Forum Title Change

**magz** · 07-29-2008, 12:36 PM

My site currently receives very little traffic, and im currently reviewing many things i can do to try and improove.

One of these options is changing the Site name. The name of my forums does little, well, nothing to reflect what my site is about. I know, this was a elementary error when i first set the site up.The site is a generic chat forum, with games, galleries, blogs etc.

I dont want to change the url, but what implications would i have if i changed the Site/forum name.

Am i right in thinking the whole site would need to be reindexed by google?

And by changing forum name to something more approproate for my site content, would that be benefical ?

**Brandon Sheley** · 07-29-2008, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magz

Am i right in thinking the whole site would need to be reindexed by google?

And by changing forum name to something more approproate for my site content, would that be benefical ?

yes and yes, it could

I would suggest removing the forum title from all pages but the forumhome anyways
I was trying to find the thread around here with the code you look for, but didn't see it.. I'll keep searching

**Caddyman** · 07-31-2008, 02:45 AM

idk if it's posted here but i think this is the edits you are talking about Brandon

[How To] Remove Forum Title from Thread Pages for Long Tail Optimization / Increased Thread Title Relevancy - vBulletin SEO Forums

**ArnyVee** · 07-31-2008, 04:03 AM

Thanks for the link Chase! Very cool info.

**MsJac** · 07-31-2008, 06:53 PM

Interesting question - I once referred to my Forum as JPiC Forum For Writers. I still do - but I changed the title within vBulletin to Poetry in Color Forum. Within 2 months my forum was on page 2 of google for keyphrase "poetry forum" --- I'd say a lot of it had to do with changing the title in vBulletin.

Interestingly enough - I just checked what page for "forum for writers" and we're on page 1 = AWESOME!

One great secret = vBSEO

Jacquii.

**magz** · 08-01-2008, 01:41 PM

Hi MsJac

Ive been on your site, very nice.

What implications should i be aware off by changing the Title, if any?

regards

**MsJac** · 08-01-2008, 03:28 PM

hmmm - interesting question. I think mainly you want to make sure that the "motif" is still the same - Also with changing the name of the forum internally within vbulletin - you may want to make sure that your meta keywords and meta description may still have the changed phrase within, so there is at least some sort of connection and you will still have the original title at least linked in some way with the new forum name.

BTW - I'm glad you like JPiC - what's your Forum url please?

Jacquii.

**magz** · 08-02-2008, 02:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brandon

I would suggest removing the forum title from all pages but the forumhome anyways

Thank you brandon and caddyman, Ive had the forum name removed from other pages for a while, but hasnt seemed to have any effect for me.

Ive been talking to Dave, one of the setup team members, and will likely seek his help soon, but am trying to "Help myself" more if i can first.

So any ideas and tips more than welcome

The forum is, wait for it, a Generic forum.

Arcade Games, Fun and Topical Debates

**Caddyman** · 08-02-2008, 04:29 AM

the skin is a little dark and plain for me, and the logo could use some work. if you like the skin you like it, and that is fine, everyone is different.

the logo is a good concept just a little choppy. i could maybe take a shot at cleaning it up, maybe sundya, im off to the beach today :P

**magz** · 08-02-2008, 09:14 AM

Caddy, i competeley agree about the Logo.

Graphically, my skills are zero, so if you feel you could do something with it, great.

Though, i am in process of changing the site name. The way the name came about, has nothing to do with "Hunting", it came about because i was always "Hunting for fun stuff" online. I thought at the time it was a good name, but in hindsight, how wrong i was lol.

Have a great day at the beach

**MsJac** · 08-02-2008, 02:36 PM

Hmmmm...

The Hunting Ground
Hunting For Fun Stuff? Look No Longer - We've Got It All.

Could possibly work that into the site description LOL --- I do think a .com domain would be better. And yeah - the logo is quite bad. If you're looking for a new design - I'd be happy to work with you on a new one - Examples of my stuff at JacquiiCooke.com

Jacquii.

**Greek76** · 08-02-2008, 03:02 PM

So the name of your forum is the Hunting ground and what exactly is the theme of your forum? Is it just a general forum? Thats what it looks like.

