2 SEO Questions...

Hi there,

I was wondering if it makes any difference which file extnetions your pages have to SEO? For example, is it better to use .html than .php?

Also, should I be using <h1> and <p> tags? Do they make much difference?

Thanks1

Originally Posted by toolman Hi there, I was wondering if it makes any difference which file extnetions your pages have to SEO? For example, is it better to use .html than .php? Also, should I be using <h1> and <p> tags? Do they make much difference? Thanks1

No, file extensions don't make a difference.

<p> tags won't make a difference either because all they do is make a new paragraph.

<h1> might have an impact if you use keywords in them.

I've heard that html is more effective than PHP though?

File extension doesn't make a difference when it looks like this:
page-name.html and page-name.php

however it makes a difference when it's like this
page-name.php?page=name&id=8&product=product-name

because some search engines cannot understand this url. So in this case it would be best to change it to something like
id-product-name.html
or id-product-name.php (doesn't matter which)

and yes <h1> can make a difference <p> cannot. Just don't overuse it.

If domain names matter then why wouldn't the rest of your URL's?

I know that when I'm doing blogging I change the way permalinks are formed so that they show the categories name, as well as being careful as to how I name articles that way it all ends up well in the url.
ex: SEOblogname.com/SEO-Categoryname/SEO-articlename.file

File extension -- NO
<p> -- NO
<h1> -- YES, but use wisely otherwise now a day it may harm you.

You can convert URL's such as .php?query=something into something.php by using a redirect in a .htaccess file It's a bit more friendly to the search engines.

It makes no difference.
Avoid putting your text on the page using flash, the engines can't read it.

Originally Posted by toolman Hi there, I was wondering if it makes any difference which file extnetions your pages have to SEO? For example, is it better to use .html than .php? Also, should I be using <h1> and <p> tags? Do they make much difference? Thanks1

yes, this is true...
i agree with Blue Tongue

Yeah I know MS doesn't do well with variables. page.php?blahblahblah seems to always get cut down to page.php. Well if page.php is just a referrer then it picks up no content at all. My site is designed to send errors on 404's and I get 5-6 a day from microsoft trying to index a nonexistent page because of variables....junk