Important Tip For Forum Profile Link Builders

I do a lot of high PR forum profile link building, and I noticed something that could easily trip you up if you're not careful...

Once you set up your signature or About Me links in a forum profile, don't just click on your user name to see what your profile will look like. First, LOG OUT. Then go the forum index page and scroll down to the bottom. Most of them will list a link to their "newest member," which should be you if you check right after making your new account there. Click and see what your profile looks like that way.

See, a search engine spider isn't going to be logged into an account there when it comes crawling. And on some forums, you CANNOT check member profiles unless you're logged into an account there. That will stop a spider in its tracks and you won't get credit for the links you just spent time placing. Checking your own profile while logged in might give a false impression.

Hope that tip helps!

EDIT: I forgot to add this: even on forums where you do not have to be logged in to get to member profiles, what you see at a profile page when logged in can be different than what you see when logged out! Sometimes when you're logged in you WILL see your links, but when logged out they WILL NOT show. Remember: what you see on your profile page when logged out is what the SE spiders will see.

John