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About LinkBacksI have a website that's currently getting good rankings. I have been considering adding a blog or forum to the domain name, to assist with content and links.
I have already bought a vbulletin forum, however I've heard for seo a blog would be better.
So the question is, what will assist my site get even better rankings??
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Blogs vs Forums
This is a discussion on Blogs vs Forums within the General Discussion forums, part of the vBulletin SEO Discussion category; I have a website that's currently getting good rankings. I have been considering adding a blog or forum to the ...
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11-12-2006 11:36 PM #1Junior Member
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Blogs vs Forums
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11-12-2006 11:46 PM #2Senior Member
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you can see what I've done at vBulletin Setup with a blog on the main page and a forum in the sub-domain
My forums: General Forums | Admin Talk (running xenforo)
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11-12-2006 11:50 PM #3Senior Member
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Ford Mustang | Mustang Forums for Ford Mustang Enthusiasts uses wordpress but I am working on converting over to Joomla
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11-13-2006 02:52 AM #4Junior Member
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So a blog is the best first option.
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11-13-2006 03:32 AM #5vBSEO.com Webmaster
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It is up to you totally. With vBSEO , forums can rank way better then blogs if you also make couple on page seo optimization. Also a blog is just for one person normally and a forum is for a community.
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11-13-2006 06:23 AM #6is it integrated with vbulletin ? using 1 member base ? Originally Posted by Loco
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11-13-2006 08:43 AM #7Senior Member
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the wordpress blog I'm using isn't tied to vb at all, other then I use a RSS feed to pull the news Originally Posted by Future
My forums: General Forums | Admin Talk (running xenforo)
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11-13-2006 12:04 PM #8Junior Member
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Lizard King,
I guess I'll move forward with adding the forum to my real estate website.
Thanks everyone for your feedback!
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11-13-2006 12:06 PM #9Senior Member
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blogs rank well because there are usually limited pages. That, and 90% of the time, they are linked via the homepage (as the top 5 or 10 are always shown). a forum will encourage more user feedback and integration.
a blog is very one-way.
you post your thoughts, and perhaps you get a hand ful of replies.
a forum on the other hand is a 2-way street
users can both post and reply to thoughts and topics.
from a SE point of view, neither out-weighs the other. Which is best for you really depends on what you want to do with your site.
Do you want to TEACH people things, or you do you want to DISCUSS topics with people, and them with you?
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11-13-2006 01:38 PM #10Junior Member
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Thanks Brian!
Should the forum be on its own domain, like a currently have. Dallas Real Estate Forum - Texas Real Estate Forum - Powered by vBulletin or should it be with my website domain www.viprealtyinfo.com/forum?
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11-14-2006 12:30 PM #11Member
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What do you think about having a home page with some content and large links to the Blog and the Forum? Maybe a starting point for the website. Possibly with RSS feeds from both?
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11-14-2006 05:53 PM #12Junior Member
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That would be very nice! I haven't seen that done before.
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11-18-2006 06:20 PM #13Member
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First how many hits is your site getting? A forum is more work for sure to get started, but after that may go down. Also a forum continously brings people back to a site after it is started. That gets you more hits per page, and can increase ad revenue if you know what you are doing. Blogs are easy to do. You don't have to worry about how many people come to your site. You will increase your ad revenue but not as much as a forum. But you will have to create content for your blog routinely for people to want to view it.
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12-12-2006 06:30 PM #14Junior Member
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Does anybody know where the LizardKing is????????????
VIP Realty is Dallas Texas Real Estate Premier Firm. With offices assisting Houston Real Estate and San Antonio Real Estate home buyers.
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12-12-2006 06:36 PM #15Senior Member
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I'm guessing he is around his house ? Originally Posted by FindCRE
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