Forum posting link building

[CompleteOffice]

Is answering questions on yahoo answers and forums genuine link building opportunity? I dont mean spamming much, but being a genuine member of the forums

[WillBlackburn]

Not an expert but from what I have ready I would say it all depends on the site in question. Maybe Yahoo answer isn;t that good as it can be spammed alot.

If you link for say Clothes appears on a Database forum, then it might not get that much athority because the site is off topic and the users are not really there for clothes.

However if your Clothes link appeard on a Armani forum, it might be relevant to the users and as such hold a bit more weight.

Thats my take on it.

Anyone else know more/better?

Will

[KeriMorgret]

I think being a genuine member of a forum can be helpful, though it can also be time consuming to become a real member of the community and participate even when you're not getting an immediate link. One helpful part of becoming a member of the community that is related to your client/site is that you get a feel for the questions that people ask, current problems in the field, and can get a lot of ideas for content and products that are needed in that field.