Does Forum Profile signature/links count as backlinks?

13 years ago

Yes they do... profiles don't get indexed very easily and with the link saturation on post pages doesn't really make these links very powerful.

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mandark

13 years ago

Yes, they count if you are posting in a DoFollow forum (meaning their outgoing links do not have the "nofollow" HTML tag). Each forum backlink isn't worth much, but they really add up once you have created a lot of them.

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13 years ago

Originally Posted by mandark

Yes, they count if you are posting in a DoFollow forum (meaning their outgoing links do not have the "nofollow" HTML tag). Each forum backlink isn't worth much, but they really add up once you have created a lot of them.

Who said you that only dofollow backlinks is counted as a backlink and nofollow backlink is not counted. If you dont have adequate information about any topic then please dont misguide people. Imagine yourself being in the situation when others are misguiding you when you are seeking for an information

. For your kind information nofollow backlinks is counted as a backlinks , the only difference between the two is the dofollow pass the PR link juice from the backlink site to your money site, whereas nofollow doesn't do that.:p

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LarryHaywood

13 years ago

In my opinion the sig links here are pretty powerful. If you are going to be posting here often then you might as well build some backlinks while you're doing it.

An example: I have a pretty new site that is maybe 3 months old that I was #1 in Google for my term. I removed my link from my sig here in this forum and a few days later I had dropped to #17. I put the link back and about a week later I had reclaimed the #1 spot for my term with no other backlinking. I then removed it yet again and added some minor backlinking(blasting a few articles to directories and a few blog posts as well as a few blog comments) and I created a squidoo lens for my term linking back to my site with correct anchor text. I was able to get back to #10 for my term. I re-added link back to sig and am now waiting for the links to be applied. I expect to jump right back to #1 and have a stronger hold on the position.

Take the example how you want. Your results may vary and probably will. Others may dispute my testing but to me it is clear. The signature links here carry some weight for sure and I believe it is quite effective. Hope this helps some with your question.

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13 years ago

Originally Posted by LarryHaywood

In my opinion the sig links here are pretty powerful. If you are going to be posting here often then you might as well build some backlinks while you're doing it.

An example: I have a pretty new site that is maybe 3 months old that I was #1 in Google for my term. I removed my link from my sig here in this forum and a few days later I had dropped to #17. I put the link back and about a week later I had reclaimed the #1 spot for my term with no other backlinking. I then removed it yet again and added some minor backlinking(blasting a few articles to directories and a few blog posts as well as a few blog comments) and I created a squidoo lens for my term linking back to my site with correct anchor text. I was able to get back to #10 for my term. I re-added link back to sig and am now waiting for the links to be applied. I expect to jump right back to #1 and have a stronger hold on the position.

Take the example how you want. Your results may vary and probably will. Others may dispute my testing but to me it is clear. The signature links here carry some weight for sure and I believe it is quite effective. Hope this helps some with your question.

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SEOpsychic

13 years ago

yes it is.

a backlink is an incoming link to a website. period. so far as it's clickable on someone else's page and points to your site, it's a backlink. but whether it's dofollow or nofollow is another thing to consider.

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TheTroglodyte

13 years ago

Yes they do, just remember that every link on a page reduces the power of all links on that page. So if there are 50 backlinks already on a post, yours won't count for much.

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App Developers

13 years ago

They do count! Every little back link counts in my world. Try it out and see if it helps. It took me about a week and a half before I saw any results from posting in forums.....and now the results are IN and I will never go back!

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cooler1

13 years ago

Do you need to post in forums which are the same niche as your website?

I watched a video about backlinking recently from Neil V and he said that if you get backlinks from non-relevant sites then Google punishes you. Is this due to the recent Google algo change or has it always been the case?

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stephencammeron

13 years ago

Originally Posted by cooler1

I watched a video about backlinking recently from Neil V and he said that if you get backlinks from non-relevant sites then Google punishes you. Is this due to the recent Google algo change or has it always been the case?

What a poor thing that some people thinks of getting "punished" just by having irrelevant sites linking their sites.

If it does, then every site must be punished then. :rolleyes:

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Mike Anthony

13 years ago

yes they are weak but they do count.

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Kenwa87

13 years ago

For me personally the sig links have been pretty powerful! I look forward to it every day. the rest of the backlink methods not so much!

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freeson

13 years ago

Sure! It is counted!

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iAmNameLess

13 years ago

Originally Posted by LarryHaywood

In my opinion the sig links here are pretty powerful. If you are going to be posting here often then you might as well build some backlinks while you're doing it.

