Do you
spend any time at online forums or message boards? If you do, then why
not become a regular contributor to that forum ... and include your
website address in your signature. Of course, you'll want to make
quality posts ... not spammy posts. If you regularly make quality
posts, then you will become trusted & you'll get a lot of traffic
from these signature backlinks.
As a bonus, if you regularly contribute to forums not only will you
increase your traffic & get backlinks but you will also build
relationships with other marketers ... relationships that may develop
into great friendships & even possibly profitable JV's down the
road.
To find specific niche forums, just Google "forum keyword" (for example, "forum landscaping").
Do Follow Forums:
9mb.com
ableton.com
acorndomains.co.uk
addictsports.com
affiliateseeking.com
allcoolforum.com
app-developers.com
australianwebmaster.com
autoforumuniverse.com
bloggapedia.com
bodybuildingweb.net
businesss-forum.com
bzimage.org
capitaltheory.com
clicks.ws
cre8asiteforums.com
davidcastle.org
developers.evrsoft.com
devhunters.com
directoryjunction.com
dmoz-resources.com
dnforum.com
earnersforum.com
experienceadvertising.com
financialaidforum.com
forum.autocareforum.net
hittail.com
forum.hot4s.com.au
forum.joomla.org
forum.mambo-foundation.org
forum.textpattern.com
forum.vbulletinsetup.com
forums.comicbookresources.com
forums.delphiforums.com
forums.gentoo.org
forums.onlinebookclub.org
forums.oracle.com
forums.searchenginewatch.com
forums.seo.com
forums.seo.ph
forums.seochat.com
forums.stuffdaily.com
forums.ukwebmasterworld.com
forums.webicy.com
forums.webzonetalk.com
forums.winamp.com
forums.worldofwarcraft.com
freehostforum.com
geekpoint.net
geekvillage.com
globalgoldtalk.com
htmlforums.com
ihelpyou.com
inboundlinksforum.com
internetmarketingforums.net
irishwebmasterforum.com
itsallpolitics.com
legionofsteel.org
loanofficerforum.com
movie-list.com
musclesweb.net
namepros.com
opensourcephoto.net
pakadtrader.com
photoforum.com
politicalcrossfire.com
politicsforumpoliticalworld.com
searchbliss.com
seo-guy.com
seorefugee.com
seroundtable.com
simplemachines.org
siteownersforums.com
sitepoint.com
smallbusinessforums.org
smsbucket.com
startups.co.uk
studentdoc.com
submitexpress.com
talk.iwebtool.com
talkingcity.com
thehyipforum.com
thephotoforum.com
thesandtrap.com
ubuntuforums.org
v7n.com
warriorforum.com
webcosmoforums.com
webdigity.com
webicy.com
webmasterdesk.org
webmaster-forum.net
webmasterforums.com
webmasterforums.net
webmaster-forums.net
webmasterforumsonline.com
webmasterground.com
webmasterize.com
webmasters.am
webmasterserve.com
webmastershelp.com
webmaster-talk.com
web-mastery.net
webproworld.com
websitebabble.com
webtalkforums.com
webworkshop.net
wtricks.com
zymic.com
Reply
(1) The jury is still out about whether there is added value in getting backlinks from sites in your niche (not talking about getting pass-through traffic, just the backlink value). Many many people feel this is way overrated, me being one of them.
(2) With respect to "do follow", it certainly has a value by google, but really no effect as to yahoo, etc.
(3) You briefly mentioned this sort of thing in the "hitch a ride" section, but IMHO the best and easiest way to get great quality backlinks is from putting links in your profile and forum and web 2.0 properties, where the underlying domain has a high PR. Many of us have had phenomenal success with this linkjuice.
(4) Not everyone agrees as to how much of an issue it is to get tons of backlinks quickly. Many believe that the whole Google sandbox thing is way overrated. If we are talking thousands and thousands to a new domain, then OK. but I don't think throwing a hundred of backlinks at a EZA article a day is going to do anything but help you get to the top of google.
