[Nfb-web] Visually Impaired in Search

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,

i thought you knew html?
a word doesn't have to be all over the page.
Are you using meta tags?
Bryan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J.J. Meddaugh" <jj at bestmidi.com>
To: "NFB Webmaster's List" <nfb-web at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 2:29 PM
Subject: [Nfb-web] Visually Impaired in Search


> I've been working to maximize our exposure on search engines, but have run 
> into a slight quandry. Generally, we like to say that there's no 
> difference between the blind and visually impaired. But for this reason, 
> when I type in visually impaired michigan into Google, the NFB of Michigan 
> doesn't show up. I know we're a relevant search result for this search, 
> but I need to find a way for us to show up without putting visually 
> impaired all over the page. Anyone have any ideas?
>
> Incidentally, our chapter pages formerly said NFB of Michigan, and after 
> looking at them a bit, I realized that the word blind didn't appear on the 
> page at all. After fixing this, we now show up near the top for searches 
> like "Kalamazoo blind", "Lansing blind", and "Grand Rapids blind". We now 
> have the phrase "National Federation of the Blind of Michigan" in the 
> title bar for every page. Just goes to show how important some simple 
> modifications to a website can be.
>
> J.J. Meddaugh
> Webmaster, NFB of Michigan
> President, Kalamazoo chapter
> Vice-president, Michigan Association of Blind Students
>
>
>
> J.J.
>


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