VBA links directory, link to us page edit for better SEO

Well all know having anchor words on incoming links to your forum helps with SEO.

One of the big downfalls IMO is the link to us page on the VBA links directory. By default you can only add banners, unless your prepared to make an alteration to the code. How many non programmers know what code to add.

Banners will add a nice image, plus a link. But, I like many others do not do images of any great standard, plus search engines can not read any text displayed on the image.

You giving someone a text link in exchange for an image link with very little SEO value in return. Their gain is far more than yours, from adding a link in your directory.

To gain maximum returns from your link to us page, its far better to give the HTML code and description of your forum for others to place on their websites.

Well placed keywords on high ranking pages means better ranking for those words.

I have tried this and found sites using a text link, return more hits than those using an image.

There is a very simple solution to this, which takes very little time to implement, I will even give you the code to do it and alter to your own needs. We are not all coders or programers.

First off go into your admin cp and go to the ADV_LINKS_LINKTOUS template.

Find

PHP Code:

$header
$navbar
$linksnav 


Next alter the code below to your own needs and add it below the above code. The code is almost the same as I use on my own forum.

PHP Code:

<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" class="tborder" width="100%">
<thead>
   <tr>
    <td class="tcat" colspan="2">Link To Us</td>
   </tr>
  </thead>
<tbody>
   <tr>
    <td align="center" class="panelsurround">
<div class="panel">

<B>To place a link in our free link exchange directory,</B> first you need to place a link back to us. <br /><br />
Please place the following code on your website.<br /><br />
&lt;a href="http://www  your url here.com/"&gt; <<<<<Your Forum Description here>>> &lt;/a&gt;<br /><br />
<B>You do not have to be a member of our forums to exchange links with us.</B><BR /><BR />
Simply add the above code to your web site then proceed to the next step.<BR /><BR />
All links submitted to our free Spain links directory by non members are moderated, but they are quickly approved.<BR /><BR />
</td>
</div>
   </tr>
  </tbody> 


You can give people more choices of the code they use to link back to you, giving even more keywords and phrases you rank better for.

You can see an example of the above code in place on my own link to us page.
http://www.thespainforum.com/links/misc.php?do=linktous

It still needs some work, with adding a few more options of descriptions people can use. That will just increase the anchor text words words.

Notice I dont require people to register to exchange links. Why force people to join, if all they will do is register, place a link and never get seen again.

At this stage, I would also like to thank Micheal for the help with some of the code used above
Coding help please

If you found any of the above any use, bung us a link, go on, you know you want to

vba links already has this if you updated your software. you can add images and text links.

Brien who created it will sure be happy to help you with any alterations you need to the code, as he has helped me many times.

Its only recently been added to VBA links directory. This was done prior to the latest VBA links directory update

Originally Posted by Lee G

Well all know having anchor words on incoming links to your forum helps with SEO.

One of the big downfalls IMO is the link to us page on the VBA links directory. By default you can only add banners, unless your prepared to make an alteration to the code. How many non programmers know what code to add.

Banners will add a nice image, plus a link. But, I like many others do not do images of any great standard, plus search engines can not read any text displayed on the image.

You giving someone a text link in exchange for an image link with very little SEO value in return. Their gain is far more than yours, from adding a link in your directory.

To gain maximum returns from your link to us page, its far better to give the HTML code and description of your forum for others to place on their websites.

Well placed keywords on high ranking pages means better ranking for those words.

I have tried this and found sites using a text link, return more hits than those using an image.

There is a very simple solution to this, which takes very little time to implement, I will even give you the code to do it and alter to your own needs. We are not all coders or programers.

First off go into your admin cp and go to the ADV_LINKS_LINKTOUS template.

Find

PHP Code:

$header
$navbar
$linksnav 


Next alter the code below to your own needs and add it below the above code. The code is almost the same as I use on my own forum.

PHP Code:

<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" class="tborder" width="100%">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="2">Link To Us</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center" class="panelsurround">
<div class="panel">

<B>To place a link in our free link exchange directory,</B> first you need to place a link back to us. <br /><br />
Please place the following code on your website.<br /><br />
&lt;a href="http://www your url here.com/"&gt; <<<<<Your Forum Description here>>> &lt;/a&gt;<br /><br />
<B>You do not have to be a member of our forums to exchange links with us.</B><BR /><BR />
Simply add the above code to your web site then proceed to the next step.<BR /><BR />
All links submitted to our free Spain links directory by non members are moderated, but they are quickly approved.<BR /><BR />
</td>
</div>
</tr>
</tbody> 


You can give people more choices of the code they use to link back to you, giving even more keywords and phrases you rank better for.

You can see an example of the above code in place on my own link to us page.
http://www.thespainforum.com/links/misc.php?do=linktous

It still needs some work, with adding a few more options of descriptions people can use. That will just increase the anchor text words words.

Notice I dont require people to register to exchange links. Why force people to join, if all they will do is register, place a link and never get seen again.

At this stage, I would also like to thank Micheal for the help with some of the code used above
Coding help please

If you found any of the above any use, bung us a link, go on, you know you want to

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