How much impact site design can make in SEO?

[delois]

HI

I have been reading lots of topics in the forums about Seo freindly web design . So how much do you focus on after design for gaining better ranking

[bermuda]

This is a good question because on-page items, like the way your website is being developed can also have direct impacts on overall rankings and placements of websites on top search engines like Google. While trying to create a site that would be liked by search engines as well as people, selection of texts while creating menus instead of images, or adding Alt attributes to the graphics on sites which contain links can be good.

Items including adding title tags to the web pages, writing unique descriptions and using H tags can also be recommended in this connection. Writing unique contents, using validated HTML codes plus CSS scripts too can be of help to mention in this connection. Of course even with the best web design package, your site still needs to be powered by good links coming from relevant sources to help it with rankings.

[C.Rebecca]

Website designing is an important aspect of SEO. Changing the design of your site isn't going to effect ranking, although any changes to structure, internal linking, URL names etc might.
Google don't directly judge sites on design, just content, although design can change user attitude and interest which may indirectly alter rankings.
Try making a user friendly layout that is catchy yet soothing to eyes.
You should go for change in content also. Update your content as spiders crawl new content quicker.
You should not be worried about PR as its not that important. Your website facelift should be more focused on improving SERPs.

[marknel]

Good web design is a critical aspect of making a user friendly site. A bad design with distasteful color combination can increase the bounce rate of your site which ultimately effects the SERP.

[samsting]

A lot as while designing you should think about a structure in which Crawler comes to your content first instead of your navigational links. Also design it in such a way so that its loading time is very low as it is also matters a lot in SEO.

[noelagnote]

Effective and usable websites have a great impact in the aspect of SEO of your website because it is user friendly and functional.

[casey-mahoney-brad-p]

Google dislikes Flash page pages.The faster your sites loads the better.Try to have at least 250 words on the front page.Do not keyword stuff it.

Thanks Casey Mahoney Brad P

[joy.m]

Designing also plays a important role in SEO. So your website should be search-engine friendly, user-friendly...Website navigation should be properly & understandable so it will help to visitors...