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sbuckinghams

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Jan 17, 2009 5:37 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Hi Guys,

Do signature links on forums work for SEO? as you can see ive added my site`s 3 main keywords on my signature with link to my site. should i make them different, i.e for silk tie linking to sbuckinghams.com/silkties etc and so on.

how to google and yahoo spiders see this?

thanks in anticipation

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DavidJackson

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Jan 18, 2009 6:03 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Do signature links on forums work for SEO?

I can tell you from personal experience that sig files work extraordinarily well, if they`re written correctly.

Unfortunately, most sig files are not written correctly and as a result get very few click-throughs.

You`ll get far more click-throughs if you provide a benefit to the reader in your sig file, as opposed to just listing what products you sell.

If you want to see an example of the correct way to write a sig file, check out mine.

David Jackson

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Videography

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Jan 18, 2009 5:15 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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You`re good. "Free" always gets my attention and I did click through to your site out of curiosity.

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DavidJackson

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Jan 18, 2009 8:55 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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You`re good. "Free" always gets my attention and I did click through to your site out of curiosity.

Thanks, Steve!

David Jackson

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houseofjerkyjanie

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Jan 18, 2009 9:06 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I`m surprised Roland hasn`t answered this question. Keywords do work very well in signature links for search engines.

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vwebworld

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Jan 18, 2009 10:55 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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For SEO benefit signature links should be targeted keywords AND be able to be followed by search bots.

Signature links on SUN are "no-follow" links so they will not help your search results.

As far as click throughs - then links should use words to entice the view to click. These may or may not also be your targeted key words.

Links such as Super Bowl special within a post are also good for search results if they are followed (they are not on SUN).

(my late response - I was in Vermont for the weekend).

~Roland

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houseofjerkyjanie

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Jan 18, 2009 11:10 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Oh, that`s right, I forgot they are no follow, now. Hope you had a great time in Vermont, Roland. I did send you one question while you were gone.

Janie

DavidJackson

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Jan 19, 2009 8:36 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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As far as click throughs - these may or may not also be your targeted key words.

I disagree. You should always use your targeted keywords in your link, if you want to realize SEO benefits.

In fact, every word you write for public comsumption should include your keywords.

Since the internet is driven by search engines (Google), you should take advantage of that fact every chance you get.

David Jackson

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Jan 19, 2009 10:20 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Signature links on SUN are "no-follow" links so they will not help your search results.

Why?

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vwebworld

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Jan 19, 2009 3:07 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Why SUN uses nofollow? That`s a SUN admin decision.

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Why nofollow does not help search results?
nofollow is an HTML attribute value used to instruct some search engines that a hyperlink should not influence the link target`s ranking in the search engine`s index. It is intended to reduce the effectiveness of certain types of search engine spam, thereby improving the quality of search engine results and preventing spamdexing from occurring in the first place.

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