Splash page good or bad

Discussion in 'Google' started by ferret147, Mar 17, 2011.

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    I have a splash page on my website which redirects to my vBulletin forum, the site gets a good amount of traffic and performs well on specific keywords but am I harming my search results by having a splash page in the root of my site which redirects?

    the url is thesnookerforum.com
     
    ferret147, Mar 17, 2011 IP
  2. intuziast

    intuziast Member

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    redirect to -www.thesnookerforum.com/board/
    Why to redirect? For the CEO is very bad
     
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  3. ferret147

    ferret147 Member

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    OK so ideally I would have no redirect and put the vBulletin in the root of the site!! would that be better?

    and if I done that how would that effect my current rankings?
     
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  4. Justanotheradmin

    Justanotheradmin Peon

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    I hate splash pages, get me to the content, or get me outta here!
     
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  5. ForgottenCreature

    ForgottenCreature Notable Member

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    I'd never use a splash page for any type of website.
    Redirect it to your main site.
    Why? The more pages you have available, the better you're off with SEO.
    http://goo.gl/uSKkK
     
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  6. The Stealthy One

    The Stealthy One Well-Known Member Affiliate Manager

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    A splash page isn't terrible, but it is very hard indeed to search engine optimize. What is your purpose for the splash page? Is it truly needed? If I were you, these are the questions I would be asking myself to evaluate whether it is truly needed.
     
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    lakelandprinting Peon

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    Splash Pages are only good as landing pages for running PPC Programs to achieve better quality scores, resulting in cheaper cost per clicks
     
    lakelandprinting, Mar 17, 2011 IP