Gotcha.

If I understand correctly, this means that it will not only show spiders what I think the important areas are and what they are clled, but it will also ast like a shortcut for members that want to jump to a page right away. OR should they be hidden?

you can do them either way.. if it was me, I would let users see the link.. maybe have 3 or 5 under your image, to parts of your site with the best content

cheers
-Bs

Better? I put the links to the side

ya, I like that a lot better

now we can work on the forum :p

Bwahahaha.

I found a neat way to change some of the navigational links totext links within the header. I am in the process of removing the un-needed rollover image links in the navbar since I really like the look (and hopefully the functionality for SEO) of the newer text links.

I figure the text links will be for locations and the rollovers will be for options. Yes?

I'll have to see it after you change it to get the idea :p

OK, I have added the text links in the header that I was talking about.

I am also in the process of changing the format of the "pages" within the forum navigation menu on the top left of the home page...so be patient with those.

I decided to just go ahead and remove the intro completely. I have been reading over and over that while it looks cool, it detracts from the indexing of my site.

It is growing, and I am adding more and more....what do you think so far?

And to the users that rated my site, please give feedback on why you all think it is an average of 10%, if there is something you see that needs fixed, please let me know!

I also blatantly stole talkdelaware's idea of the introduction block at the top of the page..I think it makes a better welcome to new visitors.

The new links look sharp
You should see if you can move all the links up in the header part, you can make drop down like our "quick links" so it's organized.

Don't worry about the rating here, you should edit your first post and put your rating, as you yourself is posted 1 out of 10 for all 4 options :p

But, I need to do some work so the rating stands out better, right now only the 2 new skins are real obvious that users can rate the directory listings.

Glad you site is going well for you

cheers

Well, much to my disappointment, I removed my cool intro page since it did what everyone warned me it would, decreased google's impression of my site. Page rank dropped from 3 to 1 almost instantly.

I am wondering, do you think it would be a good idea for me to have a blog style intro page as well? I know that would be an easy way to have a cool graphic, very simple/inviting layout, as well as have the ability to add new info all of the time so that the google spider sees new content every time it returns.

Should I worry less about my homepage/intro page's rank vs the rest of the site? Is this even an issue?

Even though it looks way busier now (and the welcome header is far from done) is it going to be better for the site in the long run?

it's a tough call with the blog question. I like to have a blog in the root, hence why I have one, but I also like how your root page looks now.

I really like those links up top, they will help the spiders make it to your forums.