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Updated March 16, 2004
These suggested guidelines will help Thumbshots robots generate a
nice preview of your page. The thumbshots guidelines complement the guidelines
from Google, AllTheWeb, Altavista and other search engines. By following these
guidelines, you can make your site more attractive for users and more effective
for search engines.
It's important to understand that robot guidelines are based on
technological limitations and the human psychology, not personal preferences.
Many of the thumbshots guidelines below are similar to search engine guidelines
because of the same limitations that are inherent in all robots. A good place
to start is by reading
Google's guidelines.
Over time, these guidelines may change as a result of improvements
in Internet technology. Please check this page once in a while for updates.
Design and Content Guidelines
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Make pages for users, not for robots.
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Place important visual content on top-left fold of the page (640 x 480).
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Use a large logo if possible.
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Place useful images that accurately describe your content. Show big colorful
pictures of flowers if you are a florist. Show mathematic graphs if you are a
statistics site.
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Place useful text information that describes your content. A news web site may
want to emphasize text over images. A photography site may want to emphasize
graphics over text.
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Use friendly colors, not excessive "burning" colors.
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Use colors that represent your content. Warm colors for florists. Strong colors
for game sites.
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Use consistent color and layout across your site. Humans recall better when
they see the same look and feel.
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Avoid making drastic layout or color changes too frequently.
Technical Guidelines
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