Is this appropriate?
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Hello everyone!
I have a question whether we can use these types of images on our site without putting an 18 and over disclaimer.
http://www.onetouchcondoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dreamstime_m_23674313-e1345035613207.jpg
http://www.onetouchcondoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/onetouch1.jpg
The site is for the next generation condom
In case we do need to put a disclaimer 18 and over, and technically the disclaimer page would become the home page with 2 links one to exit and one to enter site. However what about SEO wise would that make it a lot more difficult for us since the home page is not a content page anymore and a disclaimer page instead?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
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Hi Igor,
If you're getting HTML or CSS errors, correct those errors ESPECIALLY your HTML errors...
I don't want this post to point you in the wrong direction so it's important to note the following:
Don't customize your website for search engines, customize it to provide the best user experience on all used browsers
Search Engine spiders work mainly in this direction: Google spider -> Make pages primarily for users, not for search engines. Don't deceive your users which is commonly referred to as "cloaking."
Avoid tricks intended to improve search engine rankings. A good rule of thumb is whether you'd feel comfortable explaining what you've done to a website that competes with you. Another useful test is to ask, "Does this help my users? Would I do this if search engines didn't exist?"
If these errors are related to layout, you will not be affected since most crawlers look at your site as plain text without trying to render them.
Some SEO's would tell you that CSS doesn't really matter, I say we cannot be 100% sure so to be on the safe side try to fix any non-layout related errors.
Regards,
Jean
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Hi Jean,
Thanks for the info. I installed the tool, and ran it on my site, I think we found a winner! My site came up with 290 errors... I ran a few other big sites and a lot of have some errors. How important SEO and performance wise are these errors? We are using wordpress with a purchased template... Since there are so many errors not even sure where to begin...
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Hi Igor,
Trojan's case from the fast check that I did there are 68 css errors, Meta Description is pretty long 500 something and missing a lot of alt tags.
Durex: If you go to a page associated to a territory or country ( i tested: http://www.durex.com/en-CA/Pages/default.aspx), it has 19 css errors, 7 warnings. No Meta Description. They are still using Meta Keywords, and they have over 150 unique links on one page.
If you use google chrome, i suggest you use SEO Site Tools plugin, it is very useful for fast on page data. Here's the link:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/diahigjngdnkdgajdbpjdeomopbpkjjc
Best Regards,
Jean Hanna
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Hi Kevin,
Thanks, I will certainly take a look!
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Hi Jean,
Thanks for your reply! When you refer to errors on trojans and durex sites, are you referring to code (html/css) errors?
Thanks!
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Thank you Donnie, that's a great suggestion!
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Hi Igor,
I checked out the images and I agree with Kevin, I do not believe you need a disclaimer. As for your second question, here's what could be done:
if the pictures require a disclaimer, I suggest not using those pictures. Top 2 Condom Brands ( Trojan.ca and durex.com) are using any disclaimer, and if they don't i believe they already did their job researching on the matter.
PS: try to make the site with the least errors possible ( both durex and trojan's sites are full of errors :S Weird)
I hope I helped.
Cheers!
Jean
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I will tackle the first question, IMHO I don't think these images warrant an 18 or over disclaimer. Considering the product, some may view this as over 18 though. I would see what the competitors are doing in your industry and go from there (do those firms have a disclaimer page, what type of images do they have & etc.)
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You can make it without separating the pages using a jquery script pop up like this site: http://www.livingsocial.com/
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