Forum Posting for Backlinks
If done correctly forum posting can be a good free way to gain backlinks for your website. Many forums allow you to attach a signature to your posts and in the signature you can include a text link to your website.
What are the benefits?
- Potential traffic
- Potential business
- Potential SEO benefit
It is best to post on a forum that relates to the industry that you are in i.e. if you have a recruitment website then find a recruitment forum, register and start talking to other recruiters about recruitment
To find the best forums for your industry simply go to Google, MSN or Yahoo and search for forums in your industry i.e. if you are looking for recruitment forums type in recruitment forums, the ones that come up at the top are usually the best ones to post on.
First off you need to register, once you have registered go to your profile page in the control panel, edit your profile and edit your signature, in the signature make sure you place a text link to your website.
Start gaining traffic and business and increasing your search engine rankings for free.
This search engine article was written in 2006 by David Eaves, a UK-based search engine optimisation specialist. You are free to publish it on your own website as long as you provide a link to this page.