SEO Tips and Tactics – Nested Tables
The use of tables has long been a no-no in the SEO world because of the need to use bloated, nasty code to describe each cell. However, the use of tables gets exponentially worse when you nest tables within tables. It’s not uncommon to see a table with another table in one of the cells. The problem with this is two-fold. Not only are you increasing the amount of code required to create the page, you’re also creating a deep-crawling nightmare for Google. Remember a couple days ago we were talking about deep crawling and how Google doesn’t like to search deep in folders that are buried within other folders? Well the same is true for tables that are “buried” deep within other tables. For some reason, Google hates to look deep into folders and hates just as much to look deep into tables. While you shouldn’t be using tables in the first place because CSS uses far less code to make the same page, definitely avoid the use of nested tables. Remember to steer clear of nested tables and Google will reward you.
Chadd Bryant
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