My OperaFirst post
Monday, October 4, 2004 10:05:36 PM
I've often been asked the following questions:
Why do you use the Opera Browser?
Why do you claim Opera to be better suited for SEO work?
To answer both in one swoop I can sum it up in this sentence. Speed, effeciancy, security, wc3 compliance and tabbed browsing.
Speed
I love how fast Opera is compared to Internet Explorer. And when you are optimizing hundreds of pages on a web site this makes all the difference.
Tabbed Browsing
Both Opera and Firefox support tabbed browsing, something I became addicted to in KDE. IMHO Opera's tabs are much cleaner and more visually pleasing. If your still using MSIE you probably have no idea what I'm talking about or what your missing. Don't you think it's time to say goodbye to minimizing those IE windows?
Security
This is a BIG one, by using Opera I am removing myself from a world of badly scripted sites, hidden vb scripts and trojans that use MSIE security flaws. Since switching to Opera I haven't even needed my spyware blockers.
wc3 compliance
Standards compliance is a huge issue for me. Something I think is often missed by the SEO community is that Search Engines are designed to be code compliant and so should your browser. Since ending my relationship with MSIE and making sure my pages look good in Opera and Firefox (I only use firefox to hide my user-agent as googlebot to catch cloakers) my rankings and SERps have improved 200%. It boggles the mind that MSIE still hasn't cought on.
Are you using Opera?
If you are using Opera in your seo work drop me a comment or visit my site at <http://www.ranking.ws>
Why do you use the Opera Browser?
Why do you claim Opera to be better suited for SEO work?
To answer both in one swoop I can sum it up in this sentence. Speed, effeciancy, security, wc3 compliance and tabbed browsing.
Speed
I love how fast Opera is compared to Internet Explorer. And when you are optimizing hundreds of pages on a web site this makes all the difference.
Tabbed Browsing
Both Opera and Firefox support tabbed browsing, something I became addicted to in KDE. IMHO Opera's tabs are much cleaner and more visually pleasing. If your still using MSIE you probably have no idea what I'm talking about or what your missing. Don't you think it's time to say goodbye to minimizing those IE windows?
Security
This is a BIG one, by using Opera I am removing myself from a world of badly scripted sites, hidden vb scripts and trojans that use MSIE security flaws. Since switching to Opera I haven't even needed my spyware blockers.
wc3 compliance
Standards compliance is a huge issue for me. Something I think is often missed by the SEO community is that Search Engines are designed to be code compliant and so should your browser. Since ending my relationship with MSIE and making sure my pages look good in Opera and Firefox (I only use firefox to hide my user-agent as googlebot to catch cloakers) my rankings and SERps have improved 200%. It boggles the mind that MSIE still hasn't cought on.
Are you using Opera?
If you are using Opera in your seo work drop me a comment or visit my site at <http://www.ranking.ws>
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Wayne Colbywcolby # Monday, October 4, 2004 10:05:36 PM