WebSite Grade For www.netscape.com : 98/100 (overall)

A website grade of 98 for www.netscape.com means that of the thousands of websites that have previously been submitted to the tool, our algorithm has calculated that this site scores higher than 98% of them in terms of its marketing effectiveness. The algorithm uses a proprietary blend of over a dozen different variables, including search engine data, website structure, approximate traffic, site performance, and others.

The software is constantly being upgraded and the algorithm enhanced. The number of potential recommendations provided by the tool is also increasing frequently. Please check back often.

Compared To Other Community/Group Websites : 96/100

Type Specific Score: www.netscape.com
When compared to other Community/Group websites, www.netscape.com scored a 96/100. This means that it is has a higher score than 96 of the Community/Group websites that have been processed by the system.

Google PageRank : 9

"Google PageRank relies on the uniquely democratic nature of the web by using its vast link structure as an indicator of an individual page's value. In essence, Google interprets a link from page A to page B as a vote, by page A, for page B. But, Google looks at more than the sheer volume of votes, or links a page receives; it also analyzes the page that casts the vote. Votes cast by pages that are themselves important weigh more heavily and help to make other pages important."
-From Google

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Web Page Structure

To learn more about what meta-data is and why it is important, take a look at the following article:

SEO for Small Business Executives: Understanding the Magic Of Meta-Data

Title : Home Page » Netscape.com
Description : -- Missing --
Meta Keywords : -- Missing --
No search words were entered for this report generation.

Though search words (and how the website ranks for them) is not used in the calculation of the SiteGrade, there are several important checks that the software makes related to the words entered. You may want to consider re-running the report for important words related to the site.
Meta-Keywords Not Found

There were no keywords detected in the meta-data of the website.

Though Google does not seem to place high relevance on meta keywords to determine the content of a website, other engines like Yahoo! may still look at these.

Since it doesn't hurt you to have meta-keywords, we'd suggest going ahead and adding them to the page.
Page Description Not Found

The HTML for the page does not contain a description element in the meta-data.

The description is used by search engines both for indexing and possibly for determing what summary to show for your page when it matches a search queyr. By not having a description, the site is missing out on an important search engine optimization (SEO) tactic.

Domain Info

Registrar : AMERICA ONLINE, INC. DBA AOL AND/OR COMPUSERVE-AOL
Registered On : December 15, 1994 @ 12:00 AM
Domain Age (days) : 4,506
Expires On : December 14, 2007 @ 12:00 AM
Days To Expiration : 240
Domain Expires Within A Year

The domain for this website is set to expire in less than a year (240 days).

We would suggest renewing this domain with your registrar. Google and other search engines may penalize websites with domains that are set to expire soon. The reason for this is that many spam sites are often registered for short periods of time. Most registrars support paying upfront for several years and the cost is usually only about $10-$20 per year, so it is generally worth it.
Permanent Redirect Detected

Search engines often regard www.netscape.com and netscape.com as two different websites unless you take specific measures to signal to them that is in the same site.

The best way to handle this situation is to setup what is known as a permanent redirect (or a "301" redirect) from one of these sites to the other.

We detected a properly configured permanent redirect for this website, so it is not being negatively impacted by a fragmentation of links across www.netscape.com and www.netscape.com

Heading Summary

Similar to how newspapers and magazines use headings and sub-headings to help readeres, websites can use special tags in their HTML. These tags not only help human readers read the content, they also help search engine spiders better understand the content on a page and what is most important. It is generally a good idea to use heading tags to help signal to the search engines, what the web page is about.
Heading Summary

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Image Summary

Images are a great way to enhance a website from a user's perspective. However, it is important to note that search engine crawlers cannot really "see" images. So, if you have lots of images that contain textual content within the image itself, this content will not be seen by the crawlers.

HTML helps address this issue by providing a way to specify the textual content for an image using the "alt" attribute. The alt attribute allows web pages to assign specific text as the "alternative" content for images for those that cannot view the images themselves. This can be search engine crawlers or text-only web browsers.
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Google Indexed Pages : 321,000

Measures the approximate number of pages on www.netscape.com that have been stored in the Google index. The Google web crawler will visit the website periodically and look for new content and store it in its index. Generally, the more pages a website has within the Google cache, the better.

The last time that Google has crawled www.netscape.com was April 15, 2007 @ 08:15 PM

Google Crawl Date : April 15, 2007 @ 08:15 PM

Google will periodically crawl websites looking for new and updated content. In general, it is desired to have the frequency with which Google crawls a site to be higher, rather than lower. Sites that get crawled more often have more frequent updates and more authority.

Conversion Methods

The WebSite grader attempts to measure both the ability for a website to attract traffic and the ability to convert that traffic into qualified leads and prospects. The software searches for common conversion mechanisms such as "calls to action". Examples include RSS feeds, email subscription forms and other ways that site visitors can express interest in the offering.
RSS Feed Found

An RSS feed was detected in this web page. The feed links was correctly setup so that it can easily be auto-detected by feed readers.

The feed URL for this site is http://www.netscape.com/rss/
Web Form Found

Seems there may be some type of signup or registration form for site visitors on this page.

We would suggest ensuring some type of simple subscription form is available that allows users to get email updates. This is a great way for visitors to express their interest in the company and its offering and for the business to stay in touch. Though RSS usage continues to increase, email is still what a majority of site visitors know and understand.

Inbound Links

One of the most important measures for a website is how many other sites are linking to it. The more links the better.
Links Summary

Google : 142,000
Yahoo : 4,991,330
Alexa : 24,502
MSN : N/A

Technorati Ranking : 31

Technorati is a popular website ranking service. It measures the popuplarity of a given website as compared to all other sites that have been submitted to its system.

This website currently has a Technorati ranking of 31.

del.icio.us bookmarks : 662

del.icio.us is a web-based bookmarking site. Delicious users save their bookmarks on the website so they can access them from any browser. A website that has many users bookmarking it is generally popular and will get more traffic. www.netscape.com has about 662 bookmarks stored.

Alexa Traffic Ranking : 540

Alexa is an online service that measures the approximate traffic for millions of sites on the Internet.

The website www.netscape.com has a ranking of 540. This means that it is the 540th most trafficed site on the web -- as measured by Alexa.

Readability Level : High School + 1 Year College

This score measures the approximate level of education necessary to read and understand the web page content. In most cases, the content should be made to be simple so that a majority of the target audience can understand it.

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