Alphawolf - 4:50 am on Apr 16, 2003 (gmt 0)

GoogleGuy,

Feels like it's about time for another "do.. don't.." thread? Any old-timers want to pipe up?

OK. 1 last post before I go to bed. ;)

I think sometimes people go to extreme's following Do's and Dont's.

For example, I've seen some people take the 'smaller page size' suggestions a bit too extreme.

While having a super sparse page may be great spider food it *is* important to have a site design that promotes strong brand identity and is in line with what the visitors will expect to see.

Even if you get a Top 5 spot it won't help much if your pages are bland to the point that people leave.

I guess it's sorta natural to stick to the "Do's" as much as possible. But I've seen folks go crazy with no page over 50k, all DIV's-tables are evil, all CSS/CSS-P, and usability to a fault.

Just my .02

AW