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How to Make a Message Board Signature BBC Code
Since we’ve talked about message board networking and marketing, it’s always wise to have your business in your signature line on posts. The codes below will work on the majority of message boards, I can’t say they would work for all of them.
The box below contains the code you need to add your banner or picture to your signature line on message boards. Don’t forget to replace the words in all caps with your own. You may change the words right here in the box and then copy and paste to your profile on whatever message boards you belong to.
HINT: If you are not sure of the url of a photo right click the photo and choose properties. This will bring up a box showing the url address of the photo! Please make sure that you own this photo or it’s a big huge no no!
The box below this contains the code you need to add a text hyperlink to your signature line for message boards or forums. Don’t forget to replace the words in all caps with your own. You may change the words right here in the box and then copy and paste to you profile on whatever message boards you belong to.
Building Links for Your WAHM Business
Message boards are a great way to get the link to your website or blog out there, for not only human people but also for the search engine spiders to find you. There are tons of message boards for almost any subject. Dallas Wahms has a message board right here on site where you can test the waters.
So, you join a board and put your signature in your profile so, it will show up on every one of your posts. Sounds easy enough right? There is a catch though. You will not be welcomed if all you do there is “spam” the group. You can’t just go onto a message board and start yapping all about your business. The people there will not like it and you’ll find that out really fast.
You want to add to the discussions on the forum. By being a good member of the board, you meet others with helpful info and have fun. Let your signature do all the work, if people want info they’ll ask for it. There is one exception to the rule and that is, several message boards have a folder just for “ads” this is where you get to brag all about your business and no one is going to give you grief about it. Like here: http://dallaswahms.com/forum2/index.php?board=7.0
Message boards serve a two fold purpose. You are meeting others and the link to your site on your signature allows other members to find you and for search engines to index your site. Search engines “like” message boards because they are ever changing with new information. Your signature on a message board can be one of the fastest ways a search engine finds your new site and indexes it.
Have fun, network and the rest will fall into place.
