optimize frame based site for searh engines

[Eyeball]

Hi everybody
I need some tips and hints on maximizing a frame based site for search engines. does anybody know how to do it ,and how to make crawler find the index page but ignore the frame pages, coz my frame pages contain only banner , footer , logo , menu. I amsur eyou guys know what I am talking about.

THANK YOU

[JMS]

you can use a robots.txt file to exclude individual files and/or folders.
just do a search on google for robots.txt

:)

[abzoid]

Originally posted by JMS
you can use a robots.txt file to exclude individual files and/or folders.
just do a search on google for robots.txt He's not trying to EXCLUDE files from being searched, he's trying to get the search spiders to FIND them from a framed page.

There is no "cure all" for this problem, and the same goes for 100% Flash sites.

If search engine placement is a high priority then it's best to avoid using frames. If redesigning the site without frames isn't an option then try adding links to the individual content pages in the NOFRAMES portion of your frameset.

[JMS]

Originally posted by Eyeball
...and how to make crawler find the index page but ignore the frame pages, coz my frame pages contain only banner , footer , logo , menu...

:P

[abzoid]

robots.txt is still not going to be much help on a framed site.

Here's the site that Google themselves suggest reading for those with a framed site http://www.searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/article.php/2167901

NOFRAMES is your friend.