Forum Posts as backlinks

[casionmark]

Hi - Anyone have any views on the value of using forum posts as opportunities to set up backlinks? And if so, is there any value in a backlink from a totally non-gaming related forum site to a gambling affiliate site. I'm asking because I've seen this happening in the profile of another affiliate site I brought up in ahrefs.

Thanks,

[Cash Bonus]

Hi casinomark,

I think that if you set up backlinks which relate to gambling and casinos, there's a good chance that you will obtain more backlinks in this manner.

Focus only on gambling-related links and good luck to you!

[GaryTheScubaGuy]

Yes, although minimum link juice. A is link a Link unless it's a bad one. 0 out of 10 IS NOT BAD. It's a natural footprint. Yea Google looks at backlinks, but more so they look at historical tendencies on that site (Ie.Buzzfeed) and/or shares, likes, retweets, MOMENTUM.

If you know what you are doing and do the hard work, these DEF will pay off. But do it smart...trickle the signups.

What be metric to use when Social Media is nearly impossible to game, and it's always getting harder.

I used to use scrapebox or xrumer to scrape sites for open PpbBB and VBulletin for this, but link velocity and relevancy, as compared to the competition enters in to play as well.

I would scrape your competitors links with LRT, export them into a txt file, import the positives, no matter how small the grads, as long as it's positive then add it to you xrumer list of site.
Once you have a significant (10-500 blogs/forums that you are approved on, set a schedule to post every other day.

You'll see what I mean.
GTSG

[Rick Perry]

Hi - Anyone have any views on the value of using forum posts as opportunities to set up backlinks? And if so, is there any value in a backlink from a totally non-gaming related forum site to a gambling affiliate site. I'm asking because I've seen this happening in the profile of another affiliate site I brought up in ahrefs.

If you can give value to the reader, go for it. If not, it is spamming..

[GaryTheScubaGuy]

If you can give value to the reader, go for it. If not, it is spamming..

Gave this some thought, run scrapebox to identify phpB or vBulletin boards that you can create an account without admin permission. Your username is your kw. I'll give you access to whatever you need to run a test. I've seen it work, I've seen it fail miserably.

[casionmark]

Thanks - when you say ' fail miserably' - does this include having a detrimental effect on rankings? or just no effect at all?

Currently I'm in early stages of a new site so wouldn't do anything risky.

[GaryTheScubaGuy]

Thanks - when you say ' fail miserably' - does this include having a detrimental effect on rankings? or just no effect at all?

Currently I'm in early stages of a new site so wouldn't do anything risky.

Then DO NOT even touch scrapebox, xrumer or SENukeTng, especailly if you don't know what you're doing. I've used them for years and although theyare integrating a better UX - that's not thier primary concern.

If you want to do positive and useful tasks with forums, find 5 or 6, join, post and hare and gain rep. then you can place links and even if they are nofollow they are still beneficial to an organic looking footprint.

Be sure to join busy forums and not the spsm-farms that xrumer retrieves.

[casionmark]

Thanks - that makes total sense .