Stupid Question...YA think?

I've had my vBulletin site up for about 5 months now. I submitted it to google way back then. Apparently I suck.

site:www.shoretelforums.com - Google Search

Do you think VBseo will help???? Or do I need to seek 'Serious' mental help? Nothing special about the site...no plug-ins, etc.

HELP?!?!
Charles

it will HELP,but not overnight.
if i were you i would put some content in the forum and get some quality back links.

it will help, but yes, 63 possible topics isn't going to get you very far.

start posting, install vbseo and vbseo sitemap

Originally Posted by briansol

it will help, but yes, 63 possible topics isn't going to get you very far.

start posting, install vbseo and vbseo sitemap

True...but believe it or not, if you 'Google' "shortel forums", I come up number 2...

Go figure. Took 5 months for that to happen.

The answer to your question is very simple.
You will NEVER be indexed while you keep that redirect in place.
If I type shoretelforums.com, it will send me to shoretelforums.com/forums. Very bad.

Put a main page, with a nice SEO structure (meta keywords, H1, H2, etc.), then have your users click on a link that will point to the forums. Start posting links from your forums to other places, so Google is aware that you exit and update your site regularly.

Then, spend countless hours reading the Google webmaster tips and perfect your site.
Good SEO does not come in by itself.

Originally Posted by Charles

I've had my vBulletin site up for about 5 months now. I submitted it to google way back then. Apparently I suck.

site:www.shoretelforums.com - Google Search

Do you think VBseo will help???? Or do I need to seek 'Serious' mental help? Nothing special about the site...no plug-ins, etc.

HELP?!?!
Charles

It's a good idea to get vBSEO installed from the beginning, and then begin developing your content and backlinks.