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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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    I 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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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by FindCRE View Post
    I 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??
    Ford Mustang | Mustang Forums for Ford Mustang Enthusiasts uses wordpress but I am working on converting over to Joomla

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    So a blog is the best first option.

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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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    Quote Originally Posted by Loco View Post
    you can see what I've done at vBulletin Setup with a blog on the main page and a forum in the sub-domain
    is it integrated with vbulletin ? using 1 member base ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Future View Post
    is it integrated with vbulletin ? using 1 member base ?
    the wordpress blog I'm using isn't tied to vb at all, other then I use a RSS feed to pull the news
    My forums: General Forums | Admin Talk (running xenforo)

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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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    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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    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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    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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    That would be very nice! I haven't seen that done before.

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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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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by FindCRE View Post
    Does anybody know where the LizardKing is????????????
    I'm guessing he is around his house ?
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