Re: [tlug] Feedback needed (i.e., website design): KISS

["Daniel Son" <dsong@example.com>]

Nguyen Vu Hung wrote:
> 2007/11/1, Keith Bawden <keith@example.com>:
>   
> > Lynx (or any other text only browser) will help you the see what your
> > site looks like to search engines, and to text readers and other aids
> > that visually impaired web surfers use. Text based browsers should be
> > in the tool kit of ALL web developers - IMHO.
> >     
> I never heard of that. The perspective may be different because I
> never optimize HTML pages for robots. And I have to put myself into
> the position of my users whose browers' are IE6 with +.6 probability,
> and not lynx or links
>
>   
This is so true. Personally I am really new to the web development, and 
found myself in position where I have to adjust code to work with each 
and every individual browser (IE has been the biggest pain in the butt). 
I really don't want robots to go any further than the front page, 
blocking them implicitly, by  requiring extra data to be passed in the 
request body. And honestly, there is nothing to index on my site, 
because 99% of the content is dynamic, and unless you build a proper 
request, you will not get a proper response. Being indexed by google, 
yahoo, etc is important to get proper visibility, but getting to 
paranoid about it is not good at all. I would rather get several good 
references to my site than spend time trying to figure out how I can 
make it google friendly. It is built for regular people to use, and 
regular people, most of the time require different approach than bots do 
:). That is why I am seeking feedback, because what is simple and 
obvious for me might not be as obvious for an average potential user 
that might use the resource. I really appreciate all the comments, and I 
hope I will get more. All the input is much appreciated.

Thanks,
D



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