Web 2.0, Accessibilityand SEO

Scott Gledhillstandardzilla.com

Search Engine Optimisation

Accessibility

Technology

Problems

Solutions

Search Engine Optimisation

http://www.flickr.com/photos/csb13/184057163/

Findability

Driving Traffic

Accessibility

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelcore/32826662/

Universal Accessibility

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vogue-qtr/377468651/

Spiders are Blind

Similar Ideas

http://www.flickr.com/photos/johanna/75366971/

Technology

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nouqraz/256661254/

1999

2007

Technology should improve the user experience.

Multimedia

Multimedia

Flash

Flash

AJAX

AJAX

This all sounds great,but what about search engines?

This all sounds great,but what about accessibility?

SEO & Accessibility vs Technology

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahhyeah/82827656/

Multimedia

Multimedia

Multimedia

Flash

Flash

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AJAX

HTML

AJAX

Javascript

Solutions

http://www.flickr.com/photos/leadsoup/374510671/

Is the technology necessary?

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progressive enhancement

Content

HTML

Content

Presentation

CSS

Presentation

Behaviour

AJAX

Behaviour

ContentContentContent

HTML

technology should enhance content.

AJAX

search engines

screen readers consoles

slow connections

AJAX

AJAX

AJAX

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Keep it simple

validate forms

email thank you pages

rating systems

voting systems

sometimes alternatives are necessary

Flash

Flash

Video and Audio

Video and Audio

why?

user

user

user

$50,000

user

SEO and Accessibility

Understanding Technology

Correct Implementation

Content

Open Publish - Resources

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