ways to improve what SEs index

Ashley:
I checked out your message board this morning and it is impossible to navigate. I realize that you have removed a lot of stuff for SEO purposes, but I think you are quite possibly losing the chance to get new members. I would at least leave the navigation at the top. It seems very restricting to get into an individual forum or a thread and have no links to get back out.

And I know I can hit my browsers back button, but I would much rather be able to make one click to be back on the front page, or have access to the forum jump to go wherever I want instantly.

Yeah navigation is VERY important, don't cut on that.

that's a big move, I know it could be done but I have (TBH) taken out aspects that considered a trade of between usability and SEO always favoring usability.

Originally Posted by sportsoutlaw

Ashley:
I checked out your message board this morning and it is impossible to navigate. I realize that you have removed a lot of stuff for SEO purposes, but I think you are quite possibly losing the chance to get new members. I would at least leave the navigation at the top. It seems very restricting to get into an individual forum or a thread and have no links to get back out.

And I know I can hit my browsers back button, but I would much rather be able to make one click to be back on the front page, or have access to the forum jump to go wherever I want instantly.

Cheers for the heads up, I must have done that by accident while planning what I am going to incorporate here when we install VBSEO this week.

Originally Posted by Ashley

that's a big move, I know it could be done but I have (TBH) taken out aspects that considered a trade of between usability and SEO always favoring usability.

Well, I noticed it doesn't really change usability, members still can see it, guests don't really care. They start looking in the forums for content, and most of them get in threads directly from search engines. So for me it was a big move, with good results. I have now no dynamic links or the extra code on my forumhome and that is a big plus

I understand it and will keep it in mind I am thinking of a site that is having all sorts of issues that it may help on. How much did it reduce in code (roughly).

Hard to say, but it's a lot of code I think.

I am going to crate a new style and see for my self. The idea is growing on me I have to say. How are the SE likening it.