Colt-45
12-26-2004, 04:18 PM
Mike, is that sbcglobal.net email addy you're using a valid address?
If it is, you should check it. I emailed some comments to that addy.
Colt_45
On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 00:47:18 GMT, "mike" <cigarmike@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
>
>"John Bokma" <postmaster@castleamber.com> wrote in message
>news:Xns95C0B405FA97Acastleamber@130.133.1.4...
>> mike wrote:
>>
>> > Hi, all:
>> >
>> > This php site of ours is still a goose egg PR. What can we do to push
>> > that up?
>>
>> Clean up the HTML and use logical mark up instead of table mess.
>>
>> http://www.hand-rolled-cigars.net/catalog/index.php?cPath=21
>>
>> Content = zero.
>>
>> http://www.hand-rolled-cigars.net/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21
>> &products_id=33
>>
>> try to turn that URL into:
>>
>> http://www.hand-rolled-cigars.net/cuban/habinito-toro (maybe include
>> p3000)
>>
>> You can do that using mod_rewrite, and a look up table to convert the
>> nice URL into the ugly one.
>>
>> "35% Pre Embargo Cuban Tobacco. 65% Ecuadorian with a true Connecticut
>> Shade Wrapper. For those who want the taste of aged Cuban tobacco
>> without the strength. The true Connecticut Shade wrapper imparts a
>> smothness to the smoke yet still allows the Cuban flavor to come
>> through. Qty 25"
>>
>> use "cigar" in it for example.
>> spellcheck (smothness)
>>
>> If you know famous people who smoke one, name them. Describe what's nice
>> with the cigar. An excellent smoke after a whiskey. Something like that.
>>
>> Replace your:
>>
>> <a href="javascript:popupWindow('http://www.hand-rolled-
>> cigars.net/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=31')"> ... yada ... Click to
>> enlarge</a>
>>
>> with more friendly urls:
>>
>> <a href="http://www.hand-rolled-cigars.net/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=
>> 31" OnClick="javascript:popupWindow('http://www.hand-rolled-
>> cigars.net/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=31')"> ... yada ... Click to
>> enlarge</a>
>>
>> The URL would be better
>>
>> /large-image/p2000-toro for example
>>
>> Also:
>>
>> http://www.hand-rolled-cigars.net/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=31
>>
>> Drop the resizing, size the Window in the popupWindow part. And give
>> that page some content, what am I seeing? Give it a title, etc.
>>
>> I see plenty of room for improvement but that requires some fee ;-)
>>
>> --
>> John -> http://johnbokma.com/ MexIT: http://johnbokma.com/mexit/
>> Perl & Google/WWW: http://johnbokma.com/perl/
>> Experienced programmer and SEO available: PR7 http://castleamber.com/
>> Happy Customers: http://castleamber.com/testimonials.html
>
>Hi, John:
>
>I agree. But, that's why I mentioned "php site". The site is hosted where
>they use a gui to upload content. The missing keywords in descrips we can
>handle. But, almost everything else is " cookie cutter". We didn't
>anticipate so much difficulty on account of that. The urls are indeed out of
>hand. Drives me crazy. NOBODY would ever type a lot of those , even if they
>knew the darn thing. They're crazy long, some of them.
>
>I prefer old fashioned, plain html over this php, ( probably because I have
>no clue how to manipulate it to do what I want ).
>
>We'll clean up what we can, and probably be in touch soon. With the pop-up
>'big' pics... We don't see a place to add text in those areas. If this were
>a straight html thing I built, I'd have no problem adding text. I'll root
>around some more. Too many crazy scripts in here.
>
>You didn't mention links in, - recips. I was under the impression that
>recip links were important for link pop. I understand maybe you were simply
>pointing out the obvious, and this might be something for up the road when
>it's 'cleaned up'.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mike
>
If it is, you should check it. I emailed some comments to that addy.
Colt_45
On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 00:47:18 GMT, "mike" <cigarmike@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
>
>"John Bokma" <postmaster@castleamber.com> wrote in message
>news:Xns95C0B405FA97Acastleamber@130.133.1.4...
>> mike wrote:
>>
>> > Hi, all:
>> >
>> > This php site of ours is still a goose egg PR. What can we do to push
>> > that up?
>>
>> Clean up the HTML and use logical mark up instead of table mess.
>>
>> http://www.hand-rolled-cigars.net/catalog/index.php?cPath=21
>>
>> Content = zero.
>>
>> http://www.hand-rolled-cigars.net/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21
>> &products_id=33
>>
>> try to turn that URL into:
>>
>> http://www.hand-rolled-cigars.net/cuban/habinito-toro (maybe include
>> p3000)
>>
>> You can do that using mod_rewrite, and a look up table to convert the
>> nice URL into the ugly one.
>>
>> "35% Pre Embargo Cuban Tobacco. 65% Ecuadorian with a true Connecticut
>> Shade Wrapper. For those who want the taste of aged Cuban tobacco
>> without the strength. The true Connecticut Shade wrapper imparts a
>> smothness to the smoke yet still allows the Cuban flavor to come
>> through. Qty 25"
>>
>> use "cigar" in it for example.
>> spellcheck (smothness)
>>
>> If you know famous people who smoke one, name them. Describe what's nice
>> with the cigar. An excellent smoke after a whiskey. Something like that.
>>
>> Replace your:
>>
>> <a href="javascript:popupWindow('http://www.hand-rolled-
>> cigars.net/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=31')"> ... yada ... Click to
>> enlarge</a>
>>
>> with more friendly urls:
>>
>> <a href="http://www.hand-rolled-cigars.net/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=
>> 31" OnClick="javascript:popupWindow('http://www.hand-rolled-
>> cigars.net/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=31')"> ... yada ... Click to
>> enlarge</a>
>>
>> The URL would be better
>>
>> /large-image/p2000-toro for example
>>
>> Also:
>>
>> http://www.hand-rolled-cigars.net/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=31
>>
>> Drop the resizing, size the Window in the popupWindow part. And give
>> that page some content, what am I seeing? Give it a title, etc.
>>
>> I see plenty of room for improvement but that requires some fee ;-)
>>
>> --
>> John -> http://johnbokma.com/ MexIT: http://johnbokma.com/mexit/
>> Perl & Google/WWW: http://johnbokma.com/perl/
>> Experienced programmer and SEO available: PR7 http://castleamber.com/
>> Happy Customers: http://castleamber.com/testimonials.html
>
>Hi, John:
>
>I agree. But, that's why I mentioned "php site". The site is hosted where
>they use a gui to upload content. The missing keywords in descrips we can
>handle. But, almost everything else is " cookie cutter". We didn't
>anticipate so much difficulty on account of that. The urls are indeed out of
>hand. Drives me crazy. NOBODY would ever type a lot of those , even if they
>knew the darn thing. They're crazy long, some of them.
>
>I prefer old fashioned, plain html over this php, ( probably because I have
>no clue how to manipulate it to do what I want ).
>
>We'll clean up what we can, and probably be in touch soon. With the pop-up
>'big' pics... We don't see a place to add text in those areas. If this were
>a straight html thing I built, I'd have no problem adding text. I'll root
>around some more. Too many crazy scripts in here.
>
>You didn't mention links in, - recips. I was under the impression that
>recip links were important for link pop. I understand maybe you were simply
>pointing out the obvious, and this might be something for up the road when
>it's 'cleaned up'.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mike
>