Digital Doctor
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You seemed to gloss over your Wordpress mistakes and the google penalty you got for large numbers of broken links.
Sometimes I think I was way better with vB 3x + vBSEO
- Thread starter TheBigK
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No you're not
Don't search for yourself while logged into your own Google account.
Google tailors the results somewhat to your browsing history. Do the search again while using your browser's safe browsing mode (e.g. Incognito Mode in Chrome).
Digital Doctor
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Page 3, #24 on google.ca
TheBigK
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Strange, shows at #9 to me. I'm not bothered too much about it.
CTXMedia
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I've searched both terms at google.co.uk and your site didn't feature in the first 10 pages (100 sites).
I appreciate your branding is important to you, but it might be worth considering experimenting with the site title a little, just to see if it has a positive effect.
I've found that SERP varies allot with location, and whatever else Google knows about you, which is why I tend to only use the average position from GWT.
I also see that I mostly get the same results whether I am logged in or not, so I think they are using more than your Google Account to tailor results....
I also see that I mostly get the same results whether I am logged in or not, so I think they are using more than your Google Account to tailor results....
Luke F
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For me on google.co.uk you are page 16 result 3
cmeinck
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There was a major shift in ranking by Google at that time when you saw the decline. I experienced much of the same, with a big fall off.
I do think that the learning curve of XF is a challenge for forum growth. While vB is a beast, it's a familiar one to most forum users. They know the process of signing up, managing threads, etc.
I will say that some startup forums I've created have gone nowhere and they have XF installed. This could be Google not ranking new forums -- they have limited to no backlinks. It's hard to measure, since in previous years there were different algorithms.
I do think that the learning curve of XF is a challenge for forum growth. While vB is a beast, it's a familiar one to most forum users. They know the process of signing up, managing threads, etc.
I will say that some startup forums I've created have gone nowhere and they have XF installed. This could be Google not ranking new forums -- they have limited to no backlinks. It's hard to measure, since in previous years there were different algorithms.
craigiri
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I'd be glad to post any of my goog an charts, but folks are correct in terms of page views going down - this is because of BETTER SEO and better google searching.
But my percentage of NEW visitors has gone up. And my total visitors has gone up. This despite no real growth spurt in our industry or topic. So I think our charts are pretty "average" if there is such a thing....
We purposely moved in the slow season......although I think we "recovered" in less than one month from any burps related to the move.
Here is one basic chart - unique visitors.....two years compared.
You can see to the left of the chart - the slow season and the basics (even) of the traffic compared to the year before. But as you get toward the busy season (now), the metrics increase. Note the higher percentage of new users.
Page views and visit times are down sharply - but XF is MUCH faster than our old forums and the searching is much better, so these are good things (IMHO)....
But my percentage of NEW visitors has gone up. And my total visitors has gone up. This despite no real growth spurt in our industry or topic. So I think our charts are pretty "average" if there is such a thing....
We purposely moved in the slow season......although I think we "recovered" in less than one month from any burps related to the move.
Here is one basic chart - unique visitors.....two years compared.
You can see to the left of the chart - the slow season and the basics (even) of the traffic compared to the year before. But as you get toward the busy season (now), the metrics increase. Note the higher percentage of new users.
Page views and visit times are down sharply - but XF is MUCH faster than our old forums and the searching is much better, so these are good things (IMHO)....
x3sphere
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SEO in the traditional sense is basically dead. You can't really compare your traffic a few years ago to now. Google is constantly making so many algorithm tweaks these days that it's almost impossible to figure out why your ranking dipped.
The decline you experienced in all likelihood has nothing to do with the forum switch, I have seen some competitors in my niche that were once top 5K Alexa sites go down to ~50K over the past year or so with no change in platform.
The decline you experienced in all likelihood has nothing to do with the forum switch, I have seen some competitors in my niche that were once top 5K Alexa sites go down to ~50K over the past year or so with no change in platform.
Ditto
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Same thinking. Google is always making changes that affects site page rankings one year to the next.
craigiri
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Rho Delta
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How do you disable signatures for guest viewing? Great idea.
Adam Howard
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AdminCP > Options > Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Un-check > Show Signatures to Guests
Rho Delta
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Does that help SEO?
Carlos
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No. It's a preference thing. If you want users to show signatures to guests, then use it, but if you don't - turn it off.
melbo
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Yes. it helps keep your niche, nichey as many signatures have nothing to do with your topic which can dilute the topic you want to be known for. Signature disabling was an old vBSEO feature that also helped my code to text ratio.
Or so they say.
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