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I've heard that frames can cause problems with search engines. How do I get my frames site listed?
How to get frames listed by search engines

Frames basically display two web pages in one browser window. Search engine "spiders" don't "know" which frame to use because there is no HTML <body> to compare the meta tags with to determine relevancy.

Here is an easy tip that can help your frame site get accepted and placed by search engines. One of the best places to implement relevant text matches in your sites HTML code is the <noframes> tag.

The code generally looks like this:

 <noframes>
 Your Browser Does Not Support Frames
 </noframes>

The only text a search engine will read on your index page is: "Your Browser Does Not Support Frames". This will not provide the necessary text match for a spider to determine relevancy.

By adding relevant text information, (ie the body text and links of your main page) the spider will have a place to determine a keyword ratio. Example:

 <noframes>
 <body>
 <p>This is relevant text so spiders can determine a
 keyword ratio on my frames site</p>
 <p>More relevant information from the content of my page </p>
 <p>content of meta description tag</p>
 <p>content of meta keywords tag </p>
 </body>
 </noframes>


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