An Interesting Observation on Forum Signature Links

Mikejc · #31 (**permalink**) 14-08-2008, 03:11

The answer is quite simple, site wide links Google will count as one link. So the hit to your rankings will be small.

dragonfly · #32 (**permalink**) 15-08-2008, 14:00

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Originally Posted by Mikejc

The answer is quite simple, site wide links Google will count as one link. So the hit to your rankings will be small.

So are you saying that a PR2 site with 100,000 pages all linking to a site, will have the same weight as a PR2 site with only 20 pages with the same link?

OldWelshGuy · #33 (**permalink**) 15-08-2008, 15:27

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Originally Posted by Mikejc

The answer is quite simple, site wide links Google will count as one link. So the hit to your rankings will be small.

I wouldn't agree with that at all. I would agree (as I was told) that there is a ceiling on the amount of linkjuice from an individual site, but the aggregating of all links on a site into a single link isn' workable. Which link would they use? it is unworkable.

Sitewide links in the same place on the page might be ignored that is fair enough, but what are you basing that claim that they are counted as one link on?

For example. The BBC can only have one link to another site? That is nuts.

Like all things in Google, it is algorithmic. If the BBC had a thousand links to a site then chancees are theywill ALL pass proper link juice, due to the trust factor of the BBC website.

Kevin · #34 (**permalink**) 15-08-2008, 15:52

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Originally Posted by RayB

As some of you know I'm an "ex-member" of another very prominent Business Forum

When I "left" about 2 months ago my signature links were removed - that was 3 links x approx 6500 posts - so nigh on 20,000 links disappeared in an instant.

Now, here's the interesting thing - guess what effect it had on my SERP's?

The answer is - zip, zilch, nada, nought

Well, that's not strictly true - my SERP's have shown a slight upward tendency in the same period.

What does that tell us about the value of sig links for SEO?

It just confirms to me the theory I've always had - namely sig links are invaluable for delivering relevant traffic - and that's about it.

Thoughts?

Interesting not sure if links in forum carry much weight but I do know Google counts them is the postion still the same now?