How important are forum backlinks for SEO?

11 years ago

I did with webmaster forums and Garden niche, however it just helped a little bit to boost in SERP. Finding forums with signtaure in relevant niche is tough.

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NeedBucksNow 11 years ago

Yeah. I just love the WarriorForum and think it is probably the best one that I have ever seen. I was just wondering because I always see alot of the same people on here and some of them already have 1000's of posts? Is this just a good indicator of what really works in building up your SEO or is it just another Facebook? Could it be alot of both

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I did with webmaster forums and Garden niche, however it just helped a little bit to boost in SERP. Finding forums with signtaure in relevant niche is tough.
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mjoshua 11 years ago

It gets harder all the time to find forums that allow links in the signature - but they are out there. and I have found that forum backlinks provide a quicker result than many other places. Since people are actually reading about the subject - anyone clicking on your signature link is pretty well targeted.
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Olympio

11 years ago

Because you get good spike , continue to work hard. Don't make black seo that is violate google rules. If you do that you will lose one day all your hard work. Work on seo requires a lot time but it will pay you later

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alvinchua91

11 years ago

I recommend you see forum backlinks as a form of traffic source instead of SEO. Treat it as a source of traffic, and not SEO.

You would get only a tiny boost in SEO results (if forum is relevant to your sites) if you post a lot of posts on forums, there are better ways to do SEO.

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dinoenterprise

11 years ago

Originally Posted by alvinchua91

I recommend you see forum backlinks as a form of traffic source instead of SEO. Treat it as a source of traffic, and not SEO.

You would get only a tiny boost in SEO results (if forum is relevant to your sites) if you post a lot of posts on forums, there are better ways to do SEO.

This is the best analysis I've seen in awhile. It's about relevant traffic to your site, which comes from niche sites like this one. Higher keywords are mostly good for clients to see you're working hard, but not the best indicator of success. What good is page 1 for a useless keyword. The client will catch on that you're ranking for lowly searched keywords and become suspicious.

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KylieSweet

11 years ago

Originally Posted by alvinchua91

I recommend you see forum backlinks as a form of traffic source instead of SEO.

Forum backlinks as a traffic source?

I don't think so.

Because most of the forum signature links doesn't have lots of traffic and the worst nothing at all.

Originally Posted by alvinchua91

Treat it as a source of traffic, and not SEO.

Do you know that forum posting is part of link building and this is also part of off page optimization and this is one of the two factors of SEO.

Originally Posted by alvinchua91

You would get only a tiny boost in SEO results (if forum is relevant to your sites) if you post a lot of posts on forums, there are better ways to do SEO.

Too confusing.

I don't know whether you are in the SEO side or not.

But in your signature link is SEO company. Great!

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nettiapina

11 years ago

Originally Posted by KylieSweet

Do you know that forum posting is part of link building and this is also part of off page optimization and this is one of the two factors of SEO.

No, I don't know that. It seems to me that the purpose of forum posting is the exchange of knowledge.

Usually you're getting a bunch of nofollow links that come from a single site. I just don't understand why you insist on calling this SEO. At best you're deluding yourself, at worst you're peppering your link profile with links of questionable quality.

There's hundreds of factors to SEO, but you can roughly divide it to two categories: off and on page.

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Links in signature will not help your SEO. Not on this site, and not on any other forum.
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KylieSweet

11 years ago

Originally Posted by nettiapina

No, I don't know that. It seems to me that the purpose of forum posting is the exchange of knowledge.

Is that only the purpose of forum posting? or there's something else?

Originally Posted by nettiapina

I just don't understand why you insist on calling this SEO.

Insisting? You're the one who said that not me.

Originally Posted by nettiapina

At best you're deluding yourself, at worst you're peppering your link profile with links of questionable quality.

Sorry but my link profile has nothing to do in this thread.

Kindly don't lead us to unrelated information and just focus on the thread.

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nettiapina

11 years ago

Originally Posted by KylieSweet

Is that only the purpose of forum posting? or there's something else?

Why do you think these message boards exist, then? Their main purpose can't be signature spam, that's just an annoying side-effect.

Originally Posted by KylieSweet

Insisting? You're the one who said that not me.

That's cute. Well then, lets just copy your exact words here so that you can't complain on the words I use:
"Do you know that forum posting is part of link building and this is also part of off page optimization and this is one of the two factors of SEO."

