 How Forums Help Your Rankings
In technical jargon, the tool that can help your rankings in forums is known as signature linking (a form of back linking). Signature linking is when a link is placed at the bottom of your forum posts. [see example below]
How this is of value to our clients is rather simple. The link shows other users and visitors in the discussion forum what services you provide. This exposure is a wonderful tool to generate business.
Another way signature linking generates power to your website is by providing evidence to search engine spiders that you are actively participating in the online world. For example, every time you post, you obtain relevance to your website through this signature link. The spiders recognize the content of the post as well as the link and associate it with your website.
Active forums can be a great place to earn your site’s significance from the perspective of the search engine spider. However, a forum with no members or visitors may not be as effective, because the spiders regard an inactive forum as invaluable to the average online consumer. As the industry grows, we are finding that forum posts and threads are starting to rank in search engines, driving significant web traffic to these online communities. [see example below]
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In the end, traffic translates to exposure which leads to business. With these tips in mind, happy posting.
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