Do Signature links really help?

Discussion in 'Link Development' started by batman4444, Jul 29, 2007.

  1. trichnosis

    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    #21
    thanks for the greens:D

    i'm also waiting the pr update. i will share the effect of the signature to the pr.

    after the pr update , i will be able to write with pr numbers :)
     
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  2. matt608@

    matt608@ Well-Known Member

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    #22
    Basicly, no one knows exactly how much they are worth, but whatever it is, it isn't much, but it's a nice benefit of posting.
     
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  3. gopalkr

    gopalkr Member

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    #23
    I thought 200 comments on a pr1 blog post should be enough. But it means now I need to find 200 pr1 threads or blog posts without no follow.

    Then it is better to get links from various sources in a reasonable way.

    Also, I have another doubt. When do more and more blog posts per day and submit them to digg which will give visibility to the search engine and one link from a pr5 page, do my main blog URL get any PR credit because of these digg submissions? I mean I get only one back link from the digg for any given blog post.
     
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  4. Qryztufre

    Qryztufre Prominent Member

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    #24
    When you digg your own articles you have to be VERY careful of you'll get banned for spamming. It's better to swap diggs with others, but even that has it's dangers.

    The key to both blog comments and form thread replies is traffic more then backlinks.

    If you can get a link off in a popular forum or blog then that means that MANY people will see it. Though your individual CTR of that link may vary. With age that post/reply may gain PR and a [very] slow trickle of traffic.

    Aside from traffic it can give product recognition (like a mini-commercial) which could theoretically stick in the back of the mind of the various readers.

    Most posts/comments are also permanent links, which again age can play a factor (both for good & bad).

    So chances are a sig link wont effect your PR all that much, but it most certainly can effect your traffic...and if that traffic finds your link worthy they may take it upon themselves to link it elsewhere.

    Personally I've linked to several things I've found in sigs, but never once have I bothered to link to anything I've ever found in an actual ad....for that matter, I tend to click on sigs and completely ignore the banners and text ads on a forum...I think many are like me.
    Q
     
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  5. Zanswer

    Zanswer Peon

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    #25
    Well said. My sites have nothing to do with web design but I came here to learn, and in the mean time why not just use signatures :)
     
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  6. bigrollerdave

    bigrollerdave Well-Known Member

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    #26
    That's not always true I had a site with no links just content and I received a pr3. Sometimes google bases your pr on content I swear. I don't think you can get over a pr3 with no links though.
     
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  7. Nystul

    Nystul Well-Known Member

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    #27
    DP Sig links are definitely very efficient to get a new site indexed : ))
     
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  8. bujes

    bujes Peon

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    #28
    I got PR2 only with sig links from 2 forums...
     
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  9. agent272

    agent272 Banned

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    #29
    They sure do, they help improve your sites authority more then anything. I wouldn't count on getting high pr links from it coz that is rare. But a few forums do allow that. If you want to get a site ranked fast your DP Sig is probably the fastest way I know of!
     
    agent272, Aug 1, 2007 IP
  10. Blinky82

    Blinky82 Well-Known Member

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    #30
    sig, are counting as any others, google counts all the incoming links to your site, the indexed ones I mean. It is easy to get any link - I saw such an opinion. And google don't counts them - don't counts them my a**. :D
     
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  11. russ237af7

    russ237af7 Peon

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    #31
    signature links def. count for something. A link is a link is a link.
     
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  12. markov

    markov Peon

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    #32
    signature links surely help in increasing your page rank. The search spiders consider these links too.
     
    markov, Aug 1, 2007 IP
  13. sweetie_12

    sweetie_12 Peon

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    #33
    they have their own use...it help you for your link popularity and if you use your targeted keywords you might rank better for such keyword...
     
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  14. Gatorade

    Gatorade Peon

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    #34
    Signature links are good for getting sites indexed quickly and for traffic from the community.
     
    Gatorade, Aug 1, 2007 IP
  15. zangief

    zangief Well-Known Member

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    #35
    I have site that is mainly linked from my forum profile and it is pr2 now and expecting pr3 on this update , signature links really helps a lot.
     
    zangief, Aug 2, 2007 IP
  16. j-pop

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    #36
    dp sig links can help your new site to get index with in aday.
     
    j-pop, Aug 2, 2007 IP
  17. agent272

    agent272 Banned

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    #37
    Let me rephrase what I said, they can help you get pagerank, small page rank. But if you want to get pr5 pr6 or pr7 your going to have to spend some money!
     
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  18. lcde61

    lcde61 Peon

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    #38
    so darn much to learn. I used to think i was smart.... the more i read the more i learn it just ain't so!
     
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  19. jlryan

    jlryan Peon

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    #39
    I agree that signatures give people access to your website which generates traffic, which in effect increases your sites value in the eyes of Google, which translates to higher PR and higher rankings.
     
    jlryan, Aug 2, 2007 IP
  20. ashishtomar98

    ashishtomar98 Greenhorn

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    #40
    mainly forum posting links will effect on websit traffic and it can not boost your google PR
     
    ashishtomar98, Apr 21, 2012 IP