Effective Signature Advertising
After browsing around the web, i took down notes and here are a few tips on Signature Advertising.
Here are some tips for optimizing forum signatures:
- Do not post more than 3 links. Anything more than that is certainly viewed as spam and most people will ignore your forum signature.
- Do not post something like: “http://www.meskos.net - Forum Development Blog”. Instead, if possible, post your link with “anchor text”. The word “MESKOS” should be the link enclosed by the < a href > or [URL] tags. HTML would benefit your link in SEO.
- Include more than just a link. Be more descriptive around your forum signature and links. For example, use something like “High Quality Forum Development Articles” (with link from the keyword ‘Forum Development Articles’). Or something to entice the viewer to click through to your website, eg. “Submit an articles to our articles category and stand to win $100″.
- Use at most 3 colors in your forum signature. It is a good idea to highlight the keyword/link with color such as blue or red. Leave the rest of the text in black.
I hope now you know how to effectively advertise with your signature.
Written by
Michael. W
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