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05-09-2007, 03:13 AM
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Thanks, I took your advice and now put all of the buttons up in the header as text links.
I am now playing around with a guest header image. Still working on it though. | | | | | | Member reviews | | Style | | 1 | | Navigation | | 1 | | Community | | 1 | | Functionality | | 1 | |
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Originally Posted by Cleck  Thanks, I took your advice and now put all of the buttons up in the header as text links.
I am now playing around with a guest header image. Still working on it though. | looking good so far
btw.. I think successful sites are always being working on :p | |
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05-24-2007, 02:11 PM
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I mentioned this in my blog, but I decided to ask it here. I read your pro and con page for subdomains and have found how they can help.
My concern isn't whether I want them or not, my concern is how hard will it be to go through and change everything so that all of the posts and links work properly within my forum. Am I looking at a major overhaul, or a simple change in the config.php file and perhaps the general setting screen? | | | | | | Member reviews | | Style | | 1 | | Navigation | | 1 | | Community | | 1 | | Functionality | | 1 | |
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If you are already indexed well with the url's as they are now, I wouldn't change them. | | |
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05-24-2007, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Brandon If you are already indexed well with the url's as they are now, I wouldn't change them. | Define "well" 
Perhaps create the new store and the link directory with a subdomain? Or should I keep them all the same?
I guess if it isn't broke, I should stop trying to fix it! | | |
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07-22-2007, 07:21 PM
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OK, now I need some help on my keywords. I have focused on some of the other issues for the site (still trying to recover from that neat looking but damaging to my PR splash page).
Is having tons of keywords a good thing? OR should limit them a bit more? I tried to use words that rank as high popularity, but low saturation..... but I feel i have useless and random keywords now. 
Any comments are appreciated. | | | | | | Member reviews | | Style | | 1 | | Navigation | | 1 | | Community | | 1 | | Functionality | | 1 | |
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I use to run a ton of keywords, but I only show 7 or so now.. How many keywords do you have ? | | |
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07-28-2007, 05:39 PM
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Way too many! I used some advice of yours earlier to not try and compete with the giants out there and I went to a place you guided me to see what people were searching for and what wasn't too saturated.
I think that simpler may be way better for me now. I wish I could just have hike,hiking,backpacking,outdoors... but too many site already use them like crazy.
Here is my obscene list of keywords Code: rock climbing,hiking,hike,hikes,backpacking,camping,outdoor,outdoors,fitness goals,rock climbing locations,arizona bags,rock climbing in texas,christian outdoor adventure,hikes arizona,outdoor adventure game,az hikes,hiking in az,forum outdoor,beginner rock climbing,rock climbing how to,about rock climbing,legend trail scottsdale az,camping training,outdoor adventure tour,rock climbing routes,nature class,rock climbing in atlanta,arizona day hikes,map read,nature lesson,book of maps,land navigation training,rock climbing rental,colorado outdoor education,outdoor adventure michigan,outdoors adventures,classic outdoor wood furnace,colorado outdoor adventure guide school,hiking in phoenix arizona,hiking trails arizona,map reading and land navigation,outdoor adventures paintball,outdoor adventure resort,arizona backpack,great outdoor adventure,land navigation powerpoint,backpacking az,arizona trail,rock climbing games,arizona trail riding,maps books,rock mountain climbing,backpacking fishing,outdoor education lesson plans,rock climbing dc,arizona mountain bike trail,outdoor youth adventure,sedona az hiking,adventure bound outdoors,arizona hiking clubs,navigation land,mountain backpacking,hiking class,outdoor adventure company,escalade rock climbing,arizona bike trail,arizona trail maps,course of nature band,classic adventure,colorado outdoor adventure,learning from nature,outdoor education center,outdoor recreation degree,outdoor obstacle course,outdoor adventure jobs,outdoor education college,hike tucson,hiking forum,family outdoor adventure,adventure ropes course,new warrior training adventure,outdoor education degrees,camping lesson plans,outdoor adventures colorado,sedona arizona hiking trails,rock climbing gloves,bayou classic outdoor,nature of learning,adventure courses,outdoor adventure schools,legend trail az,outdoor classic,rock climbing women,rock climbing certification,outdoor recreation center,outdoor youth adventures,adventure based learning,outdoor backpacking,land navigation manual,tent camping forum,hiking in sedona arizona,apache trail arizona,outdoor fitness training,nature learning,red rock climbing center,backpacking cheap,outdoor survival courses,american outdoor adventures,backpacking budget,southern arizona hiking,rock climbing in los angeles,adventure classes,kelty backpacking,backpacking in arizona,camping message board,outdoor survival schools,classic outdoor furniture,adventure rock climbing,outdoor adventure magazine,sedona az hiking trails,hike az,outdoor message board,rock climbing clips,arizona outdoor adventures,hiking in phoenix az,outdoor guide schools,backpack arizona,breckenridge outdoor education center,outdoor education camp,camping chat,rock climbing wall rentals,indoor rock climbing walls,american outdoor adventure,outdoor adventure guide school,ultimate outdoor adventures,extreme outdoor,adventure backpacking,northern arizona hiking,adventure learning center,maps reading,arizona hiking tours,camping help,land navigation test,hiking trails phoenix az,reading map,how to read map,,camping adventures,outdoor adventure clubs,apache trail az,army land navigation,gps land,us army map reading and land navigation handbook,nature classes,tucson hikes,outdoor adventure paintball,moab rock climbing,outdoor forum,arizona trail ride,hiking trails in az,adventure class,outdoor classes,sierra rock climbing,hiking in sedona az,arizona hiking maps,rock climbing in utah,rock climbing chalk,arizona hiking club,how to read a map,rock climbing denver,hiking in tucson,outdoor board,outdoor recreation group,military land navigation,tent trail,outdoor education masters,hiking forums,day hikes in arizona,gps land surveying,in tent,course of nature music,trail rides arizona,goal blog,fitness blog,training blog,training blogs,goal oriented blogs,outdoor adventure headquarters | | | | | | Member reviews | | Style | | 1 | | Navigation | | 1 | | Community | | 1 | | Functionality | | 1 | |
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I've found that I'm able to tweak the META description for the forum and vba and see results in the search phrases. I would try keeping the keywords how they are and working on your meta description.
This is how we are on the first page of google for "vBulletin" it's in the meta description ;)
Well.. and lots of back links. | | |
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07-31-2007, 10:53 AM
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Well, I shouldn't come on here asking for advice and not take it, but I severely chopped my number of keywords. They were irrelevant to much of my site, so I kept them VERY simple and altered them from page to page.
I also spent quite a bit trying to turn code into design (not a strong suit as I am still learning as I am going) to alter my intro page for guests.
I was quite torn over the fact that so many people like my splash page, but google slammed me for having it. I settled for a simpler version in my welcome message and used your directions on how to turn the thing into an image. Well, after searching for what images google had indexed for me, and seeing the little logo in the top left when users are signed on, I felt that that puny thing didn't do my site justice. I don't mind the small and simple boot and name for members, but I wanted something more for guests without being redundant in a welcome message.
I solved this by changing the header completely for guests as opposed to members. I stole a bit of the code from the welcome message section, and played with the header until I got the welcome image I wanted, while maintaining the text links above the image. The hardest part was coding the background to make the text links look like they belong with the image. I then cleaned up my actual welcome message and I feel that it is a much cleaner and welcoming intro page.
What do you think? New Intro Page | | | 
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