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**Lynn** · May 26, 2003

I have a small personal web site about a medical condition. I want people to be able to find it using the typical search engines. My problem is this: I am new to this web site thing, and I am using Trellix because I don't know how to write in html. I don't know how to write meta-tags, or how to cut and paste them, if I even knew how to view the html stuff that Trellix is writing for me. I don't want to pay 200.00 to list my site. Do I need to know about meta tags? Can I just sign up for a cheaper version or will that be a waste of money? I apologize for being so computer illiterate, but I guess I thought this wouldn't be so difficult to figure out. I need a simple solution. I will visit KWs site to answer some of this, but I do need suggestions about the promotion aspect. Thanks.

**SEO** · May 27, 2003

First of all let me state that I am completely ignorant of Trellix. I would be surprised that there exists a site development tool that would not allow you to see (and edit) the HTML directly. Please make sure that you can not.

With regard to Meta tags, not essential but I highly recommend them.

Here is the HTML of your home page:

><HTML>
<HEAD>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso8859-1">
<TITLE>Catamenial Pneumothorax </TITLE> 
<META name="description" content="No Summary">
<script language="JavaScript">
var TlxPgNm='index';
</SCRIPT>
<META http-equiv="GENERATOR" CONTENT="Created with Trellix Web, HTML Exporter 2.7.3107"> 
</HEAD>
   <FRAMESET FRAMEBORDER=0 FRAMESPACING=0 BORDER=0 COLS=" 215,*">
       <FRAME NAME="TRLX_Left" SRC="index_l.htm"  BORDERCOLOR="#CCCCCC"  FRAMEBORDER=0 FRAMESPACING=0 MARGINHEIGHT= 20 MARGINWIDTH= 4>
       <FRAMESET FRAMEBORDER=0 FRAMESPACING=0 BORDER=0 ROWS=" 95,*">
           <FRAME NAME="TRLX_Top" SRC="index_t.htm"  BORDERCOLOR="#CC6699"  FRAMEBORDER=0 FRAMESPACING=0 MARGINHEIGHT= 4 MARGINWIDTH= 12 SCROLLING="NO">
           <FRAME NAME="TRLX_Middle" SRC="index_m.htm"  BORDERCOLOR="#000000"  FRAMEBORDER=0 FRAMESPACING=0 MARGINHEIGHT=10 MARGINWIDTH= 12>
       </FRAMESET>
<noframes>
<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0>
<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr>
<td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=215
BGCOLOR="#CC3366" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="06206732dkcfyw.gif">
       <div>
<IMG SRC="077b0b00.gif" border=0 width="176" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div>
<bR>
</td>
<td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95
BGCOLOR="#CC99CC" TEXT="#080000">
       <div>
<B>Catamenial Pneumothorax</B></div>
<div>
<A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top"    TITLE="What is Catamenial Pneumothorax?"><U>What is Catamenial Pneumothorax?</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top"    TITLE="How is it treated?"><U>How is it treated?</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top"    TITLE="Our Experiences "><U>Our Experiences </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top"    TITLE="What does it look like?"><U>What does it look like?</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top"    TITLE="Doing your own research"><U>Doing your own research</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top"    TITLE="Literature References"><U>Literature References</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top"    TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div>
<bR>
<div>
</div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td valign="top" height=385
colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CC99CC" TEXT="#080000">
       <div>
Welcome to our web site on catamenial pneumothorax! As twin sisters having experienced this condition, we developed this site to provide information to those who might be interested. </div>
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<div>
Please note that we are not physicians and do not provide medical advice. Rather our intention is to inform readers of this condition by describing our own experiences, and to provide literature references for further information. </div>
<bR>
<div>
We hope that you find it interesting and informative. If you found the information useful or have comments about our site, we would love to hear from you! </div>
<bR>
<div>
Thanks for visiting! </div>
<bR>
<bR>
<div>
Lynn and Lori </div>
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<bR>
</td>
</tr></table></body>
</noframes>
   </FRAMESET>
</HTML>

Make these changes:

><TITLE>Catamenial Pneumothorax </TITLE> 
<META name="description" content="Catamenial Pneumothorax, a complete resource">
<meta name="keywords" content="catamenial pneumothorax">
<script language="JavaScript">

Sorry, we can not bold within code. The only change I made were:

Catamenial Pneumothorax, a complete resource for your description

and I added this line

<meta name="keywords" content="catamenial pneumothorax">

This is the minimum, but will work fine for you.

Now do not spend any money submitting to a search engine.

I assume you are hosted by TCH. If that is so, add your site to the Family Members Page to get a link to your site (make sure you have a link to TotalChoice Hosting). Also, try to get other sites to link to your site.

Submit your site to dmoz, AltaVista and MSN (the free submit). Google will pick you up when they find a link to you from another indexed page (e.g. TotalChoice Hosting Family Members page).

If you need further elaboration.... just ask

Further reference:

To add your site to TotalChoice Hosting Family Page

To add a link to TotalChoice Hosting

**Lianna** · May 30, 2003

Scott,

Indeed, Trellix (now CuteSITE Builder) do NOT allow the direct manipulation of HTML. See, the html is not even created until the moments before publishing (with it's built in FTP app).

Using Trellix you insert html via "Build Your Own Web Gem" and with CSB, it's "Insert > HTML"

However, in both apps, if you right click on the page in the map area, and select Properties > Page, you can insert your Keywords in the dialog box that presents itself.

Title, Keywords, Description and Author are all entered via that dialog.

**SEO** · May 30, 2003

Tells you what I know!

Thank you for the clarification.... sorry I badmouthed Cute Site Builder (in another thread, I won't tell you where ) I know how much you like. :lol:

Seriously though, when I look at HTML of the page that it creates I am disappointed.

Not clean! Keep in mind though, I am a picky son-of-gun. :lol:

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