Need advice for starting from scrach??

Dear VBSEOers,

i am planning to start a new technology forum.

what is the best way to install vbulleting forum:

like www.domain.com

or

www.domain.com/forum

for optimisation where should i install vbulletin


What are the mods and plugins supported by the VBSEO without any problems

thanks and regards

rajathe

I suggest installing in root.

Unless your site is a product/etc and the forums support said product, putting it in root is best.
If however you have Joes Widgets, and your forum is a support for for joes widgets, then i would suggest putting it in the forums/ directory.


vbseo supports all known mods. There are no conflicts with mods, as all it does is re-write links. vbseo can actually enhance mods with its custom rewrite rule areas.

thanks for your advice..

I have dreamhost shared hosting..

can I install VBSEO on dreamhost..

or please suggest any hosting plan

thanks,
rajathe

We have customers on dreamhost.

ASmallOrange.com is another highly recommended hosting solution.

dear Michael,

Can I add more forums once I Installed VBSEO

i.e

I Insatlled VBSEO now and It has 4 categories and in each category i have 4 forums.

Can I add another category and some more forums under it.

Does VBSEO will work ?

thanks,
rajathe.

You are not showing up as a vBSEO user. Please send me your forum URL and order #.

By the way, you should ensure that DreamHost is allowing Googlebot to visit your site:
DreamHost Blocks Googlebot on Client Sites

dear joe ward,

I didn't purchase vbseo. that is why i posted my question in pre sale forum.. (If you are annoyed with my questions i am sorry.)

thanks,
rajathe

Originally Posted by rajathe

I Insatlled VBSEO now and It has 4 categories and in each category i have 4 forums.

Hi Rajathe,

I thought you said that you had installed?

However, I am not certainly not annoyed. Sorry if it appeared that way.

Whenever we see a post that looks like someone is not listed as a customer, we try to fix their records. It is usually an error on our part. We want to correct that so that we can ensure that everyone has access to our Priority Support Ticketing System.

Let us know if you need any more help before getting vBSEO-enabled.

Originally Posted by Joe Ward

By the way, you should ensure that DreamHost is allowing Googlebot to visit your site:
DreamHost Blocks Googlebot on Client Sites

does this really effect the search engine traffic.

Please let me know.

thanks,
rajathe

With the googlebot being blocked, it will greatly effect your SE traffic because it will not allow google to index your website .