An example: I have a pretty new site that is maybe 3 months old that I was #1 in Google for my term. I removed my link from my sig here in this forum and a few days later I had dropped to #17. I put the link back and about a week later I had reclaimed the #1 spot for my term with no other backlinking. I then removed it yet again and added some minor backlinking(blasting a few articles to directories and a few blog posts as well as a few blog comments) and I created a squidoo lens for my term linking back to my site with correct anchor text. I was able to get back to #10 for my term. I re-added link back to sig and am now waiting for the links to be applied. I expect to jump right back to #1 and have a stronger hold on the position.

Take the example how you want. Your results may vary and probably will. Others may dispute my testing but to me it is clear. The signature links here carry some weight for sure and I believe it is quite effective. Hope this helps some with your question.

I think you are a little too hopeful. Signature links are weak, period. The decrease in rank, has nothing to do with the power behind the signature links, but because it was links that were removed.

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jack jastin

13 years ago

What is the doubt in that! Yeah, Sure and certain it is! and It gives you a link popularity in front of the Google as well. So keep doing forum postings as much as you can to make your link popular but keep this thing in mind don't set up your mind make that forum posting is only for getting back links, its basically for healthy discussions otherwise you may start low quality posting that is to be avoided.

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mrfusion 13 years ago

How do you think Viagra websites rank #1 in Google? It's called profile links.
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umarimtiaz3

13 years ago

It means google counts profile links??but what about the panda update ?is google updated his all over strategy regarding profile links after panda update

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AmoooorLin

13 years ago

As my experience, they do. Used to attend G Dance due to the reason.

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Sohel Parvez

13 years ago

Industries & keyword Related Forum Signature Count As Backlink

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Johnsonton

13 years ago

Yes they do count as backlinks, I am sure on other thread
http://www.warriorforum.com/adsense-...gle-count.html about to same topic is going on

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Gussieboi

13 years ago

Every link counts!

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jwmann2 13 years ago

Yes they do count and every backlink adds up. Just post because your posts are driving traffic as well from people reading the posts. Google also reccomends that you have a combo of nofollow and dofollow backlinks.
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simonbuzz

Banned 13 years ago

Yes..and they are very effective

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IprovideSEO

13 years ago

I have actually searched for a term and found a thread from WF in the 2nd position. So whoever had a sig link in that post probably got some good link juice.

What I have been wondering is does it matter if your comment is first rather than last?

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umarimtiaz3 13 years ago

thankyou all such a nice coopertation
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johnben1444

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Krowon

Does Forum Profile signature/links count as backlinks? I mean ALL?

Certainly, forum posting is one of the greatest way to get valuable back links.

Some of the things to consider before indulging in this are:

Find do follow forums related to your niche

Sign up and read there TOS - a MUST

Add your website anchor at the signature area

Start making meaningful post.

Another benefit of forum posting is, whenever you have a new site or new web page from your previous site, you can easily add the site to your forum sig and instantly get all the links to your recent post to your web page.

John

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guzpra

13 years ago

Originally Posted by johnben1444

Another benefit of forum posting is, whenever you have a new site or new web page from your previous site, you can easily add the site to your forum sig and instantly get all the links to your recent post to your web page.

John

Oh really? I thought new links only will be added on new posts

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kposs

13 years ago

Depending on the forum, signature links can be effective. I'm not going to sign up and manage 1000 signature links, but if you're going to be active in a forum and looking for both direct traffic and a little link juice, then go for it.

I only use profile links (en masse) to index other links. I don't use them to link directly to sites that I promote.

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owenlee

13 years ago

Agree with kposs...you should build such links to your backlinks and not directly to your sites...

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playdressupgames

13 years ago

forum profile and signature really give links to each websites? and it also help increase rankings?

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lukewilton

13 years ago

Yes. They can also be used to drive traffic to your site.

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eurekapsycrille

13 years ago

Profile linking are good in increasing the number of your backlinks, but its value are not that good.

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IMRookie1

13 years ago

they count as links but their just one of the many types that you have to be buiilding

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JamesGw

13 years ago

Of course they count. I also think that they're a very underrated link source if used properly.

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Annysmith001

13 years ago

Yes and also the profile links help to get traffic as well as helps to get ranking.

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donkiston

13 years ago

yes forum profile link count as a back links. it will increase your website ranking and traffic in short time.

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julianbooth123

13 years ago

Yes they are counted as backlinks

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Exel

13 years ago

They are counted as backlinks but their value in terms of SEO is low,
but they certainly can bring lot of traffic from forums to your website.

