Blogging Success: How Does Google Accessible Search Serve ALL Readers?
May 10, 2011 by DonOsborne
Filed under Blogging
First, you may be wondering,
“What is Google Accessible Search and why do I care?”
Google Accessible Search is a project of Google Labs. Its function is to make the worldwide web a friendlier place for those who have low vision or blindness.
The interesting thing is that by making sure your site is friendly for people with “disabilities,” you also make it a friendlier place for all readers. This is a good thing, because overall, being accessible should increase the engagement (involvement) of your readers.
Remember, people have different lerning styles. Some readers would rather listen to your blog while running or driving than read text. Others love videos and prefer to both see and hear the articles on your site. Some just want the post as you wrote it.
As I often teach my students…
“Serve your prospects and customers well and you always win. The more you serve them, the better your results!”
As time goes by, it becomes clearer and clearer that the search engines, Google in particular, are rewarding site owners who take good care of their readers. The better the reader experience, the higher search engine you are likely to get for your keywords.
ProfitableStorytelling.com dominates Google Accessible Search for video content reader and holds position 1 for audio content reader.
Turn Your Voice into Text and Speak Your Blog Posts
One way to include audio with text posts is to use a service like CopyTalk, which you’ll find at www.ProfitableStorytelling.com/copytalk to record your blog posts.
With CopyTalk, you simply call a designated phone number You speak in up to 4–minute increments (up to 5 “chunks” at a time). Ten you can use the audio and text on your site.
You receive an audio link, text document and PDF of what you speak into your phone. You would use the text file they send you to craft the text post and include the audio version along with the text post.
Use Odiogo to Turn Your Text Blog into Voice on Autopilot
Odiogo is a free service that turns any RSS feed into audio. that means you can effortlessly burn an audio feed. Then let your readers know that you have an audio content reader available for your blog.
Google Accessible Search works just like “ordinary” search. You just go to a different address to access it. You’ll find Google Accessible Search at Labs.Google.com/accessible.
You can compare your site in Google Search and Google Accessible Search simply by opening 2 tabs and running the same search.
There is an Accessible Search FAQ (frequently asked questions) page, and here are a couple of the most likely questions you have.
How do you decide which sites are “accessible” and which are not?
Broadly, Google defines accessible websites and pages as content that the blind and visually impaired can use and consume using standard online technology, and we’ve worked with a number of organizations to determine which websites and pages meet those criteria.
Our methods for identifying accessible pages and content are always evolving; Currently we take into account several factors, including a given page’s simplicity, how much visual imagery it carries and whether or not its primary purpose is immediately viable with keyboard navigation.
How Can I Make Accessible Search My Default Home Page
Here is the short answer for IE and Firefox. Assuming that you are on the Accessible Search page, the following key sequence: Alt + T, O, Alt + C, Enter should make that your default home page. This sequence is the same for both IE and Firefox.
Here is a more detailed explanation of what the above achieves.
On IE, go to Tools, Internet Options, and under the General tab in the Home Page area, click the “Use Current” button. Note that the General tab is the default tab when Internet Options first comes up.
On Firefox, go to Tools, Options, and under the Main tab in the Startup area, click the “Use Current Pages” button. Note that the Main tab is the default tab when Options first comes up.
You can watch ProfitableStorytelling.com using the video content reader feed at www.feeds.feedburner.com/ProfitableStorytellingVideoContentReader
You can listen to ProfitableStorytelling.com at www.Feeds.Feedbrner.com/ProfitableStorytellingAudioContentReader.
Please use the comment form to ask questions so I can serve you well.
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Accessibility contributes to your blogging success, and…
When your site is accessible, EVERYBODY wins!
Follow your bliss!
Ronda Del Boccio, The Story Lady of www.ProfitableStorytelling.com
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