What will be the next step after installation of VB SEO???

I got VBseO Installed by Vb team in my Forum.Do I need to do anything from my end to boost the hits to my forum or VB SEO itself takes care.

In google webmaster it was asking for Sitemap.Do i need to create one for my forum??
If so How can i create sitemap??? How will i come to know the hits are coming from google/yahoo????

What's Sitemap Generator?? Do I need to Install that along with VB SEO??

Early response is higly appreciated.

Sitemap generator automatically builds and submit your site map to 4 search engines, follow the docs on vb.org it's not that hard to install, and yes you can add the sitemap to google master tools but you do not need ot create one, you will submit the one wich is automatically generated by sitemap gen so install sitemap plugin 1st, and then you would care to submit the sitemap directly to th esearch engine tools but thats not really needed. Most spiders recognize now in robots.txt the string:

Code:

Sitemap:http://website.com/sitemap.xml.gz

This is how you could submit to MSN live for example, they are reading your robots.txt to dl the map file. But sitemap gen is must have because this saves lots of time building map files with around 20 000links which is not doable everyday manually. if you wanna check a sample about what type of sitemap file is generated look mine here(could take up to 1min or more to load due to the number of links):

Code:

http://heapoverflow.com/sitemap_1.xml.gz

Then I just added sitemap_1.xml.gz to google master tools, yahoo webmaster central and robots.txt is enough.

Originally Posted by Manne

I got VBseO Installed by Vb team in my Forum.Do I need to do anything from my end to boost the hits to my forum or VB SEO itself takes care.

In google webmaster it was asking for Sitemap.Do i need to create one for my forum??
If so How can i create sitemap??? How will i come to know the hits are coming from google/yahoo????

What's Sitemap Generator?? Do I need to Install that along with VB SEO??

Early response is higly appreciated.

did you install the sitemap? it is seperate from vbseo

Originally Posted by superiormuscle

did you install the sitemap? it is seperate from vbseo

the vbseo yahoo/google sitemap is in the downloads section here.
It's easy to install, just upload, chmod a folder and import the product and then check the settings in vboptions.. Takes all of 5 mins and that's just to upload via ftp..

cheers

To echo what these guys said: install/configure sitemap generator -> sit back and be patient.

don't forget

backlinks backlinks backlinks backlinks

What's meant by backlinks?????

I got the VB SEO Installation done from the VB team very recently
Do I need to have Robots.txt file in my FTP folder???? Take an example I am trying to search with the content available in my site
I have this link in my URL list: "trinetra super store having new name"
when i try to do the search in google using this sentence it's not diplaying my site name at all even my site have the complete link for this.....
These things worries me about the VBSEO functionality on my site

Originally Posted by Manne

What's meant by backlinks?????

Links to your site from other, context-relevant sites. The more the merrier.

Originally Posted by Manne

I got the VB SEO Installation done from the VB team very recently
Do I need to have Robots.txt file in my FTP folder???? Take an example I am trying to search with the content available in my site
I have this link in my URL list: "trinetra super store having new name"
when i try to do the search in google using this sentence it's not diplaying my site name at all even my site have the complete link for this.....
These things worries me about the VBSEO functionality on my site

How long ago was it installed? Positive results from running vbSEO are at the mercy of the search engines, so improvements are rarely immediate. When I installed vbSEO on a site that had been around for 6 years, it took many months for all of my urls to be reindexed. So many people come here expecting immediate results, and that's just not realistic.

Robots.txt will help to keep the spiders from wasting time in areas that don't matter, which can help to speed up the indexing process. Search around here, there are some good robots.txt files posted. Robots.txt should go in your web root.

How long ago was it installed? Positive results from running vbSEO are at the mercy of the search engines, so improvements are rarely immediate. When I installed vbSEO on a site that had been around for 6 years, it took many months for all of my urls to be reindexed. So many people come here expecting immediate results, and that's just not realistic.

While we do have some reports of near immediate results, you're right - With SEO patience and consistency is key. Most of our major success stories took at least two months to start seeing *big leagues results*. However, when it occurred it took them to a whole new level, when there previous growth was either stalled or slower during the preceding years.

vBSEO works, but you definitely need to think of *all* SEO efforts as a long term commitment. Once vBSEO is installed for you, focus on continuing to build your community with general marketing, building great content, and (where possible) get new linkbacks from relevant 3rd party sites.

Robots.txt will help to keep the spiders from wasting time in areas that don't matter, which can help to speed up the indexing process. Search around here, there are some good robots.txt files posted. Robots.txt should go in your web root.

I agree. This helps improve indexing efficiency significantly.