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newsbeet 13 years ago

Thanks for the info guys. I've always been a reader on forums but never actively participated. From now on, I will start contributing to threads and hopefully add to my backlinks.
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Jerome15

13 years ago

most of my backlinks are coming from forum posting

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13 years ago

yes they do count.

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amitaraja

13 years ago

yes it is included in back links.....in-fact,it is counted as strong back link in search engine

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13 years ago

Yes, it's countable as back link.

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ulcseminary

13 years ago

I've been posting on this forum for a little while now, but my forum links don't show up as a backlink of any kind. Any idea why it wouldn't be showing?

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ilee 13 years ago

Originally Posted by ulcseminary

I've been posting on this forum for a little while now, but my forum links don't show up as a backlink of any kind. Any idea why it wouldn't be showing?

What do you use to check your backlinks? Check your webmasters accounts
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- ulcseminary 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by ichl13
  
  What do you use to check your backlinks? Check your webmasters accounts
  
  I checked my google webmaster tools and nothing from this forum has shown up and none of the links I've paid for recently have shown up either.
  
  I used linkclaw (offered on this site) and made a custom rss of a bunch of the places where my articles are posted, including the .edu links which I bought on this site (and so far only 1 post on all those blogs has been indexed) and none of them are getting indexed either.
  
  I have some old forum links that have been indexed, but nothing in the last year or so seem to be getting indexed. I don't get it.
  
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guzpra 13 years ago

Originally Posted by ulcseminary

I've been posting on this forum for a little while now, but my forum links don't show up as a backlink of any kind. Any idea why it wouldn't be showing?

I think they didnt count because the value is very little, and many of the post here has PR value of n/a.. but they do count,
I improve several ranks in SERP though
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- ulcseminary 13 years ago
  
  I have two other forums that I've posted on regularly over the years, but neither recently. Both show up and give me a lot of links, so maybe it just takes longer for forum links to show.
  
  The way I've been feeling lately, nothing is ever going to work. I have done everything suggested and nothing changes. Or at least it doesn't seem to. I'm currently waiting for some high PR links to be posted and to sit there for long enough that Google sits up to take notice, but that's my last hope.
  
  I'm getting very frustrated. It's not even like there are a ton of sites I'm competing with. There are like 5 total. If that. Maybe even 4. Except one person owns two of the sites and between the two of those sites, they take up at least 3 of the top positions. Just sucks.
  
  (Sorry. I'm needing some cheese for my whine.)
  
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saladflorida

13 years ago

sure it does.
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13 years ago

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guzpra 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Captonles

Yes of course Count If you make profile Back link High PR site or Rss create or ping themes catch index soon

beside that the site must be DoFollow
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safexsolutions

13 years ago

Profiles Links Count. As you can see People Buy Angela and Pauls Lists for one of this reason.

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Guru SEO 12 years ago

Originally Posted by safexsolutions

Profiles Links Count. As you can see People Buy Angela and Pauls Lists for one of this reason.

Angela & Paul's links are good when they come out at the very beginning , once they are spammed , you get many webmasters cutting the registration page for a couple of weeks.

Profile links are good , but profile links with good quality response related to your niche will bring a lot more ten just a couple of backlinks.

Many people in Forums are looking for solutions, if you are selling a good product that will solve their problems, you will get a BK and a sell.
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dsbusiness23

13 years ago

Yes forum links most certainly do help. I actually wrote a short guide to ranking in google for very competitive keywords in a week on another thread on here and in it I said I created about 30 to 50 backlinks a day. Many of these were from forum profile links and signatures as well as youtube videos and a few backlinks from .edu and .gov Here is a link to the thread if you would like to read more. How to rank #6 in one week

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xallever

13 years ago

I think Google still counts "relevant links" to have a higher value. Therefore, look for forums which are related to the site that you're promoting. I believe they'll count more than just any form of backlinks. Can anyone verify this?

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kyla23

13 years ago

I have been trying this technique from some time and it had proved to be the most reliable method dome with ease.

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blogworker

13 years ago

yes, it is.
but i want to say, it not means you can focus on the quantity, and post some spam post or comment.
it can easily image, if what you post or comment is very useful and professional, it will cause a high attention on it, and correspondingly more people pay attention on your link.
otherwise, it will only leave a bad impression.

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enni

Banned 13 years ago

Yes, Forum signature links count as back links and It will also help your SERP.

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Banned 13 years ago

Not sure how much effect they have on rankings but they can get a new site indexed quickly.

