{"id":2247,"date":"2021-04-09T04:33:51","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T04:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nickmetrics.com\/blog\/?p=2247"},"modified":"2021-09-27T10:04:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T10:04:26","slug":"link-building-forum-posting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nickmetrics.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/09\/link-building-forum-posting\/","title":{"rendered":"Link Building With Forum Posting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forum posting backlinks are a dying trend. We\u2019re not sure how people can still be doing it in the year 2021. We would be curious to see what these webmasters are paying for <i>forum posting backlinks<\/i> on online communities, both large and small. Luckily, this is the year that you don\u2019t have to do that anymore because we\u2019ve created this post right here. Today, we\u2019re going to discuss whether or not <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nickmetrics.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/06\/link-building-with-forum-posting\/\">forum posting<\/a> backlinks<\/i> are black hat SEO, how Google recognizes them, and how much they can hurt your website.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/nickmetrics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe To Nickmetrics Official Telegram Channel<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Forum Posting Backlinks are Considered Black Hat SEO<\/h2>\n<p>One of the most important things for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nickmetrics.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/27\/seo-gambling-business\/\">search engine optimization<\/a> and overall business success is having high-quality inbound links. An incredibly important factor for both search engine optimization and business as a whole is to have high-quality inbound links. Some backlinks are good, and some are bad. The difference between the two is huge. Bigger than you might expect if you\u2019re a newbie. Quality links lead to business opportunities. Low-quality ones, however, can damage your overall operation. This is what\u2019s known as white hat and black hat <strong>link building<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Whitehat is the way to go if you want to make your site stand out in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nickmetrics.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/03\/get-your-website-ranked-higher-in-search-engine\/\">search engines<\/a>. This <strong>link building<\/strong> doesn\u2019t violate Google guidelines and gets fantastic results.<\/li>\n<li>Blackhat is something completely different. You\u2019re manipulating the algorithm and cheating your way to higher rankings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But you might be thinking, and there\u2019s nothing wrong with a bit of Blackhat SEO. Rules are meant to e broken, right? What\u2019s the worst that can happen? Well, you can create a spammy backlink profile, and your website might be affected forever.<\/p>\n<h2>Google Can Detect Forum Posting Backlinks Quickly and Easily<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking to take your SEO to the next level, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nickmetrics.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/02\/backlinks-violate-guidelines\/\">Google knows all about your backlinks<\/a>. Google (Googlebot) can easily track your backlink profile. They can see where you\u2019ve landed backlinks from previously. It\u2019s built into the algorithm. The Google algorithm analyzes links to determine, for example, how many links you have. Moreover, the algorithm can see where you landed backlinks previously because every link you build leaves a footprint throughout the internet, and it is very difficult to hide this. Thus, spammy methods of link building leave a trail. The new algorithm can easily see that you\u2019ve built low-quality backlinks in the past.<\/p>\n<h2>You May Get Penalized for Creating Forum Posting Backlinks<\/h2>\n<p>If you want better rankings, you need to understand this: Google mentions explicitly on their Link Schemes Guidelines that you should not build backlinks on forums with over-optimized anchor text. In this new era, you must be cautious of the link-building strategies you employ. When people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nickmetrics.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/12\/2021-link-building-strategies\/\">build links<\/a> on forums to increase their site\u2019s authority, they violate Google\u2019s Webmaster Guidelines. Doing so can land them in a lot of trouble with Google, including getting a penalty from Google, removing your website from the index, and losing all of your business in a day. The risk is not worth it, primarily when other strategies exist that offer equally good results but with no risk. Can you hide once you\u2019ve done it? No, you can\u2019t. These days, few people even post on forums.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qvi4K1FzJ3Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>The Bottom Line<\/h2>\n<p>You can use many things to build links: outreach, HARO, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nickmetrics.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/16\/skyscraper-link-building\/\">skyscraper technique<\/a>, and many, many more. Just keep in mind that forum posting isn\u2019t one of those techniques. If you want to build links quickly, you\u2019re in the wrong business. You need to learn to do it properly and how to do it right.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CUUiU1sJMpu\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CUUiU1sJMpu\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by NickMetrics (@nickmetrics)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forum posting backlinks are a dying trend. 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