Forum Signatures

sparckyz · 10-09-2010, 06:08 AM

Does anyone find that all the forums in a niche don't allow signature links :P

Was looking for forums in the fitness/nutrition/workout niches, but not 1 person on any of the forums had a siggy-link :P

theseoguys · 10-09-2010, 07:34 AM

It depends on the forum. You probably haven't searched far enough to find a forum thaty will.

Thomas De · 10-09-2010, 07:43 AM

Checkout the backlinks of your competition and you gonna find the forums, which allow signature links for sure.

jerytohn · 10-09-2010, 07:46 AM

Also, make sure they are dofollow.

Thomas De · 10-09-2010, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerytohn

Also, make sure they are dofollow.

If you use the link in the signature and post on a regular basis, you could also take nofollow links, because real users do follow nofollow links.

hearme · 10-09-2010, 07:54 AM

try to fix up with relevent forum like healthcare .

Brad Callen · 10-09-2010, 07:55 AM

I simply searched with: "powered by vbulletin" workout - the third forum I clicked into had a couple members with signature links.

Other forum signatures: phpbb, SMF, expression engine, etc.

No one will compile the list for you and you won't find an up-to-date list all ready to go for you on the web.

TristanPerry · 10-09-2010, 08:00 AM

Never noticed this problem to be honest.

I was recently searching for forums in my niche (I simply Googled [niche forums]) and 3 out of the top 5 allowed dofollow sigs.

A word of advise though: Since forum posting can be a great way to build up a good reputation, hence you don't want to appear spammy, consider having a sig which is similar to most member's on that forums, and then inserting something like:

"Please feel free to check out my website: [link]"

At the end. This way, I doubt any mods would mind (compared to - say - just having a link and nothing else in your sig).

va_mom · 10-09-2010, 08:48 AM

I agree that to find out those that allow forum signature, just look at your competitors' backlinks - you will surely find several. And if i may suggest, you can also post on no follow forums, you will still get traffic from members.

mascomasco · 10-09-2010, 10:00 AM

Please dont mind this question.When talking about checking backlinks of competitors,guess you are talking about using yahoo site explorer or any other way.

jazbo · 10-09-2010, 10:01 AM

TBH forum signature links are such low hanging fruit, its actually laying on the floor half rotten and covered in wasps....

the other reason people don't allow them in a lot of forums, is because people keep signing up and writing crap posts with signatures the size of a small city promoting their links.

Funny old world.

trytolearnmore · 10-09-2010, 10:41 AM

If I was a forum owner, i would disable the URL's also. Forums should be all about the community and not marketing.

10-09-2010, 06:08 AM	#1
sparckyz Ninja Warrior! War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mars Posts: 171 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 18 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	Forum Signatures Does anyone find that all the forums in a niche don't allow signature links :P Was looking for forums in the fitness/nutrition/workout niches, but not 1 person on any of the forums had a siggy-link :P
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10-09-2010, 07:34 AM	#2
theseoguys Jordan K War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 833 Thanks: 18 Thanked 92 Times in 80 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Forum Signatures It depends on the forum. You probably haven't searched far enough to find a forum thaty will.
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10-09-2010, 07:43 AM	#3
Thomas De HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 139 Thanks: 10 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Forum Signatures Checkout the backlinks of your competition and you gonna find the forums, which allow signature links for sure.

10-09-2010, 07:46 AM	#4
jerytohn HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 248 Thanks: 31 Thanked 16 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Forum Signatures Also, make sure they are dofollow.

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10-09-2010, 07:55 AM	#7
Brad Callen Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 2,398 Thanks: 328 Thanked 270 Times in 179 Posts	Re: Forum Signatures I simply searched with: "powered by vbulletin" workout - the third forum I clicked into had a couple members with signature links. Other forum signatures: phpbb, SMF, expression engine, etc. No one will compile the list for you and you won't find an up-to-date list all ready to go for you on the web.
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TristanPerry Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Cardiff, United Kingdom Posts: 772 Thanks: 169 Thanked 148 Times in 103 Posts Social Networking	Re: Forum Signatures Never noticed this problem to be honest. I was recently searching for forums in my niche (I simply Googled [niche forums]) and 3 out of the top 5 allowed dofollow sigs. A word of advise though: Since forum posting can be a great way to build up a good reputation, hence you don't want to appear spammy, consider having a sig which is similar to most member's on that forums, and then inserting something like: "Please feel free to check out my website: [link]" At the end. This way, I doubt any mods would mind (compared to - say - just having a link and nothing else in your sig).
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10-09-2010, 08:48 AM	#9
va_mom HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 245 Thanks: 106 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Forum Signatures I agree that to find out those that allow forum signature, just look at your competitors' backlinks - you will surely find several. And if i may suggest, you can also post on no follow forums, you will still get traffic from members.
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mascomasco IM Warrior Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: 8.00Mb of 12.10Mb at 128.00kbps Posts: 62 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Forum Signatures Please dont mind this question.When talking about checking backlinks of competitors,guess you are talking about using yahoo site explorer or any other way.
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10-09-2010, 10:01 AM	#11
jazbo Systematic Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Norfolk, England. Posts: 1,911 Blog Entries: 9 Thanks: 35 Thanked 296 Times in 218 Posts Social Networking	Re: Forum Signatures TBH forum signature links are such low hanging fruit, its actually laying on the floor half rotten and covered in wasps.... the other reason people don't allow them in a lot of forums, is because people keep signing up and writing crap posts with signatures the size of a small city promoting their links. Funny old world.

10-09-2010, 10:41 AM	#12
trytolearnmore Man From The Moon War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 817 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 107 Thanked 172 Times in 83 Posts Social Networking	Re: Forum Signatures If I was a forum owner, i would disable the URL's also. Forums should be all about the community and not marketing.