Off topic where did you get that random arcade hack on the top of your forum? lol

**magz** · 08-02-2008, 03:25 PM

Yes, the site started life as a family and friends site, but has kind of "Evolved" to a generic forum. And i know this is the biggest flaw

However, im needing to work with what i have to try and get more traffic.

The arcade hack at top of forums came from next level arcade

**Greek76** · 08-02-2008, 04:27 PM

How about just naming your title something basic and popular like Message Boards? Message boards happens to be a very popular key phrase on google..

**MsJac** · 08-02-2008, 05:30 PM

Excuse the ugh - Apologies....

Jacquii.

**Greek76** · 08-02-2008, 05:58 PM

Huh what was that all about? lol

**magz** · 08-02-2008, 06:26 PM

hmmm

I have no idea

**Caddyman** · 08-03-2008, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magz

Caddy, i competeley agree about the Logo.

Graphically, my skills are zero, so if you feel you could do something with it, great.

Though, i am in process of changing the site name. The way the name came about, has nothing to do with "Hunting", it came about because i was always "Hunting for fun stuff" online. I thought at the time it was a good name, but in hindsight, how wrong i was lol.

Have a great day at the beach

well when you decide on a name let me know and we can get together and do something with that choppy logo :P

**magz** · 08-04-2008, 05:43 PM

Thanks for all the comments so far folks.

Heres where im at now. I gave up the idea of changing the forum title, and instead went all out and changed the domain name.

Its now Chat And Play , after all, We Chat, We Play. ( lol )

Ive even "tried" to tweak the logo/header. Its still a work in progress, and I will be "spucing it up" soon.

As usual, any feedback welcome, especially now in terms that my site an the search engines are starting from scratch again.

regards

**Soliloquy** · 08-14-2008, 09:22 AM

Your logo colors really don't go well with your template. I personally think your template is too dark, but it's nice looking

**magz** · 08-14-2008, 02:26 PM

Your right,

My theme is too dark, though i personally like it, not sure your average forum user will.

Im currently trying to find a suitable theme, and with all the choices out there, i just cant make my mind up.

So..........

can anyone recommend a theme that would be suitable for a site such as mine, I dont neccesarily want free, but at the same time, i dont think i could afford to have a custom one built.

Thanks again for your time.

**Soliloquy** · 08-14-2008, 07:42 PM

I think you need lots of color and a fun vibe. Have you checked out sultantheme.com? They have a number of great templates for $2. Maybe something like:

Telok Kemang | SultanTheme.com
Ladang Baru | SultanTheme.com

There are several nice ones there

**ArnyVee** · 08-16-2008, 03:37 AM

Michelle, those sure are colorful ones!

**Caddyman** · 08-16-2008, 03:42 AM

I love the way sultan creates their graphics in that nice web 2.0 meets cartoon way, very nice, and you can't beat 2 bux.

**Soliloquy** · 08-16-2008, 08:12 AM

I know, I've really enjoyed some of their templates and I'm surprised their not one of the bigger players in the vBulletin template world. Maybe that has something to do with their site being so slow last time I visited....
anyway, hope you find a good template magz, let us see the site when you're done with the overhaul

**Caddyman** · 08-16-2008, 08:54 AM

slow loading is detrimental to any site, i agree, and a lot of people won't deal with it. sultan themes are nice, i like the headers and all, but the cats and look isnt super custom like the big players, like i said though, the 3 dollar price is nice

**magz** · 08-17-2008, 03:44 PM

Hi guys,

Firstly, thank you to all who have took time out to reply to this post, it is appreciated.

Well, after much searching, i finally found a lighter style that i liked, and have put it in place.

I had a few headaches with certain graphics not showing up, but have managed to sort that out.

Im still not happy with my "amatuer attempt" at doing the Logo/header, but... i think its a little better than my last effort.

Have a look if you like and let me know what you think. Am i going in the right direction, or has it been a waste of time lol.

If there are graphics gurus here, that could maybe have a go at my header, id be more than happy to see what you can do.

Anyway, once again, many thanks for your time.

**Caddyman** · 08-17-2008, 05:10 PM

That skin is pretty good, just need some tweaking, i owe quite a few here some gfx work, when i sit down to do it ill try and whip something up for you magz