Max Amout Of HTML Pages In A Folder

[alrockn]

What's the maximum amount of html pages that one should put in a folder, to get the best SEO GoggleBot crawl?  I'm aware that there's a limit of 10,000 on most servers, but was curious to know if a lesser amount of pages would be better, for crawling and indexing purposes.  Also curious on peoples opinions on whether .jpg and .gif files should follow similiar rules.

[Ray-pp]

AFAIK there is no efficient # of files to include in a folder directory for maximum crawl effectiveness. If you folder legitimately warrants 5k html pages in a directory, then Google will crawl all the pages. Make sure to create value-added pages with high quality content - Google will recognize them and crawl them as appropriate.

If you have the options, use your Google Webmaster Tools account to adjust crawl settings. Once your site is a specific size, Google will take-over crawl rate settings for you.

[Andy.Drinkwater]

Hi,

As Ray-pp said, there isn't an optimal number of pages that are going to serve you better.

However, if you want to help Google discover more about your site and pages of importances, look to create a good internal linking strategy. This doesn't mean that you should just add footer or sidebar links though - these are context links that talk about a different subject, along with a link to the appropriate page.

If you get this right, you can gain a lot in terms of Google understanding more about what you have to offer, and the links to primary pages can also lead to an increase in the SERPs for various phrases.

-Andy

[EricaMcGillivray]

For images, you want to make sure they're optimized for the web: small file sizes for easy download, but still a resolution that shows the image clearly. Your graphic designer and a good graphic design program (Photoshop, Gimp, etc.) should help with this.

[alrockn]

Thanks for all the input.  Google does seem to crawl everything these days, so I'm also in conclusion if the files fit, they'll get crawled.  Sitemaps, internal links and optimized images are all a must.