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Hi All,
Does buying signature link from high traffic forums helps increasing traffic to your website?
Do you know which all high traffic forums allow buying signature for active users ?

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Following 's question and the replies from , , and , the landscape for paid signature links has changed a lot since 2007. Buying signatures can still produce direct referrals in rare cases, but it is now primarily a tactical decision that carries SEO, moderation, and reputation risks. The checklist below gives a practical, low-risk way to evaluate and test any paid-signature opportunity.

  • Confirm forum policy and moderator tolerance before paying; many sites explicitly ban paid placements or spammy posting.
  • Inspect the link itself (browser Inspect element) for rel attributes — nofollow, ugc, or sponsored greatly reduce SEO value.
  • Check visibility: links buried in profile pages or paginated signature blocks get little crawl/traffic; thread-top or sticky placements are more visible.
  • Measure forum activity and audience fit: look at recent thread frequency, top posters, and whether the forum audience matches your product.
  • Vet sellers: prefer long-standing, genuine contributors over newly created accounts; watch for identical cross-posting and low-quality content.

Start with a small, instrumented pilot across 2–4 forums and measure real referrals and conversions rather than raw clicks. Use unique tracking parameters so each signature is identifiable in analytics:

https://example.com/?utm_source=forumX&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=sig_test

Run the test for a fixed period, measure cost per click and cost per conversion, and stop any tactic that produces low returns or brings moderation complaints.

Paid signatures should be treated like paid links: disclose paid relationships where required and avoid schemes that can be classified as manipulative. For search-engine guidance on paid links and link attributes, see . For most sites, sponsored ad inventory, genuine community participation, or sponsored content deliver safer, more measurable results.

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Member Avatar for stymiee

It depends on the forum and the user who you buy signatures from. And even then don't expect a lot of traffic from this.

Member Avatar for ithelp

It depends on the forum and the user who you buy signatures from. And even then don't expect a lot of traffic from this.

Is it allowed for this forum? I mean can I buy signature here?
Sorry if my question is illegal, please do not ban me, delete my reply.

Member Avatar for stymiee

Actually we don't have a policy against it so it should be just fine as long as the content in the signature do not violate forum guidelines.

Member Avatar for neuronimbus

I don't think, it would give you traffic. But yes, if your website is somehow related to the web forum (means if you have SEO website and you are getting links from seo forums by sign.. ) then you can surely got some traffic and also a strength to your website, because it going relevant.

Member Avatar for stymiee

I don't think, it would give you traffic. But yes, if your website is somehow related to the web forum (means if you have SEO website and you are getting links from seo forums by sign.. ) then you can surely got some traffic and also a strength to your website, because it going relevant.

Forum signatures, even in relevant forums, carry so little value that seeking them for SEO value is not a good strategy.

Member Avatar for einfoway

i can suggest one good thing. you can hire some guys who will post one various forums on your name and site url in their signature. In that way you can pick few good fourm like this one and ask guys to post on that forum. Do make sure you hire some one good in posting and is aware of tech in the forum.

Not sure if you meant same thing.

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