags in your HTML frames/tables
r page when retrieved in a user's Internet search engine.
enter search engine descriptors:
1. (For the site) Choose Site Prop
OR
(For a page) Right-click the page in the workspace or Site tab and choose
Page Properties... (or choose the item from the Edit menu).
Click the d
3. In the top window, type in a brief description of your site. Although th
description can be any length, the first ten words or so are the most
important.
4. In the next window, enter any number of keywords (separated by
commas) that you think fairly categorize your site. Put yourself in the
place of a potential visitor. What keywords might they enter if they were
searching for exactly what your site or page has to offer?
Check Tell search engines how to index pages on this site if you wan
to control how search
options to allow or prevent search engines indexing the entire site (first
option) or to allow indexing of all pages linked from the home page or
index just the home page (second option). Check or uncheck for each
option, respectively.
6. Set a language code for your site from the drop-down menu t
your site's language use. Most user's Internet search engines will p
language specific searches for web pages, so your site will show in searc
results according to its language code setting.