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blog + forum combo?

Discussion in 'Content Management' started by gambleR, Dec 24, 2008.

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    okay so i have this domain "KeywordForum.com" that I want to develop on. Should I make a sub domain for a blog so I can get some initial traffic? Should I put the blog on the homepage and make a forum subdomain?
     
    gambleR, Dec 24, 2008 IP
  2. MudiW

    MudiW Banned

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    Well the domain says KeywordFORUM,so putting a blog as a main page, is like irrelevant.

    In my opinion.
     
    MudiW, Dec 25, 2008 IP
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    silent_thunder Well-Known Member

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    develop a site just like dp it will be good
     
    silent_thunder, Dec 25, 2008 IP
  4. gambleR

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    I need something to drive initial traffic to the site...

    Isn't blogging the easiest way to get indexed?
     
    gambleR, Dec 25, 2008 IP
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    greenghost Well-Known Member

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    I suggest to keep Blog on the main domain and Forum on the sub-domain..
     
    greenghost, Dec 25, 2008 IP
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    I'm actually thinking about doing this as well except for me the blog would be the main site and the forum would be secondary. That way the forum community can be built around the content of the blog.
     
    TheNoose, Dec 25, 2008 IP
  7. gambleR

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    The blog isn't really important... I just want a CMS to manage all of my initial information to drive some search engine traffic to the site. I think that this would organize the site better
     
    gambleR, Dec 25, 2008 IP
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    well i think a blog on the homepage and a forum on the sub is better.. you should get more traffic first before making a forum. :)
     
    John LaO, Dec 26, 2008 IP
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    Sensei.Design Prominent Member

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    if the word forum is in the domain you should create a forum as the *mainpage* and add a blog in a subdomain where the users can find Informations collected from the forum
     
    Sensei.Design, Dec 26, 2008 IP
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    I was thinking of something like this:

    http://www.notebookforums.com/

    Not necessarily a blog, just something to introduce the visitors to the industry.

    I don't know if SMF carries this function though.
     
    gambleR, Dec 26, 2008 IP
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    Well i can help you with SMF, just tell me what you really need,a nd if needs to much extra coding you can hire my team for professional services ;)
     
    MudiW, Dec 31, 2008 IP
  12. ~kev~

    ~kev~ Well-Known Member

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    You could use wordpress as a landing page and then install your forum to a /forum subfolder.

    Wordpress has some excellent search engine optimization features. Use these features along with a site map generator and you will be getting indexed in no time.

    When you install the forum to a /forum sub folder, google will see the /forum folders name as a keyword. I do not care for subdomains, I have heard of too many people have problems with software configuration. Its easier to install and configure using folders instead of subdomains.
     
    ~kev~, Jan 2, 2009 IP