[Nfb-web] Visually Impaired in Search

[David Andrews]

Isn't there a way to put meta tags at the top, they aren't shown but 
are found by search engines.

Dave

At 02:29 PM 12/4/2006, you wrote:
>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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