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jonyo re-wording how we refer to keywords
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 ====== Guidelines ====== ====== Guidelines ======
  
-Below are some basic guidelines we try to follow for this WIKI so that we can have a level of consistency.  We will be creating/updating these guidelines as needed.  ((Or in this case, creating guidelines to begin with...  We'll be working to create the guidelines soon.))+Below are some basic guidelines we try to follow for this WIKI so that we can have a level of consistency.  We will be creating/updating these guidelines as needed.
  
 ===== Page Index ===== ===== Page Index =====
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 The page title is used for the link to the page, and in the page breadcrumb listed at the top of the page.  Keep this in mind when making a title for your page. The page title is used for the link to the page, and in the page breadcrumb listed at the top of the page.  Keep this in mind when making a title for your page.
  
-**Including keywords in the title is great**((As long as the keywords relate to the page contents, of course.)) since it makes the page show up in relevant searches better, but **not at the expense of making sense**.  Make sure you are not over-doing keyword usage. god rule of thumb is to try to make the title as **short as possible**, while still being descriptive enough so that people know right away what the **page is for** without having to open the page and read the contents.+**Including keywords in the title is great**((As long as the keywords relate to the page contents, of course.)) since it makes the page show up in relevant searches better, but **not at the expense of making sense**.  Make sure you are not over-doing keyword usage. good rule of thumb is to try to make the title as **short as possible**, while still being descriptive enough so that people know right away what the **page is for** without having to open the page and read the contents.
  
 Put what it is at the beginning of the file.  If you //must// add a few extra keywords to the title to make the page show better in searches, word it so the secondary keywords are at the end.  For example "Performance Tips for Classified and Auction Software" instead of "Classified and Auction Software Performance Tips", the former is easier to spot when you are skimming the menu for a page. Put what it is at the beginning of the file.  If you //must// add a few extra keywords to the title to make the page show better in searches, word it so the secondary keywords are at the end.  For example "Performance Tips for Classified and Auction Software" instead of "Classified and Auction Software Performance Tips", the former is easier to spot when you are skimming the menu for a page.
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