googlebot = guest on phpbb forum

bentong · 09-22-2005, 05:56 AM

and it is killing my bandwidth

should I block Gbot?

or this has something to do with the style im using.

ammo · 09-22-2005, 08:07 AM

no dont get rid of it! that google indexing your site.

lilgee · 09-22-2005, 08:55 AM

Google comes to my site everday and takes up bandwidth but it help get traffic threw google search engine

tgo · 09-22-2005, 08:56 AM

http://www.google.com/webmasters/bot.html

Pay special attention to #3

Peter · 09-22-2005, 09:22 AM

if it has only started recenlty it may be worth letting it do it for a few days.

On 1 of my sites it sucked alot of bandwidth for quite a few days but now it isn't so bad.

ammo · 09-22-2005, 11:37 AM

I wiswh i had google coming to my forum sucking all my bandwidth up, i wouldnt mind ive got to much of the stuff.

bentong · 09-23-2005, 01:19 AM

Im just wonderin' since the site is just a week old and I dont think googlebot already found the site..

Shorty · 09-23-2005, 01:40 PM

The horros of search engine crawlers!

09-22-2005, 05:56 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
bentong Hari ng Sablay Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,529	googlebot = guest on phpbb forum and it is killing my bandwidth should I block Gbot? or this has something to do with the style im using.

09-22-2005, 08:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
lilgee Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NC Posts: 2,323	Google comes to my site everday and takes up bandwidth but it help get traffic threw google search engine __________________ Sharing 50% profit for helping to sell on ebay. PM me for more info.

09-22-2005, 08:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
tgo NamePros Regular Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 315	http://www.google.com/webmasters/bot.html Pay special attention to #3 __________________ Female Celebrity Wallpapers \| Free Online Games \| Broadband Internet Specials \| Search Engine Optimization

09-22-2005, 09:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
Peter NamePros Expert Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,069	if it has only started recenlty it may be worth letting it do it for a few days. On 1 of my sites it sucked alot of bandwidth for quite a few days but now it isn't so bad. __________________ Manage your portfolio using my new Domain Portfolio Management script. Securing Your Domain Name From Theft

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Ads on phpbb forum?	tool2basics	Programming	5	08-06-2005 11:09 AM
Advertise on forum hosting service (over 69,000 visits, 1.5mil hits) & PR4 forum!	ppx	Advertising & SEO Services	0	07-29-2005 05:40 AM
How Many Forum Members does it take to	Cyberian	The Break Room	8	07-26-2005 06:54 PM

09-22-2005, 08:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
ammo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cornwall! Posts: 2,251	no dont get rid of it! that google indexing your site.

09-22-2005, 11:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
ammo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cornwall! Posts: 2,251	I wiswh i had google coming to my forum sucking all my bandwidth up, i wouldnt mind ive got to much of the stuff.

09-23-2005, 01:19 AM	THREAD STARTER #7 (permalink)
bentong Hari ng Sablay Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,529	Im just wonderin' since the site is just a week old and I dont think googlebot already found the site..

09-23-2005, 01:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
Shorty Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: England Posts: 1,034	The horros of search engine crawlers!

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)