Of course, if all you want is rewrite, which is the single most powerful component of vbSEO, you can use Zoints and even other vb rewrite engines. You will then be depending on large community forums to answer questions you may have.

You’ve just got to weigh the possibilities with your budget. However, most people only own one forum and dropping the substantial amount of funds on vbSEO does more good in the long run. My biggest recommendation however is not to install it from square one if you’re struggling with a forum that just WON’T grow. You should wait until you’ve got a decent rate of growth before installing vbSEO simply so you don’t pay the grand price for vbSEO when your forums don’t even pick up until MONTHS down the road, or you risk even burning out from promoting your forum endlessly to no avail.

What is also an option is to install Zoints until you start getting an influx of users. THEN switch to vbSEO and use the same redirects. If it sounds like a tough ordeal, remember that you can get the vbSEO support team to do everything for you from installation to configuration. – You’re paying for it.