To summarize: you claimed that forum posting is link building, "page optimization" whatever that's supposed to even mean, and "one of the two factors of SEO". That sentence is so full of fail that it's hard to even begin with it.

Originally Posted by KylieSweet

Sorry but my link profile has nothing to do in this thread.

Kindly don't lead us to unrelated information and just focus on the thread.

"You" is a passive form that's popular in US. It doesn't refer to any particular link profile. I'm not sure why on earth you'd bring such a non sequitur up, and then complain about not focusing on the thread.

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KylieSweet

11 years ago

Originally Posted by nettiapina

Why do you think these message boards exist, then? Their main purpose can't be signature spam, that's just an annoying side-effect.

But in reality signature spam is all over the forum sites.

Originally Posted by nettiapina

That's cute.

Well, I already knew that.

Originally Posted by nettiapina

To summarize: you claimed that forum posting is link building, "page optimization" whatever that's supposed to even mean, and "one of the two factors of SEO". That sentence is so full of fail that it's hard to even begin with it.

But that's what's happening today in SEO.

Reality it is. Don't act like a blind.

Originally Posted by nettiapina

"You" is a passive form that's popular in US. It doesn't refer to any particular link profile. I'm not sure why on earth you'd bring such a non sequitur up, and then complain about not focusing on the thread.

So do you think you are the genius or expert here?

You are always right?

Or a wanna be?

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nettiapina

11 years ago

Originally Posted by KylieSweet

But in reality signature spam is all over the forum sites.

That's fits exactly what I said: it's an annoying side effect. It's not the main purpose of any real forum. This is obvious and a sort of truism, and I can't fathom how this can be so hard to understand.

Originally Posted by KylieSweet

But that's what's happening today in SEO.

Reality it is. Don't act like a blind.

No, it's not SEO. In the form it's discussed here it's just worthless and a waste of time. There's a bunch of newbies who don't know better, and some hustlers who are trying to con clueless marks.

Then there's black hats who can and will make something like this work, but that's not the Fiverr gig or human bot posting on WF. That's completely different topic.

Originally Posted by KylieSweet

So do you think you are the genius or expert here?

You are always right?

Or a wanna be?

It's a bit mystifying why you'd post such a stupid quip after you've been demonstrably wrong on something.

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Links in signature will not help your SEO. Not on this site, and not on any other forum.
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KylieSweet

11 years ago

Originally Posted by nettiapina

It's a bit mystifying why you'd post such a stupid quip after you've been demonstrably wrong on something.

Is it stupid to tell the truth regarding on what's really happening on SEO today?

What's wrong with the reality in SEO?

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nettiapina

11 years ago

Originally Posted by KylieSweet

Is it stupid to tell the truth regarding on what's really happening on SEO today?

What's wrong with the reality in SEO?

No. You're running your mouth on completely unrelated stuff. The bit I'm talking about was your childish "So do you think you are the genius or expert here?" bit.

Do you have an acute amnesia or how is it possible that you don't remember anything you've said? Or are you just really fond of twisting words to the point of total dishonesty?

Also, even if I disregard that mindbogglingly silly stuff the truth value of your posts is zero. And you don't even realize that, but keep patting yourself on the back.

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Links in signature will not help your SEO. Not on this site, and not on any other forum.
Who told me this? An ex Google web spam engineer.

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KylieSweet

11 years ago

Originally Posted by nettiapina

No. You're running your mouth on completely unrelated stuff. The bit I'm talking about was your childish "So do you think you are the genius or expert here?" bit.

How come it is not related from SEO today?
Is that what you call childish? I don't think so because you only showing that you know everything. Did it hurt you because its true.

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nettiapina

11 years ago

Originally Posted by KylieSweet

How come it is not related from SEO today?
Is that what you call childish? I don't think so because you only showing that you know everything. Did it hurt you because its true.

Go and read your own comments, will you? You were yapping on things that have no bearing on this thread or forum, and you still are. If you're trying to taunt me, at least come up with something clever. This stuff is just asinine.

If you don't know basic concept of a language that's hardly my fault. Passive forms are taught around here in the elementary school (in case you pick English as the first foreign language like most do). I'm not sure what's your excuse for not knowing those, or for acting like a school kid.

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MikeFriedman 11 years ago

Originally Posted by KylieSweet

Do you know that forum posting is part of link building and this is also part of off page optimization and this is one of the two factors of SEO.

