gldean
msg:3849431 | 1:39 pm on Feb 14, 2009 (gmt 0) |
Do you have a sig with your site or your site in the comments? GD
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piatkow
msg:3849448 | 2:37 pm on Feb 14, 2009 (gmt 0) |
Forum links don't do much for the PR of my blog but they bring in a steady stream of genuine, interested, visitors in their own right.
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jmeager
msg:3850471 | 8:55 am on Feb 16, 2009 (gmt 0) |
Yes, I've been using signatures, and, as it is directed traffic specifc to our interests, I have bene able to offer 'recommendations' based on our sites products. However, my current goal is to raise PR, so I'm not sure how effective a strategy it is.
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canadiantrip
msg:3851241 | 5:10 am on Feb 17, 2009 (gmt 0) |
It can bring traffic, sure. But increasing a PR? I don't think so. Bots know that anyone can drop links in a forum and it doesn't mean that the owner of the forum promotes the site link to it.
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martinibuster
msg:3851245 | 5:24 am on Feb 17, 2009 (gmt 0) |
Increasing PR should never be a goal. Your strategy will probably be enhanced if it focused on increasing goodwill and awareness, something forums can excel at. Links can grow independent of your efforts afterward. Take a read through this thread about link building via forums [webmasterworld.com].
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jdancing
msg:3853980 | 3:01 pm on Feb 20, 2009 (gmt 0) |
Sure forum links can be a piece of your link building strategy. Posting in forums related to your site and providing a signature will bring you a bit of traffic and won't hurt anything. Just don't make it your main link building strategy and spam 1,000s of forums just for those sig links. Keep it natural.
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jmeager
msg:3853987 | 3:09 pm on Feb 20, 2009 (gmt 0) |
Thanks, that's the best piece of advice thus far :) I have been making sure the sites are super relevant to us. Looking at some of our competitors backlinks in Google, I noticed a lot of the ones displayign are from forums. I've commented on a few (I've been very strict not to be spammy) but they just don't seem to be indexing....any ideas? What do you think are the key link building strategies?
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jdancing
msg:3854019 | 4:02 pm on Feb 20, 2009 (gmt 0) |
Use a wide range of strategies: Build a widget/plugin for something and give it away.
Create a one of a kind great article that people write posts about.
Ask a few friends with sites to link to you.
Post in forums.
Get social bookmarks
Add site to a few good directories
Comment in dofollow blogs.
Write and article a week and submit it to the top 3 article sites.
Buy some relevant links
etc... The list goes on.
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jmeager
msg:3854030 | 4:09 pm on Feb 20, 2009 (gmt 0) |
Great, thankyou for your help. I've been slowing doing all of the above, it's just good to know I'm on the right track!
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