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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2013 22:02:00 GMT
Hi everyone over the last couple of weeks I have been working on getting the forum seen on the net. Proboards is an excellent forum platform however as its free it dosnt allow you to have search engine optimisation (SEO) which is what gets you seen on the net. I launched a webpage to promote our forum and should come up when anyone searches for things like astro video, video astronomy, cameras, forum etc. The domain name is www.videoastronomy.co.uk. It is a UK domain as the others are expensive, but that dosnt matter its the page that comes up that counts and it has a direct link to here. It has free hosting so didnt allow all the bells and whistles that a web builder would have access to but it gets us seen. It has just went live today and will take a week or two to appear on search engines so at the moment if you go to your top search bar and type in www.videoastronomy.co.uk it should come up and you should be able to link to here with the center button. Every little helps, if it has any problems please let me know as it should work on all platforms. PS I'm no expert on the internet:)
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Post by johnno on Nov 28, 2013 22:56:22 GMT
Excellent work Carl, works a treat
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Post by Dragon Man on Nov 29, 2013 8:25:29 GMT
Top Job carl. Looks good and works fine It's like this place has a Home Page
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2013 15:01:30 GMT
Great work Carl
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2013 11:41:05 GMT
Just some constructive criticism Carl When on the home page for the first time. I clicked on the link called "Video Astronomy Site" as i thought it was the link to this forum. But it takes you to Kens site. I don’t think its overly clear that the "Video astronomy forum" above the pictures is a link. I just thought it was a heading. I know im a special case and am easily confused lol but im sure others will have the same prob to be honest.
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Post by Dragon Man on Dec 18, 2013 13:15:27 GMT
Hey Cool thanks Carl. A link to my Video Astronomy website I don't think mine will be easy to find because of its address (ballaratman.wix etc) Whereas something simple like Carl's is a gem (videoastronomy.co etc) But yes Chris, you are right. maybe the whole box up top needs to become a link and make the text HUGE. Is that possible Carl, or don't they allow editing like that?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2013 16:09:58 GMT
Hi folks as its free hosting the you dont get the best of design options nothing like Wix etc. The edit software is very basic and limited, for example you cant change the size or colour of the link buttons. When you attempt to edit you can easily lose or move contents for some reason which is not very stable. I will check any other settings in case I missed them. Ken I use WIX for my work site and its great to use, but the catch with Wix is you need to upgrade to get full SEO options and be able to use your own .com, co uk address. I think my upgrade is $9.00US a month and your own address which you own for two years can be very cheap "videoastronomy.co.uk" I think was £14.00BP Another thing is you can link your own address to the free Wix, But it is a redirect and the bots will not look at it. The site is just a way of getting seen and the bots to find the forum not a site as such just a doorway and hopefully a way of getting Kens in the interweb Some useless info for ya
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Post by Dragon Man on Dec 19, 2013 13:02:42 GMT
ahhh OK, thanks Carl
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2013 21:26:12 GMT
I didnt know you were out of pocket to make this Carl. Much appreciated
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