Yes, forum posting gives backlinks, If our disscussion in appropriate category of forum will be valuable and qualityful for forum users. also should be maintain continuty.
Well forum backlink now is not of great importance as most of the webmasters are using the same technique for getting links as result now google is not giving much important to this activity.
The only time a forum backlink is any good is if it is not a "no follow" link. Then you must ask will the forum archive the post that the link is in. If they do, the link goes away. Then is it in a downline of a "do not index" page. Again, if it is the link does not count. But then you must ask yourself, I have 1,902 Posts that have a signature in them. That should equal 1,902 back links -- correct? But when you look at Google's Webmaster Tools link reporting, I have only 170 links after five years. Hummmmm... Where did the back links go?
I tend to look at forum posting as more of getting traffic by way of building my reputation and a sort of following by participating in forums. Most forums these days are "no follow" anyway, but that doesn't mean you won't be getting anything from them. You still get ranking from them, but not immediately. What is more important for me is the recognition, and eventually the traffic that it gives my website. My two cents. Have a good day!
Yes, Forums provide you an opportunity to place your keywords [with Hyperlink] in the postings. In this way you can easily collect back links.
Forum posting is best for increasing traffic and back links of a website. it is helpful for increasing page rank of a website.
Yeah, That's right, forums are providing backlinks and traffic also. Many dofollow forum are available for posting. Thanks
Of course forum posting gives you back link if your signature is activate. It is one of the good link building technique. Just use do follow and well known forum for getting more benefit.
Forums are always useful for discussion. For backlink if it is dofollow then you will get backlink form it.