signature links

Captain Tycoon · 05-17-2009, 06:30 AM

If you take a look at my sig, you'd see that I'm linking to the different pages on my site, will each link count as a back-link to the page it is linking to or will search engines only index the first link?

angilina · 05-17-2009, 12:10 PM

All links in your signature are considered as backlinks and Google and other search engines will count them all.

There is no rule to just consider first link in the signature

And only thing to note here is that: links from signatures are not much relevant and are not high quality links.

Captain Tycoon · 05-17-2009, 02:29 PM

Great, thanks

+Rep!

pithu7 · 05-21-2009, 07:19 AM

But, I think not all forum posts are count as backlinks

iceshards · 05-22-2009, 07:58 AM

Even you don't see them when using the link:yoursite.com

on Google. It is considered as backlinks. Specially if the forum allows the sigs to be dofollow.

laukpauk · 05-23-2009, 12:55 AM

not all forum will give backlinks.

IdeaGuy · 05-24-2009, 05:50 PM

it also matters whether or not the site/forum has a no follow tag (like Yahoo Answers and Wikipedia) in those cases you dont get page rank juice from those sites because they use the no follow tag.

Hope this help,
Andrew
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jingwen · 05-25-2009, 02:40 AM

But i have a question,if my sig is not related with thr forum,could it promotion my site?

MrCat · 05-25-2009, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by jingwen

But i have a question,if my sig is not related with thr forum,could it promotion my site?

It still has value but it is more preferable to participate in similar themed forums of your website.

Litgen · 05-26-2009, 06:04 AM

It's very nice, that you're linking to different pages to your site. Tht's much better to do this, than make links to only main page

-MGS- · 05-26-2009, 06:32 AM

All links have value but you need to ensure you get some relation o your content.

longtail · 05-26-2009, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by Captain Tycoon

If you take a look at my sig, you'd see that I'm linking to the different pages on my site, will each link count as a back-link to the page it is linking to or will search engines only index the first link?

I think you're confusing having multiple links in a document or signature to the SAME page with different anchor text, as to associate that pages with multiple keywords and phrases. In a case like that, Google only counts the first link and keyword phrases as being relevant to that page. The remaining links to the SAME page are discounted.

GameFriends.com · 05-26-2009, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by iceshards

Even you don't see them when using the link:yoursite.com

on Google. It is considered as backlinks. Specially if the forum allows the sigs to be dofollow.

This is not always the case...some threads are not indexed within Google...mostly random offtopic forum threads but if you take an obscure thread and copy and paste some text from it sometimes you see you get 0 results in major search engines. 90% of the time these sig links will show up however and yes you can have multiple links pointing to multiple landing pages and still all "count" if the page gets crawled.

link seller · 05-27-2009, 04:01 AM

signature also counted as backlinks..and it's good for seo

Hafsoh · 05-28-2009, 06:36 AM

Originally Posted by laukpauk

not all forum will give backlinks.

Except if the forum is nofollow, its counted as backlinks use your google webmaster tools or yahoo explorer to check.
Though signature links are not considered as quality link because many links are on a page that shares the link juice, its more better for promotion...

Captain Tycoon · 05-28-2009, 06:39 AM

Originally Posted by Hafsoh

Except if the forum is nofollow, its counted as backlinks use your google webmaster tools or yahoo explorer to check.
Though signature links are not considered as quality link because many links are on a page that shares the link juice, its more better for promotion...

I've got alot of back-links and most of which are from signatures and non-related sites (non-quality); and out of all that, I only got PR1 :/ Its for sure I'm going to mainly concentrate on quality links; but I guess sig links are great for mainly traffic rather than SEO.

ashu.pixelsmedia · 05-29-2009, 01:09 AM

Originally Posted by iceshards

Even you don't see them when using the link:yoursite.com
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/search-engines/583619-signature-links.html

on Google. It is considered as backlinks. Specially if the forum allows the sigs to be dofollow.

I totally agree with you. do follow links are not supported by all forums..

