Forum signature?

Is all forums signatures will consider as spam?
Can anyone give detailed explanation please.

Thank you.

 

Using signature in a proper way will not be considered spam.


Most of the keywords contains same link.

 

no, not all forum signatures is considered as spam actually there is a way of putting signature, i means if you have put more that one links in your signature like the previous member have given example than it is definately going to be considered as spam !!

 

Thank you Blogdum,

So if i use only one or two keywords with two different links, is this fine?

 

Yes, thank you Jhon Dave.

 

If there are too many links from forum sites pointing to your site but not from other sources of links then those forum links may be considered as spam...

 

If you notice the pattern of Google for the last 10 years (ya, I'm an old SEO fart), its pretty simple to see what they dont like. The don't want people creating their own links. The only person that would link to a website in their forum signature is either the site owner or an affiliate of the site owner. Both bad in Google's eyes.

Forum signatures have their place, but that place is far away from your money site. Two to three levels away to be safe.

When it comes to linking to my money site, I don't send anything but the following:

• High powered PR/PA/DA links for my target keywords, synonyms, and longtail
• Web 2.0 (juiced up) and social bookmarks for anchor text diversity: brand and URL keywords
• Social signals: To make everything look legit

 

forums allow us to put signature links, does that mean that they legalize chance to do spam?

 

Signatures on popular forums are not spam.
Some small forums might use spam signatures.

 

I know my signature is not spam lol

 

Well said DiggitySeo, but forum signatures don't hurt you at all.

Like mine point towards vinimation.com

 

Aren't they nofollow links? I thought Google ignored those to a large extent.

 

Google loves moderated link. For Example: Links from digitalpoint.com is helpful as it has good moderation(not easy link to get, you have to contribute first). Forum where no moderation exists, anyone can post anything such types links harms your website ranking.

 

They bring traffic to website too.

 

Unrelated, overdosed or misleading links can be treated as spam but not all. Just keep the links in signature to 1-2 and do not duplicate the same link for different keywords.

 

Who told you that nonsense?

SPAM? A forum signature SPAM?

Do you know what SPAM means?

Holla!

 

No, but if you have 12 links with keywords like the example then yeah, it won't work out for you

 

In most of the forums signature links are nofollow , People use signature links for traffic....If you are contributing well in forum, there are high chances you will get good traffic from your signature

 

Agreed. Keep it under 2 links.

 

I think you have to be a premium member to have more than 2 links. Anyways, you get some traffic at worst.