Critique my forums possibly?

[leighton]

http://www.friendshipismagic.org/forum/

Not the actual content... But any suggestions?

Now we are aimed at the show My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (haha i know funny funny)

But anyways, we are ranked #1 for brony forums but we aren't even on the front page for my little pony forums or mlp forums which is costing us a lot of traffic.

Also we're currently getting rotating banners and having our designers whip up some nice ones. I'm also concerned about the SEO though.

Thanks!

[Marvin Hlavac]

Hi Leighton,

Instead of your current forum <title>Friendship Is Magic</title> why not change it somehow to include the desired keywords.

Example: <title>My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic</title>

[Marvin Hlavac]

... also, instead of the current <h1>Friendship Is Magic</h1> of your home page, consider using something like <h1>My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic</h1>.

Occasionally, when and where appropriate, instead of "MLP", use "My Little Pony", in thread titles and in posts themselves. Don't overdo it, but make sure the words are used not just the abbreviations.

Could you add the "My Little Pony" (and even "My Little Ponies", if appropriate) to some of your forum names? Currently none(!) of them contains the words "My Little Pony".

Here are some random suggestions based on looking at your home page:

Instead of Equestria - Everything Pony Related! say Equestria - Everything My Little Pony Related!
Instead of Discussion of ponies! say My Little Ponies discussion!
Instead of Information Database say My Little Pony information database

You get the idea... Again, you don't need to overdo it, do it so it looks "natural", but the words for which you hope to rank should be mentioned in your threads at least once.

Don't be afraid to edit posts and thread titles. Members often don't choose the most descriptive titles.