What other stuff does it give me?

jackfranklin · #1 08-31-2008, 07:40 PM

Hey,

My forum (FM Style Forums) has been going for 10 days or so now and today I found a free SEO mod for VB which as you will see has rewritten the URLs to much better ones.

I'm no SEO expert but I know a small amount. My basic question is, what does VBSEO do that makes it so much more effective then my free mod? Because as the forum is run by myself and a friend, both 16, 40quid each is a lot of cash for us to spend, having already spent on VB and hosting.

We are prepared to pay, but we need convincing first. What else does VBSEO do that my free mod doesnt?

Thanks

Jack

starsimon · #2 08-31-2008, 07:52 PM

Yeah I am also considering buying into VBSEO, but I need to know how it's goig to pull in those extra visitors. My site (ComputerHelpBoard.com) is a newly registered domain, so how is VBSEO going to make the SEO even better?. will it get me to number 1 position on Google for example if someone types in "computer support".?

jackfranklin · #3 08-31-2008, 09:06 PM

Hey,

I had to disable my SEO mod because of an error, but my question still stands. Look forward to an answer

Ace Shattock · #4 08-31-2008, 09:53 PM

Hello Jack and Simon,

With regards to 'What does vBSEO give me that a free alternative does not?', we give you guaranteed 'within 24 hour' support, we provide these forums (probably the largest concentration of vBulletin SEO-focussed people on the planet), and we give you the peace of mind that we will still be here in 12/24/36 months' time, to continue to provide those things.

With regards to the question 'will I be #1 in Google for <phrase>?', that's the idea, but vBSEO is not a 'magic bullet' that will make your site mega-popular with the Search Engines. vBSEO does a big part, in creating URL Concensus and cleaning up your code, but a lot of work still lies with you, the webmaster - content is still King.

Joe Ward · #5 09-04-2008, 05:13 PM

vBSEO is only *only* professional SEO solution available for vBulletin. Free alternatives like Zoints are simply not on par. Likewise, SEO is so important to your forum's success that the statement "there is no such thing as a free lunch" has never been more true.

Ace is right on the mark about our support and community. On top of that, vBSEO will always be the leader in moving SEO for vBulletin forward. Any of the others that have tried were always very badly implemented imitations of vBSEO, trying to implement some of our old features while we forged on ahead with the new.

Check out the long tail phenomenon if you want to discover the greatest power of what vBSEO brings to your for search optimization:
Measuring Your Long Tail - vBulletin SEO Forums
What is the Search Long Tail? - vBulletin SEO Forums