Additionally, I've run v3 for years and never used any kind of SEO, and my site has very good search results, ranking, everything people paying through the nose to use SEO, have.
Additionally, I've run v3 for years and never used any kind of SEO, and my site has very good search results, ranking, everything people paying through the nose to use SEO, have.
It's everything from naming your categories and forums/subforums, taking into consideration what people search for on your site's topic, etc.
The sidebar helps, gives the spiders more to index and plenty of ready links to follow. Advanced stat box, stuff like that. If the spiders like your main page, they'll like your site too.
EDIT: Oh and I forgot: LOAD SPEED is crucial. If your site consistently loads slow, it will hurt your SEO because the spiders will simply index you ALOT less and/or stop visiting altogether..