How forum posting helps for SEO?

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September 9, 2014, 5:24 am

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How forum posting helps for SEO?

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Beverly

At one time, forum posting was a very popular option for backlinking and search engine optimization.

However, since the Penguin update which nerfed the value of spam backlinks, forum posting has lost it's importance as an SEO tool.

Many people still use forum posting for the purposes of driving traffic directly to pages, however, the value of a backlink on a forum is only as good as the page that the link is on.

There is some question as to whether or not an automatically generated signature line is any value at all, thought a link within a forum post (especially a post that is older/already indexed by Google) is likely more valuable if that post/page is on a high page rank/authority site.

12 years ago

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vinaya

I am on over a dozen forums where I have shared my links on the profile page as well as signature. When I check my backlinks, none of my forum links appear. Therefore, I believe forum links do not matter for SEO purpose. AS far as getting traffic is concerned, you get traffic but it is not very significant.

8 years ago

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kevinmax

Yes, Beverly is right! Forums posts are kind of older technique.
Still it helps in improving your SEO campaigns - Posting in High Moderated Forums helps better optimized results.
Moderated forums doesn't allow you to spam. So they accepts posts with link if necessary/meaningful...also Google loves when a link coming from high authority high PR relevant domain.

12 years ago

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frasermeridies

Ok kevinmax, i agree with you but please tell me what is the newest technique of link building instead of Forum Posting.

How forum posting helps for SEO?

12 years ago

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kevinmax

Ok kevinmax, i agree with you but please tell me what is the newest technique of link building instead of Forum Posting.

Pdf/Ppt/Video/Document Sharing portals & Posting on relevant websites (What ever the platform is)....helps better rankings.

12 years ago

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sinelogix

By forum posting, you can generate quick back links that index and crawl your site faster as well as by it increase link popularity on SE by add signature on every post.

12 years ago

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seoguru24x7

Unlike other strategies, forum posts give you the chance to have a high keyword density for your pages without having to have duplicate content. Keyword density is one of the criteria to get a higher ranking in search engines, but is also one area wherein most sites get penalized for keyword stuffing. Once you are penalized, your sites either get a lower rank or is banned from the search engines. Forum posting makes it easier to have a high keyword rank without resorting to keyword stuffing. The discussions on your forums containing your keywords would make it safe for you to have a high keyword density.

Forum signatures is also one area that you can exploit when availing of forum posting services. Having your main site linked from the forums using a forum signature can get you a backlink, which is also one of the main criteria for getting a good ranking in Google, among others.

12 years ago

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jaysh4922

From my point of view forum back links are stronger than any other back links but you have to take care while you choose the website select high page rank website and choose right thread and good quality content to post on that thread, you cal also do the forum marketing.

11 years ago

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approveme

Forum post creation is relatively easy. All you need to do is find a relevant thread in an authoritative forum, create your own profile where you add the URL of the website or landing page you are promoting and then start adding your own contribution. You can also decide to start your own thread by describing a problem or offering a solution to a problem that is widespread, but not yet mentioned in the forum; then you can engage into conversations with the other forum members. Whenever you post a comment, your forum nickname and other account details will be displayed next to your comment, so that other members can find out more about you.

You can either decide to create your forum posts yourself or ask for professional help from an experienced company to provide you with forum posting services, thus saving valuable time.

Posting interesting and relevant comments on authoritative forums will help you get organic, high-quality traffic to your website, increasing your page ranking efficiently and positioning your site among the top results on search engines. Increased traffic will soon translate into increased sales, and your forum posts will also convince other people in your niche that you are a reliable and reputable expert in your area of activity, helping a lot with your branding efforts as well.

11 years ago

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sanfora

now all porums at least most not allow you post any link even in your signature or profile

11 years ago

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BulkBuyer

Forum posting was used a long time ago for direct backlinks, but nowadays I'd only use them for Tier 3 links - possibly Tier 2.

11 years ago

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DkPatel

Its really usefull as they have high number of post and words count in google per page.
Let's see here on seoclerks , there is always 50+ guest Members available online.

11 years ago

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Mehak50

Yes, forum posting do helps but you need to get dedicated in those forums. Do not rely on them as just for taking links but if you are serious contributor then you will get traffic as well as conversion...

11 years ago

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gregparker

If you want to drive traffic, forum is a good way to start. Forum also helps in building brand awareness and it gives value not only to the website but also to the target users.

11 years ago

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lancebachmann

Forum posting these days are only good enough to build relationships as to get traffic directly to pages. As earlier forum posting was used as a tool to get backlinks. But these days its importance in terms of SEO has faded as most of the sites don`t accept links.

11 years ago

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alornishan1

Forum posting is a good way to generate backlink and drive traffic.

11 years ago

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MarkCena66

How forum posting helps for SEO?

Given special features of forum posting comments that provide help for one or more users while also referring to your own website or blog can benefit your sales not only by establishing you as a helpful and knowledgeable vendor or service provider, but also by drawing attention towards your products and services and increasing the page ranking of your website by providing high-quality, organic back links. These are the advantages of Forum Postings:

Forum link building/Posting service is a SEO technique which helps in building back links to your website.
Forum Posting is an Internet Marketing service which uses forum communities to build inbound links.
Forum Posting is an ideal method to quickly build inbound links to your website.
Produces targeted traffic and generates more sales.
Deep linking is possible through forum posting which will help in augmenting the SERPs.
Attracts a lot of referral traffic.

11 years ago

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Corzhens

When you post in a forum, you leave your signature there that contains the link of your website. That is called backlink because when someone would click on it, he will be brought back to where that link came from, i.e. your website. If you are prolific in forums then you will have created so many backlinks that will help the SEO capability of your website. It can result in a higher ranking of your website in the search list of search engines. The more backlinks you spread, the better for the SEO.

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