iWebBuddy's Forum Review - GetA-Life.forumotion.com

**Marc** · by **Marc** on Wed Dec 02, 2009 2:01 pm

iWebBuddy's Forum Review - GetA-Life.forumotion.com

Graphics :

Logo :
The forum's logo looks nice, but I do not know where the blue part came in. There is nothing much to support the blue color parts of the logo on the header's background or the navigation menu, so a darker version of the color blue would be nice to mix in with the header's background.

Marks - 8/10

Forum's Template :
I have to say, this forum template is great. The edges of the corners makes the forum look even more attractive. The background looks plain and simple, and those little buttons that allows anyone to hide/show a certain forum is one of the best features. But, there is one simple mistake, that might not take away a chunk of marks from this review, but it's still a mistake that must be looked at, Wink

( View full sized image? )

Here is a screenshot of the error. I have marked it out in red. This might not be a problem in all browsers ( only tested it out on IE ) , but you have to take consideration for everyone.

The table ( forum ) is overlapping, and causing the error. ( < The red box points it out )

That has to be fixed soon. I suggest contacting the creator of the template.

Marks - 18/20

Overall Marks For Graphics = 26/30

Meta Tags :

There is a serious problem with your forum's meta tags.

You should use better meta tags to optamize the number of visitors for your forum from search engines. First, look at all of the services on your forum, like the graphics request forum. You should add some text in your meta tags telling the search engines about "people can request graphics on your forum". Tell them about your arcade, ect... All of this requires meta tags, so that the bots can crawl the forum, find your services ( what you have to offer ) , and index it on their search engine website.

If you ever run out of keywords for your forum, then I suggest using this great keyword tool :

> Google's keyword tool - Find keywords for your website

Or, you can get real keywords from humans by asking on iWebBuddy.com

> Search Engine Optimization - Keywords

Marks - 3/10

Overall Marks For Meta Tags = 3/10

Content :

Main Content :
I can see that the main content of your forum is to chat, make friends and just to have fun. There is nothing wrong with that but there are a lot more websites like that on the internet ( examples are facebook, msn live messenger, ect ) . But, think about it, before a visitor joins your forum, they look at the posts on your forum to see what the community is about. The 'graphic requesting' or 'reviews' forum might gain the forum a few members, but if visitors sees an empty forum, with zero posts, then they might think that their wasting their time,

.

Try encouraging people on requesting reviews, so that visitors will see a little activity, and they will want to request a review and join your forum. And once they join the forum, the friendly community can chat with them, to make them a little more comfortable, and they will stay on the forum, and everyone will be happy. Also, a little more services wouldn't hurt. This forum is open giving advice to members with their websites or forums so that you can up the number of services for them,

> Get the advice you need by asking

Marks - 28/40

Organisation :
The forum looks organised to me. I see full marks in this area,

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'Geta Life' is the name of this forum ( in a category ) , but it might confuse a few visitors, but I don't think that effect will last for long.

Geta Life
	Everything related to Geta Life is found here!

Marks - 10/10

Overall Marks For Content = 38/50

Activity :

BackLinks :
Backlinks are one of the best ways to get visitors from another site to your website or forum. If everyone starts building backlinks to the forum, then you'll be indexed more on google, and you will get a higher PR over a period of time. Try advertising the forum's link in signatures of forums, advertising forums, ect. Affiliates are a great way as well. Purchasing ads are also a great way to get visitors from the 100s on a site. But, to keep them on the site, you need good content.

Marks - 1/5

Forum Activity :
At the moment, the forum seems kind of dead. Try hosting a special event. This might get the community active again. Also, by creating new topics for others to reply to is always a great idea.

Marks - 2/5

Overall Marks For Activity = 3/10

Overall Marks For GetA-Life.forumotion.com = 70%

Congratulations, the forum passed :

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But, there is one simple mistake, that might not take away a chunk of marks from this review, but it's still a mistake that must be looked at, ;) [img]http://www.iwebbuddy.com/users/2613/16/40/39/album/error10.png[/img] Here is a screenshot of the error. I have marked it out in red. This might not be a problem in all browsers ( only tested it out on IE ) , but you have to take consideration for everyone. The table ( forum ) is overlapping, and causing the error. ( < The red box points it out ) That has to be fixed soon. I suggest contacting the creator of the template. [b]Marks - 18/20[/b] [b][center][size=16]Overall Marks For Graphics = 26/30[/size][/center][/b] [/font] [size=18][b][u]Meta Tags :[/u][/b][/size] There is a serious problem with your forum's meta tags. You should use better meta tags to optamize the number of visitors for your forum from search engines. First, look at all of the services on your forum, like the graphics request forum. You should add some text in your meta tags telling the search engines about "people can request graphics on your forum". Tell them about your arcade, ect... All of this requires meta tags, so that the bots can crawl the forum, find your services ( what you have to offer ) , and index it on their search engine website. If you ever run out of keywords for your forum, then I suggest using this great keyword tool : > [url=https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal]Google's keyword tool - Find keywords for your website[/url] Or, you can get real keywords from humans by asking on iWebBuddy.com > [url=http://www.iwebbuddy.com/keywords-f16/]Search Engine Optimization - Keywords[/url] [b]Marks - 3/10[/b] [b][center][size=16]Overall Marks For Meta Tags = 3/10[/size][/center][/b] [size=18][b][u]Content :[/u][/b][/size] [b][color=green]Main Content :[/color][/b] I can see that the main content of your forum is to chat, make friends and just to have fun. There is nothing wrong with that but there are a lot more websites like that on the internet ( examples are facebook, msn live messenger, ect ) . But, think about it, before a visitor joins your forum, they look at the posts on your forum to see what the community is about. The 'graphic requesting' or 'reviews' forum might gain the forum a few members, but if visitors sees an empty forum, with zero posts, then they might think that their wasting their time, [img]http://www.iwebbuddy.com/users/2613/16/40/39/smiles/853159.png[/img]. Try encouraging people on requesting reviews, so that visitors will see a little activity, and they will want to request a review and join your forum. And once they join the forum, the friendly community can chat with them, to make them a little more comfortable, and they will stay on the forum, and everyone will be happy. Also, a little more services wouldn't hurt. This forum is open giving advice to members with their websites or forums so that you can up the number of services for them, [img]http://illiweb.com/fa/i/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img] > [url=http://www.iwebbuddy.com/webmaster-advice-f14/]Get the advice you need by asking[/url] [b]Marks - 28/40[/b] [b][color=green]Organisation :[/color][/b] The forum looks organised to me. I see full marks in this area, [img]http://illiweb.com/fa/i/smiles/icon_biggrin.png[/img]. 'Geta Life' is the name of this forum ( in a category ) , but it might confuse a few visitors, but I don't think that effect will last for long. 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[b]Marks - 1/5[/b] [b][color=green]Forum Activity :[/color][/b] At the moment, the forum seems kind of dead. Try hosting a special event. This might get the community active again. Also, by creating new topics for others to reply to is always a great idea. [b]Marks - 2/5[/b] [b][center][size=16]Overall Marks For Activity = 3/10[/size][/center][/b] [hr] [b][center][size=20][color=green]Overall Marks For [url=http://geta-life.forumotion.com/forum.htm]GetA-Life.forumotion.com[/url] = 70%[/color][/size][/b] [b][color=red]Congratulations, the forum passed :[/b][/color] [img]http://i96.servimg.com/u/f96/14/46/24/48/pass10.png[/img][/center][/font]