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Who says signature links are worthless..!!

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Brandon Sheley, Jul 19, 2008.

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Are sig links worthless?

  1. yes

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  2. no

    187 vote(s)
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  3. idk

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  1. niceboy

    niceboy Well-Known Member

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    #161
    Sigs do help.. but not very much
     
    niceboy, Jan 1, 2010 IP
  2. prettybomb2008

    prettybomb2008 Peon

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    #162
    Personally I dont consider signature links in forums useless I am getting backlinks from it and it is helpful to me in getting traffic as well
     
    prettybomb2008, Jan 1, 2010 IP
  3. JereManU

    JereManU Member

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    #163
    If that forum you are posting is similiar thematic to your links what you added to your signature, than I think they can't be worthless, I think they have some power.
     
    JereManU, Jan 1, 2010 IP
  4. Ascendancy

    Ascendancy Active Member

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    #164
    I would not say they are worthless at all, I have so many backlinks from DP threads giving me PR juice it's crazy. Granted I can't say it helps much with SEO, but still
     
    Ascendancy, Jan 3, 2010 IP
  5. 2010Business

    2010Business Peon

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    #165
    it depends which forums you are in and what your signature says...
     
    2010Business, Jan 3, 2010 IP
  6. A.G

    A.G Well-Known Member

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    #166
    I think it help but not very much , low impact
     
    A.G, Jan 4, 2010 IP
  7. Brandon Sheley

    Brandon Sheley Illustrious Member

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    #167
    They add up, I can see in my stats that ppl are clicking through from this forum as well as a few other webmaster forums I'm part of. ;)
     
    Brandon Sheley, Jan 7, 2010 IP
  8. FarhanJaffry

    FarhanJaffry Member

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    #168
    signature links are forums are a good way for building links, its all depends upon your business nature, its obvious that an SEO its worth, I have practiced this tactic and was very successful for my company to increase traffic through forums by leaving a link in my signature.
     
    FarhanJaffry, Jan 7, 2010 IP
  9. prettybomb2008

    prettybomb2008 Peon

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    #169
    I totally agree with you I can even see backlinks coming from do follow forums with has high PR like DP whenever I check my backlinks so I guess it really helps in a way
     
    prettybomb2008, Jan 8, 2010 IP
  10. yellow-lolly

    yellow-lolly Peon

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    #170
    I think as long as they are not nofollow and they are combined with other methods, forum signatures are useful.
     
    yellow-lolly, Jan 11, 2010 IP
  11. Qryztufre

    Qryztufre Prominent Member

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    #171
    the thing about forums is PEOPLE are reading them! The thing about PEOPLE is that they FOLLOW links... the thing about PEOPLE FOLLOWING links makes the nofollow tag pointless ;)
     
    Qryztufre, Jan 11, 2010 IP
  12. Adnan Ahmed

    Adnan Ahmed Greenhorn

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    #172
    SIg. links in high alexa rank forums are a very good way to derive traffic to your site. This all depends on PR and Alexa rank of forum.
     
    Adnan Ahmed, Jan 11, 2010 IP
  13. seo_mae

    seo_mae Guest

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    #173
    IMO forum links can help improve your website's reputation in the forum and maybe in Google as well. Specially if its related to the forum. Of course the quantity and quality I think counts as well.
     
    seo_mae, Jan 11, 2010 IP
  14. Jay_V

    Jay_V Member

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    #174
    I don't have many posts :D
     
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  15. GekiDan

    GekiDan Active Member

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    #175
    Forum signature are indeed very useful in deriving traffic.
    I have a signature link on a large entertainment forum and I got alot of traffic from them.
     
    GekiDan, Jan 16, 2010 IP
  16. tockio

    tockio Peon

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    #176
    Of course dofollow signature links are very effective in SEO and have a lot worth:)
     
    tockio, Jan 16, 2010 IP
  17. forump

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    #177
    signature are the same like a normal backlink
     
    forump, Jan 16, 2010 IP
  18. jezzz

    jezzz Notable Member

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    #178
    No! its stupid say that Forum Signature are worthless! it generates backlink when if you use them for longer time
     
    jezzz, Jan 16, 2010 IP
  19. websitedevelopment

    websitedevelopment Peon

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    #179
    I don't think so that Signature links are worthless because Forums always provide updated information to users as well search engines, so i think that forums are good to search engine crawls.
     
    websitedevelopment, Jan 16, 2010 IP
  20. GekiDan

    GekiDan Active Member

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    #180
    Forums signatures are very effective once you are active on that forum and have a good reputation
     
    GekiDan, Jan 16, 2010 IP