Why Do You Join Forum Sites?

[Nikhil]

Folks - I would like to know what are the prominent reasons that you join a forum site.Below are few of the options,please select the option which you think is the "reason you use a forum site"

1.To share knowledge with other publishers and webmasters
2.To learn new things from other people of the same field.
3.To get backlinks through the signature ( I am not sure whether it is actually called a backlink or not )
4.To bring traffic to your site or blog

There might be several other reasons that you might join a forum for - please do let everybody know what makes you join a forum site.

Thanks
Nikhil

[dman_2007]

I think all of these reasons apply, some more than others depending on the individual to which this question is put. For me all of these applies equally.

[Nikhil]

Does the link in the signature is considered as a backlink?

[dman_2007]

Originally Posted by Nikhil

Does the link in the signature is considered as a backlink?

Yes, it is.

[andheresjohnny]

Webmaster forums are indispensible to me. If I'm up against something I haven't seen before, or need advice or suggestions concerning my websites ... I'm rarely disappointed.

I wouldn't know where else to go.

[Nikhil]

Originally Posted by dman_2007

Yes, it is.

Thanks

[Nikhil]

Originally Posted by andheresjohnny

Webmaster forums are indispensible to me. If I'm up against something I haven't seen before, or need advice or suggestions concerning my websites ... I'm rarely disappointed.

I wouldn't know where else to go.

Yaa I agree......forums has really helped me in learning a lot of things,whenever I have a question for which I am not finding an answer I will just go to my favorite forum and post questions there and it has never happened that my questions went unanswered

[tdd1984]

Originally Posted by Nikhil

Folks - I would like to know what are the prominent reasons that you join a forum site.Below are few of the options,please select the option which you think is the "reason you use a forum site"

1.To share knowledge with other publishers and webmasters
2.To learn new things from other people of the same field.
3.To get backlinks through the signature ( I am not sure whether it is actually called a backlink or not )
4.To bring traffic to your site or blog

There might be several other reasons that you might join a forum for - please do let everybody know what makes you join a forum site.

Thanks
Nikhil

Well I come to v7n.com to help others out and plus this is where I pratically grew up when I was introduced to SEO a lot has changed for me in the last year I have learned a lot and have come a far way I've ranked some of the most competitive keywords over, over, and over again keywords such as printing, web design, website design, and etc.

I use to ask questions here a lot, but now I never ask questions everything I need to know is what I know I guess I could say, so if I get bored maybe I'll stop by hear every once and awhile.

[Nikhil]

Originally Posted by tdd1984

Well I come to v7n.com to help others out and plus this is where I pratically grew up when I was introduced to SEO a lot has changed for me in the last year I have learned a lot and have come a far way I've ranked some of the most competitive keywords over, over, and over again keywords such as printing, web design, website design, and etc.

I use to ask questions here a lot, but now I never ask questions everything I need to know is what I know I guess I could say, so if I get bored maybe I'll stop by hear every once and awhile.

Its great to have people like you out here who are willing to share their knowledge.....Thanks

[~ServerPoint~]

I think that there moments when you can suggest something and vice versa.

[hawashp]

I add people expert in SEO and I ask instead of searching forums for answers

[~ServerPoint~]

expert in SEO

I have heard that links from signatures are filtered and can't influence on the SEO

[TheMusclehead]

I come to forums to help people out, meet like minded people, learn new stuff and find affiliates for my products.

I've met some people off forums who've helped me heaps with my business and I like to think I've helped a bunch of people too. As long as you don't get addicted to them, they're cool

[jhen]

I choose number 2. because my reason why i joined here the V7N forum to gain some ideas and to be apdated the latest issue about seo..and also to share what i have learn to other member...

[Educator]

Originally Posted by Nikhil

Folks - I would like to know what are the prominent reasons that you join a forum site.Below are few of the options,please select the option which you think is the "reason you use a forum site"

1.To share knowledge with other publishers and webmasters
2.To learn new things from other people of the same field.
3.To get backlinks through the signature ( I am not sure whether it is actually called a backlink or not )
4.To bring traffic to your site or blog

There might be several other reasons that you might join a forum for - please do let everybody know what makes you join a forum site.

Thanks
Nikhil

I'm so new to all this that I can't really contribute too much on blogging, webhosting, etc., etc., so I am defintely in the #2 area right now.

Again, my blog has such low traffic (again, don't fall of your chair laughing) of less than 20, that it's not to bring folks to my site.....hasn't really worked in the 2+ months we have been 'on the air' .

[Canz]

Yeah, Links in Sig don't help with any SEO, funnily enough, my memebers page on this forum shows as a backlink, but none of my posts do...

I come to forums to see if there's anyone I can help out, and just to see whats happening in the SEO world, I often look at peoples websites to find recip links.

[mxracer170]

2 learn

[SEO_JamesBond]

i've joined to improve my knowledge and query discussion

[zeruel]

For me:

1. To learn and share knowledge with other webmasters.
2. To gather new informations about website development and seo.
3. To meet friends and share my views about anything under the sun topics.
4. To gain few traffic for my blog and site.
5. To gather backlinks from signatures.

One good thing about v7n is that you're not just going to post here for business or work purposes but also, you can get a chance to meet and discuss thoughts with other members and moderators...

[coolguy27]

Joined to share and learned new ideas...Forum signatures are considered as backlinks... but that depends if the forum put a nofollow on the signatures...