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Terrybear

13 years ago

Yes, forum profile and signature link are all called as backlink but it can either be dofollow or nofollow. However, the signature or profile link are not give high impact on the SEO if you dont have huge posts

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ulcseminary

13 years ago

I think, at this point, we can all just assume that when we're talking about various kinds of links, we're talking about real posts and not spam. I am always annoyed by forum/blog comments that say, "Great post! Thanks for sharing!" Oh yes, such great content. I most certainly will approve THAT.

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monci

13 years ago

yes it'll be count. I think it's effective way to get a backlink..
every optimizer use this method I guess..

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the lord

13 years ago

yes really Forum Profile signature can be used as a backlink. but must select the forum that profile has a high PR. otherwise it will not be any good.

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ulcseminary

13 years ago

Hey! My warrior forum signature links showed up in my webmaster tools today. Woot woot!

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12 years ago

Agreed...^^ Forum Profile Link Count!!~ Thus the Existence of XRumer!!~

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12 years ago

Forum links are about as in style of Jheri Curls or Disco

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12 years ago

Yes, they count if you are posting in a Do Follow forum

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Illuminart

12 years ago

Yes, they do count. A link is still a link.

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epathj

12 years ago

yea,they do count but really weak

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Shilpa

12 years ago

Yes they are counted as a link only if the moderator doesn't delete your account.

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PTag

12 years ago

I also created few .edu profile and signature do follow backlinks, Google webmaster display only signature backlinks. However i can get PR4.

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12 years ago

Forum signature is an easiest ways to increase back link and it is counted by search engine

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LisaWilson 12 years ago

Hi,

I just started working at a PR Firm. We are a very small firm that does contract work.

How do I build valid and non-spamming backlinks that google will value?

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nahids

12 years ago

Yes!!! Its countable as backlinks but links should be from do follow Forum.

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Nscnikhil

12 years ago

Yes,they are very useful.....

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Venetian 12 years ago

For me, Forum Profiles are the worst thing you can do.

Actually it was the only thing i did promoting websites that got me rank very low. Almost had a negative impact to my efforts.
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hokkienmee

12 years ago

Which one is more useful for backlinks?

Create forum, fill in profile & signature, leave it there and do nothing
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Create forum, fill in profile & signature and make a few posting

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chiclets

12 years ago

Well, for me, I guess posting your links on forum signature could really get you a backlinks and I must say its very helpful and POWERFUL.

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Greeks

12 years ago

Yes they are counted as backlinks but remember, post on dofollow high PR blogs.

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chrislangley

12 years ago

Forum profile signatures can count as backlinks if the site is do follow, but lately too many people have been abusing the privileges so many sites that were do-follow are now no-follow

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jackpeter20

12 years ago

I then removed it yet again and added some minor backlinking(blasting a few articles to directories and a few blog posts as well as a few blog comments) and I created a squidoo lens for my term linking back to my site with correct anchor text. I was able to get back to #10 for my term.

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12 years ago

With the right anchor text. I think any low competition keyword can rank easily

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12 years ago

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gepong2000 12 years ago

Originally Posted by strategic seo services

Yes, once those profiles are indexed, they definitely count as backlinks.

thanks for this explanation julia, i hope we get indexed soon here.
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sonu703

12 years ago

yes, i have experienced good results with forum links.

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jeppa123

12 years ago

They definitely count! You should give it some time though, especially when the site is new..

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Outsourcingnerd

12 years ago

In general, I think forum links are quite good. However, I am that the nearest future would require more targeted forums (if your site is about video games, and you have 30 links from cat and dog forums).

I would not be surprised if Google also considered monitoring how many links a site has from one forum. (1-2 profile links or 100 signature links).

Since Google are so focused on quality, it would probably be a bit harder for a spammer to get away with hundred spam posts inside a forum, then building 100 individual profile links.

I guess that is why we already see a market where people buy old forum profiles, simply to be able to get a lot of link juice from signature links.

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autolinks

12 years ago

Yes, they do count as backlink yet just like most commenters here are stating they are not that powerful. However, the purpose of signatures in forum posts is not limited to just backlinks.

It can also serve as advertisement. Making a signature that can indicate what you are providing can help attract clients. This is why posting in a relevant forum site is highly important. This is not just for backlinks but also attracting the right kind of traffic or clients.

Thanks

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denysapu

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Krowon

Does Forum Profile signature/links count as backlinks? I mean ALL?

Still counted - with the own value

Thanks

Signature

Don't worry be happy!

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marketwarrior06

Banned 12 years ago

Don't know about the profile back links but if you can put the site's link in the signature then you can get very good result.
I have done this and I got good effect.