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Google *LOVES* Forums

by Jesus Perez
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I just did a search for drupal membership site on Google.

Check out the results below:




They're still showed ten results, but Drupal.org and DigitalPoint.com literally OWN EVERYTHING above the fold.

So is Google in love with Forums, now? This is the first time I've seen such a result.
#entire #forums #front #google #loves #method #shocking
  • Profile picture of the author Fernando Veloso
    Google looks like some of my friends: changing love fluids with different partners everyday
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    People make good money selling to the rich. But the rich got rich selling to the masses.
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  • Profile picture of the author JenniferHardings
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    I honestly just read the title- as "god loves forums"... and thought to myself " but forums don't love god" ..

    Then I realized that I had totally mis-read your entire title! LOL shame on me... google isnt god! LOL


    well maybe google is trying to earn brownie points because of the sidewiki thing? LOL
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  • Profile picture of the author cowenpa
    This is one keyword term so a bit of a jump to think it is because it is a forum - have you checked how many links are pointing at that site? and how about keyword density for the term you searched.. (on page and off page factors) I guess that sites like digitalpoint have a reasonable PR rating as they have been around for a while so if you were to launch a new forum about say dog training then unlikely would sudden be getting top ten rankings due to it being on a forum over a different medium. Be interested to see other peoples take.

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  • Profile picture of the author Raymond White
    No, those are high authority sites. So, google loves them a lot. but there will be changes very often for sure
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  • Profile picture of the author mlongley
    Google does really like forums. I think that is why they added the forum category to google search options. Also, I would much rather get search results with forum posts with valuable information than I would to get pages where people are trying to sell their software or training.
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  • Profile picture of the author madison_avenue
    The trouble is running a forum is not scalable it is very labor intensive. You have to moderate the forum 24/7 otherwise it gets flooded with spam. If you want to use the forum model, you can only run one forum at a time and have spend most of your of time developing it.
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    • Profile picture of the author mojojuju
      Heck yeah Google loves forums - the Warrior forum in particular.

      I can think of many times I've read a thread on here, then wanting to find out more about the topic I've read I'd do a search in Google, only to see the Warrior Forum thread I was just reading as the first search result.
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      • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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        • Profile picture of the author Jesus Perez
          Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

          I think Google loves sites which are very frequently updated with new content on several pages? Forums certainly seem to fit that description.
          That sums it up. I was just a bit surprised at the way they nested 3 forum authorities -in a row- on one page.
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        • Profile picture of the author Andrew O
          Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

          I think Google loves sites which are very frequently updated with new content on several pages? Forums certainly seem to fit that description.
          I think that's more like it... While Google may like the content that forums offer, this example wasn't toooo convincing for me. Of course, if you search for a niche where the forums have a great deal of authority, they'll be at the top. If you search for a niche where blogs have the authority, they'll be at the top.
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    • Profile picture of the author Ron Douglas
      Originally Posted by madison_avenue View Post

      The trouble is running a forum is not scalable it is very labor intensive. You have to moderate the forum 24/7 otherwise it gets flooded with spam. If you want to use the forum model, you can only run one forum at a time and have spend most of your of time developing it.
      I run a few forums and that's incorrect on all counts. Lets not discourage people from having a forum with these common misconceptions.
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  • Profile picture of the author jasonmorgan
    Mmmm..... can't resist, must profile spam
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    I'm all about that bass.

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