It's a part of crappy link building. It's not a part of link building that any good SEO uses.
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boSEO

11 years ago

Originally Posted by alvinchua91

I recommend you see forum backlinks as a form of traffic source instead of SEO. Treat it as a source of traffic, and not SEO.

You would get only a tiny boost in SEO results (if forum is relevant to your sites) if you post a lot of posts on forums, there are better ways to do SEO.

Totally agree with this point. The whole idea of SEO is traffic generation at the end of the day. I think sometimes people get so caught up on ranking that traffic somehow becomes secondary.

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kindsvater 11 years ago

Originally Posted by boSEO

The whole idea of SEO is traffic generation at the end of the day. I think sometimes people get so caught up on ranking that traffic somehow becomes secondary.

Definitely, although the original question was backlinks for SEO. If the forum is relevant to your site, not a spam haven, and the links pass equity, then it's a no-brainer: make some posts. Good posts so you don't get the heave-ho.

Now how much Google values any forum post is conjecture. In my experience, watching backlinked sites drop in rankings after a forum switches to "no follow" I'd say there is potentially good value.

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Dokemion

11 years ago

Originally Posted by boSEO

Totally agree with this point. The whole idea of SEO is traffic generation at the end of the day. I think sometimes people get so caught up on ranking that traffic somehow becomes secondary.

LOL... Good luck with your traffic that has ZERO conversion rate...

If you're truly an SEO you know that ranking for your "target keyword" is the primary GOAL if you achieve it then you can reap the benefit of Organic Traffic that actually pay!

Dude, If you can't keep up don't step up! You'll die!

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halk

11 years ago

Don't help much... try to create more quality links for your website friend!

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jackluter

Banned 11 years ago

Its generate quick back links and help to rank keywords in search engine and also make traffic faster to web site.

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kamaldeepchandel

11 years ago

These days even quality forums are not giving the boost in SERP. It is good for marketing but not giving you the proper link juice to your website, if it is not relevant niche. Most of the forums are related to Internet marketing. So keeps trying to build your link with other sources rather than forums, if you are looking for good link juice to your website.

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Microsys

11 years ago

You might also want something to sell beyond just adsense. If not a physical product, then maybe working as a consultant or "expert" on side if you are building an authority website? Or maybe make a mailing list, so you can pitch offers later on.

With regards to forum signatures, they can be a good source of traffic although you have to be *very* specific to your niche. (i.e. like if you have a product that targets the exact topic of a specific board in a forum.)

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MikeFriedman

11 years ago

I cannot think of many things that would be a bigger waste of time than posting on forums for the purpose of trying to increase search engine rankings.

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NeedBucksNow

11 years ago

Yeah, I was just wondering if it made any difference in them as you have thousands of posts yourself. I do get some traffic from the forum and personally just like that I can help people out with certain things and be able to learn as I go with other things. I understand there is nothing that can replace content and just the overall age of your domain but the waiting game sucks sometimes.

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I cannot think of many things that would be a bigger waste of time than posting on forums for the purpose of trying to increase search engine rankings.

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MikeFriedman

11 years ago

Originally Posted by NeedBucksNow

Yeah, I was just wondering if it made any difference in them as you have thousands of posts yourself. I do get some traffic from the forum and personally just like that I can help people out with certain things and be able to learn as I go with other things. I understand there is nothing that can replace content and just the overall age of your domain but the waiting game sucks sometimes.

The links from here are nofollow, as would be the links from pretty much any worthwhile forum out there. Believe me, I'm not after links from here to improve rankings. I would not write nearly as many posts if that was all I cared about.

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Slade556

11 years ago

Honestly, I think they do help quite a lot.
Maybe not SEO wise, because most forums are probably no follow. However, if you're active in a popular forum with lots of activity, then you will most likely get a traffic boost if you place your link in your signature. But you would have to be an active member of that forum as well, or else your posts will get buried under the new ones..

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princy91 11 years ago

Forum backlinks are not so relevant links as they are placed in signature which are not natural.
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visimedia

11 years ago

I think it's one of the backlinking variety that should be done for backlinking..

Too much forum spam link will hurt the ranking surely

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ezeonlinebiz

11 years ago

If I were you, I'd have used forum to get highly targeted traffic to my website instead of using it as a source of backlinks.

Forum backlinks is not a type of backlink because it'll be in the signature of every post you make. It could also be referred as site wide links which is not the best type of link you should get.

Try to diversify and get relevant backlinks from other sources apart from forums.

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