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Old 08-08-2008, 10:39 AM
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Do forum URL signature serves as a backlink?
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Old 08-15-2008, 06:35 AM
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Do forum URL signature serves as a backlink?
Yes it can be counted as backlinks but it would be useful if you would use anchor text on your link sig.
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Old 08-18-2008, 01:50 AM
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Yes definitely!
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Old 06-20-2009, 09:46 PM
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Do forum URL signature serves as a backlink?
Yes they would count as backlinks. However this forum seems to be utilizing the nofollow attribute, so even though it has a live link, the value will not be counted.
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Old 06-21-2009, 12:25 AM
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Yes they would count as backlinks. However this forum seems to be utilizing the nofollow attribute, so even though it has a live link, the value will not be counted.
And even if it was, the value would be next to nil.
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Old 07-14-2009, 11:41 AM
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A wise SEOer will always put anchored links in his/her forum signature. Remember that the words used as the link text should be what you want people to find your website with. Mine is a debt manegement blog, so my sig should include those keywords like "how to clear debts" etc.
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Old 07-14-2009, 03:59 PM
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A wise SEOer will always put anchored links in his/her forum signature. Remember that the words used as the link text should be what you want people to find your website with. Mine is a debt manegement blog, so my sig should include those keywords like "how to clear debts" etc.
Actually, a wise SEO will know that forum signature links are practically worthless from an SEO perspective.

Really - they are.
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Old 07-15-2009, 07:28 AM
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Actually, a wise SEO will know that forum signature links are practically worthless from an SEO perspective.

Really - they are.
I agree with what you said Dan. It's true that if you just rely only on forum signatures your ranking won't skyrocket. However, as a SEO, even if it is not as helpful as others it still can help. It can be also a form of advertising. Especially if you are a popular person in forums like yourself, Dan, many curious people will click your link.

*remember that Google already said that nofollow links are no help in PR sculpting. It can help, however, in traffic.
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Old 07-15-2009, 05:50 PM
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While it's true that it can be used as a form of advertising, marketing and promotion, the topic of this thread deals with optimization, which is another beast entirely.
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Old 07-17-2009, 05:19 AM
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it seems pointless joining and post in forums without URL signatures.
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