What are the benefits of forum posting?

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by seolinks2011, Jan 2, 2011.

  1. #1
    hi all,

    What are the benefits of forum posting ? I think google indexing would be fast. Isn't it? Some one offering me forum link building service, should I hire them?


    Thanks in advance.
     
    seolinks2011, Jan 2, 2011 IP
  2. Condorr

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    When doing linkbuilding, you want the sources to be as varied as possible. THis means having links from many different IP addresses, domain names, and what not. Links from different websites count more than links from the same site. I've found forum link building to be pretty effective.
     
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  3. sannyhenry

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    Forum postings are the good way to increase traffic and good quality backlinks of our site.
     
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  4. Amy Garrizon

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    Forum posting is good because you can focus on your niche and get backlinks from related forums
     
    Amy Garrizon, Jan 2, 2011 IP
  5. krashok2010

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    knowledge knowldege... you can gain lots of knowledge through forum posting... this is for what i am here...
     
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  6. businessman413

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    Other than the backlinks you can get quality traffic from forums, IF you are a valuable contributor.
     
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  7. Maintain

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    Forums are great because if you make intelligent posts, you automatically prequalify whatever the offer is in your signature. If you have a solid, relevant offer in your signature, you can make a lot of sales. I had an affiliate make a few hundred dollars in a week just by making intelligent comments on a forum that he frequented that was related to the product I was selling.

    One of the best places to do this is IM. If you are a well-respected member of a forum, then people will check out your sig to see what you have to offer.
     
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  8. ListBuildingForNewbies

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    Forum posting is the best way to establish your reputation as a professional and expert in your niche. I suggest you sign up to a number of professional online forums in your niche and start actively posting. You can do a search on Google using the keywords of your niche & the keyword "forum" to find the top ranking forums in your field.
     
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  9. William Veasley

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    Hey

    I have found forum ps to be a great way of getting traffic & building valuable back links to my site. When I first starting be a member of a couple forums I didn't think it was really doing me any good. Well, I stuck in there for a lil while longer and started to noticed a little traffic boost.

    Now I'm a member of quite a bit of top forums and I can tell you that being a active member really worth it. I always try to spend some time answering peoples question with the best possible answer I have to offer. On rare occasions I post a thread or two, but I value helping people more than helping myself.

    If you join a forum and use it to help other people, then you will get positive benefits from being a member. I just wished I had of started using forums earlier than I did. They really have helped me generate quality traffic that is actually interested in what I have to offer.

    God bless,
    William Veasley
     
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  10. wrlawrence

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    The Benfits of posting are many.
    1. Get answers from other forum memebers.
    2. Offer value- give back to other memebers
    3. Create a Buzz on your business
    4. Website Traffic
    5. Back links to increse your sites rankings.
     
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  11. blondul

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    yes you can do backlinking from forums.... btw ther are experts doing this...
     
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    You should not hire anyone for link building. Try to make this work by yourself.
     
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  13. Kiranraj

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    It helps you to get updated about the new techniques & also drives the traffic & backlink for your site
     
    Kiranraj, Jan 3, 2011 IP
  14. MelbourneGraphicDesign

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    While forum posting is a great way to establish your authority in your industry, it is also a good resource for asking information. In doing this, you will also be able to position your business more in front of other people, especially if you have a signature with a link back to your website.
     
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    Forum posting is the one of the Great method to get good traffic, not only traffic we can use our targeted keywords in the forum to get high position in search engines.
     
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    Forum posting can bring traffic and backlinks to your site, which is very important to the ranking to your site.
     
    stephenz, Jan 4, 2011 IP
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    it drives good quality traffic to your website... :):)
     
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  18. bobwillz

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    However, with such a multitude of service providers, sometimes it becomes difficult for website owners to pick a right forum posting service for their website. But if you consider the following things when hiring such a service, you can definitely reap the full benefits of it
     
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    Forum posting is really a combination of targeted back links and also a way to drive related traffic to your site. You make a quality post on a niche forum with a link in your sig and there is a good chance someone will click on it to see what else you have to say! Plus the nice back link of course.
     
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  20. alex4millionaire

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    Linkbuilding through forums may be a helpful tool but just by putting up a title in your signature and a link will drive traffic to your website and get you more traffic. 9 times out of 10, people who read a decent forum post posing an answer to a question will read that poster's signature, and within that signature, you link will be posted. A forum can open many doors do you. Here at Digital Point forums, they already have a member base of thousands of members, you don't have to go out and try and drive traffic to your website, your traffic is already here, you just have to wait for them to click your link.
     
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