Posted by Toby Inkster on 01/18/07 12:31

aa wrote:

> 1. The author is talking about navigation, header, footer do not need to be
> scanned by Search Engines. I appreciate that navigation, header, footer can
> be loaded with keywords, but it is considered a dirty trick

Navigation most certainly *does* need to be scanned by search engines --
how else are they going to find your other pages?

> 2. What is the percentage of non-JS visitors?

Varies from site to site, but typically 5-15%.

> Are you saying that JS should not be used at all?

It is unwise to *rely* on Javascript for basic site functionality, but
that doesn't mean that it can't be used for some visual/behavioural
nicities.

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