Google's Page Layout Algorithm Change
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Hello Everyone,
Google says they've implemented this change because they are answering the complaints of users who have to search for actual content after they've clicked on a result.
They go on to say users want to see content right away.
Now while most of this talk is about ads, I wonder if this will also apply to websites that are image and flash heavy above the fold with very little content.
I am working on a few auto dealer sites where 99% of the content above the fold are flash banners and images.
Below all of this noise you can find about 200 words of text talking about their dealerships.
I'd love to know everyone's thoughts on this...Does the new page layout algorithm change apply to only ads or to images and flash as well?
Thanks
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I have the same concern with some of my landing pages. I know this is an old thread now but does anyone have any more up to date experience of this.
The question I am needing to know the answer to is how do they determine what is an ad? Or I suppose do they care, or are they just looking at how far away from the top left of the display in the actual content? Has anyone done any experiments on this sort of thing in situations where the "stuff" at the top of the page is not ads but images/video/flash etc?
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I agree.... I like to place huge product photos above the fold.
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My thoughts exactly.
a lot of CMS sites I have seen Have huge banners and nnot much text above the fold.
Anouther good question is where is the fold. 800600 , 12001024
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