Rumait · 05-29-2009, 01:26 AM

Great information, its very useful

basmin · 06-01-2009, 04:31 PM

yes, not all forums support dofollow tag, use seoquake tool firefox to see dofollow or nofollow

Rumait · 06-02-2009, 10:15 AM

All links will be considered as back links

seventh · 06-04-2009, 11:42 AM

I agree that not all signature counted as backlinks.some forum not give backlink to my blog.

GameFriends.com · 06-08-2009, 05:57 PM

Forum signatures SHOULD give you backlinks but forums have an amazing amount of pages indexed which means many of their pages also become deindexed in SE's so your links that once existed would no longer exist. Granted it's not a huge % but no link building technique yields 100% of your efforts.

lizmarcus7 · 06-17-2009, 09:00 PM

I dont think if all signatures can be counted as
backlinks.
I agree with one of the answers here that
those offtopic thread are not indexed in Google.

totemelf · 06-23-2009, 01:24 AM

Seem the best thing is to find related forum which is dofollow, right?

techsniper · 06-28-2009, 12:09 PM

In response to the original question, Yes, all links in the sig. are counted as backlinks with relevant links with do follow given more weightage..More links in signature will obviously devalue your other links.

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-MGS- Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Manchester Posts: 1,000 Follow @CrazyFruitHead	All links have value but you need to ensure you get some relation o your content. __________________ Have a Break On The Web - BreakOnTheWeb.Com Ultimate Free Gaming. Ninja Madness - Free Ninja Gaming - TechBer The Technology Blog ActionMadness.Com Online Gaming for you

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Captain Tycoon NamePros Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 565	Great, thanks +Rep!

05-21-2009, 07:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
pithu7 Account Closed Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 59	But, I think not all forum posts are count as backlinks

05-22-2009, 07:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
iceshards New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 12	Even you don't see them when using the link:yoursite.com on Google. It is considered as backlinks. Specially if the forum allows the sigs to be dofollow.

05-23-2009, 12:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
laukpauk Account Closed Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 40	not all forum will give backlinks.

05-24-2009, 05:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
IdeaGuy New Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5	it also matters whether or not the site/forum has a no follow tag (like Yahoo Answers and Wikipedia) in those cases you dont get page rank juice from those sites because they use the no follow tag. Hope this help, Andrew Internet Business Ideas - Domain Names

05-27-2009, 04:01 AM	#14 (permalink)
link seller NamePros Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: INDONESIA Posts: 28	signature also counted as backlinks..and it's good for seo

05-29-2009, 01:26 AM	#18 (permalink)
Rumait New Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 12	Great information, its very useful

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basmin New Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 23	yes, not all forums support dofollow tag, use seoquake tool firefox to see dofollow or nofollow __________________ Kerja Keras Adalah Energi Kita

06-02-2009, 10:15 AM	#20 (permalink)
Rumait New Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 12	All links will be considered as back links

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seventh NamePros Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 48	I agree that not all signature counted as backlinks.some forum not give backlink to my blog. __________________ stop dreaming start action \|

06-08-2009, 05:57 PM	#22 (permalink)
GameFriends.com New Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 13	Forum signatures SHOULD give you backlinks but forums have an amazing amount of pages indexed which means many of their pages also become deindexed in SE's so your links that once existed would no longer exist. Granted it's not a huge % but no link building technique yields 100% of your efforts. __________________ 100% Revenue Sharing! Get Paid NOW! Earn $$$ Game Videos, Ask a Gamer, Game News Game Reviews Game Pictures Game Guides Gamer Blogs

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lizmarcus7 Account Closed Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Southeast Asia Posts: 57	I dont think if all signatures can be counted as backlinks. I agree with one of the answers here that those offtopic thread are not indexed in Google.

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06-28-2009, 12:09 PM	#25 (permalink)
techsniper NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 60	In response to the original question, Yes, all links in the sig. are counted as backlinks with relevant links with do follow given more weightage..More links in signature will obviously devalue your other links. __________________ Got infected by virus? Find answers in Computer Security forum Best PC Security help.

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