[Nfb-web] Visually Impaired in Search

[J.J. Meddaugh]

Hello.
According to many of the modern search engine optimization sites, the meta 
keyword tag has been rendered defunct due to it being abused. I'll put it in 
the list, though, just for kicks.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB Webmaster's List" <nfb-web at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] Visually Impaired in Search


> 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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