Effect tables has on search engines

[kiwanji]

I commonly use structuring tables on every page I create. I have been trying to learn all I can about how search engines find sites and I was wondering if anyone knew if having content in tables limited the likelihood of a search engine finding that content?

Also, I have an entry point into my main site, where users can choose either the Flash-enabled site or a non-Flash site. Not much content is on that page so I included most of the vital info about myself in the alt tags of the images I had there. What does everyone know about the difference in weight the bots give to regular text vs. text in alt tags?

Thanks-

Scott

[agerhart]

having content in tables limited the likelihood of a search engine finding that content

Content in tables is just fine, but the simpler the better. Try not to have too many nested tables.

I have an entry point into my main site, where users can choose either the Flash-enabled site or a non-Flash site. Not much content is on that page

Not a great idea in my opinion. I would add more content or have the Non-Flash index page be the first page and then have an option from there for the Flash site.

What does everyone know about the difference in weight the bots give to regular text vs. text in alt tags?

Text has more weight than ALT tags.