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Do links from blogs, comments, and forums help for search engine optimization?
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Q: Do links in forums benefit you?
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What matters is the link authority of the site that links to you, its place in appropriate communities (is it near you in a community sense, whether physically or in the same industry?), the link syntax, and of course the quantity of links. A link from a blog or forum can be very helpful.
However, always look for the NOFOLLOW attribute. Go to View Source, and look at links from the blog or forum; if you see the REL=NOFOLLOW attribute, then this link has cancelled out its 'vote' with respect to Google PageRank. This is a very common practice among blogs and forums.
And don't forget, however, that the link can still have value - if a lot of people read the blog or forum, you can get direct traffic.
Hope this helps!
- Jason
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