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65 <h1>WebmasterWorld CSS Crash Course
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80 <p>The WebmasterWorld CSS Crash Course is a set of
<em id=
"pirmas"><strong>hands
</strong> on
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81 tutorials covering the basics of Cascading StyleSheets. The course
82 is intended to give members a useful introduction to CSS and the
83 neccessary tools to learn more.
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85 <p>This xhtml document has no presentational elements whatsoever,
86 giving Search Engines and Users a fast, light document that makes
90 <p>Some of the advantages of a CSS layout include:
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93 <li>Smaller file sizes
</li>
94 <li><strong>Faster
</strong> loading pages
</li>
95 <li>Greater accessibility
</li>
96 <li>Ease of maintenance
</li>
99 <p>By the end of the course you should be really enjoying CSS and
100 hopefully become regulars to the great
101 <a href=
"http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum83/">CSS Forum
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102 WebmasterWorld recently put up.
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104 <p>Copyright
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110 <h2>SEO Friendly Layout
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111 <p>One of the many advantages to a CSS layout is the ease in which
112 one can make search engine friendly content appear high in the
115 <p>As most members here are obsessed with SEO we'll be focusing on
116 this subject as we develop the page. This right hand section could
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121 <p>Personally, I find the righthand section very useful for pages that
122 contain little
<em>body text
</em>: Such as product lists etc. The
123 absolute positioning allows the user to see the products where they
124 expect them but, the search engines to see the right hand text first
125 in the code flow.
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