Can Forums on a websites main url hurt Page rank?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Steam, Feb 17, 2009.

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    I am curious to know that if you have forums on the same domain does it hurt page rank?

    My website forums is xxxxx.com/forums

    I'm wondering that since I didn't set it up as a sub domain it is hurting me. My main page has more content that any PR2-PR3 site I've seen. It has Many unique articles and many more pages index'd yet it is only a Pr1. Could links in the forum or having links going from the homepage to forum be bringing down my ranking?
     
    Steam, Feb 17, 2009 IP
  2. Valley

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    Personally drop the stuff down the right hand side of your forum with outbound, or content as you call it.
     
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    Sorry, I don' follow :(. Can you re-word that so I understand it better.
     
    Steam, Feb 17, 2009 IP
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    I've seen sites which have a very nice keyword rank BECAUSE of their forums.
    google indexes everything, it's unique content .. a forum is great for SEO imho
     
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    If the site is the forum one on your tag it has a lot of outbound that cannot be helping the PR. The less outbound or internal linking from the index will stop the G juice cascading to other pages.
     
    Valley, Feb 17, 2009 IP