How important is signature?
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If you are using forum only for signature purpose then it is not good in terms of marketing. Forum is platform to share ideas,suggestions,questions with fellow members and expect same from front side.
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Signatures on forums play an important role only if the forum itself is high on the Google list.
But for SEO purposes not very vital because you would need a lot of links and from related websites.
eg. if the forum is about Information Technology and you link it to a tourism page then it won't be too useful.
Some forums "ban" the links from the signatures especially if the signature takes up more space then the posts itself.
Some forums on the other hand uses robots to post advertisements with links. but that's another matter
But for SEO purposes not very vital because you would need a lot of links and from related websites.
eg. if the forum is about Information Technology and you link it to a tourism page then it won't be too useful.
Some forums "ban" the links from the signatures especially if the signature takes up more space then the posts itself.
Some forums on the other hand uses robots to post advertisements with links. but that's another matter
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As walidno1 points out, signatures may generate a lot of traffic themselves, and that can be more important than SEO. On the other hand, signatures can be absolute poison to your SEO efforts, since they generally create a lot of low-quality/irrelevant links, especially if you use signature links in completely unrelated forums. In fact, if the site automatically adds a "no-index, no-follow" to your sig links, they're usually doing you a major favour — they're SEO-neutral that way. They may not add to your "good link" collection, but they don't add to your "bad link" collection either, and it's far more important to avoid bad links than to generate a lot of mediocre ones.
Good links, the ones that really help you, are hard to come by. If, say, Google, Adobe or Apple — all with a Page Rank of 10 — links to your site, you win, period. Get two or three nines linking to you, and you win. Get a hundred thousand zeros and ones, and you're still a zero. A half-dozen fours is a whole lot better than a half-million zeros.
Good links, the ones that really help you, are hard to come by. If, say, Google, Adobe or Apple — all with a Page Rank of 10 — links to your site, you win, period. Get two or three nines linking to you, and you win. Get a hundred thousand zeros and ones, and you're still a zero. A half-dozen fours is a whole lot better than a half-million zeros.
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Secret of forum signatures is that they must be relevant and of some use to the members. In a forum full of people building their own websites, learning HTML, Javascript, PHP, SEO etc for themselves and using free web hosting who may not have a job or any money, do you think members of that forum are going to pay somebody to tell them what is wrong with their website?
To generate real traffic that may convert into clients your website must have the answer to somebodies question, then you can use a link to full effect.
To generate real traffic that may convert into clients your website must have the answer to somebodies question, then you can use a link to full effect.
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I think advertising via Signature is a very important and effective method.
Signature Advertising isn't usually against the rules and won't get you into trouble, more un-ethical advertising like advertising spam or pm advertising, are no way to advertise unless you want to get banned or have the site frowned upon.
It's a nonchalant way of advertising, it's not in your face like other advertising methods and it appears in every post. The only thing you need is a nice signature image or text that can draw possible members or customers attentions.
Signature Advertising isn't usually against the rules and won't get you into trouble, more un-ethical advertising like advertising spam or pm advertising, are no way to advertise unless you want to get banned or have the site frowned upon.
It's a nonchalant way of advertising, it's not in your face like other advertising methods and it appears in every post. The only thing you need is a nice signature image or text that can draw possible members or customers attentions.
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Hello Every One !!!
Yes Signature is essential for individuals to have prior knowledge regarding your web page but these days is utilized actually to get back connections / traffic.And Depending on if you are utilizing gathering just for mark reason then its bad in terms of showcasing.
Yes Signature is essential for individuals to have prior knowledge regarding your web page but these days is utilized actually to get back connections / traffic.And Depending on if you are utilizing gathering just for mark reason then its bad in terms of showcasing.
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I think signature is imprtant for gaining more traffic through forum posting. but it is not a good think. Now a days every one using forum only for signature purpose to get more traffic. Forum is platform to share ideas,suggestions,questions with peoples.
1. Use your keywords in the beginning of signature text. For the best SEO effect you should put keywords in the beginning of the signature text. In such way you tell search engines, that the linked page is really relevant for these terms.
2. Create the attractive signature slogan. Remember, that your signature slogan must be really attractive, intriguing, interesting, original etc. Only in this case people will follow the signature link.
3. Post into the right place. Just imagine that your signature text is “Buy cheap bricks in Florida” and you use it inside the webmasters forum.
2. Create the attractive signature slogan. Remember, that your signature slogan must be really attractive, intriguing, interesting, original etc. Only in this case people will follow the signature link.
3. Post into the right place. Just imagine that your signature text is “Buy cheap bricks in Florida” and you use it inside the webmasters forum.
It is quite important to have a signature in you forums it's helps your site to get good traffic. There are few things you should follow to add a signature link in forum.
1.Use simple and short signature which can attract users.
2.Follow foru rules to use proper hyperlinks.
3.You should follow forum rules before posting the signature link.
1.Use simple and short signature which can attract users.
2.Follow foru rules to use proper hyperlinks.
3.You should follow forum rules before posting the signature link.
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We get signature link from forum posting. The forum Postings builds a good reputation on the Internet. And another benefit is that you can put your company information in the Signature field as an anchor text links, in each of your post automatically get an inbound link to their websites.
Add your link to your forum signature. Another idea, but also only if this one is permitted. Add your site or blog’s link to your forum signature and get active in the community. The link will show up under all of your posts. You can get a nice little amount of traffic if the forum has a lot of members.
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I want to expand upon the previous post -- that is a good way of promoting your site but only if the content of your actual posts are relevant to whatever community you are participating in. If your posts look to the mods like you're just trying to promote the site linked in your signature (e.g. the content isn't relevant to the community), either your signature will get deleted or you'll end up getting banned because that falls under the "spamming" category.
Again, watch out for whether or not the links are nofollow or not though, because if you advertise your site in many forums with low ranking and they are all rel=follow, you will end up harming your site's rating rather than helping it.
Again, watch out for whether or not the links are nofollow or not though, because if you advertise your site in many forums with low ranking and they are all rel=follow, you will end up harming your site's rating rather than helping it.