Is warriorforum.com information reliable?
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I see lots of ads like "Boost Your Trust Rank with pure .EDU Anchor Text Backlinks"
Is this for real? And if it is what's the real value of such links? I assume they would be from some spam comments on some .edu blogs...right?
Is it worth going this route?
Thank you!
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I've spoken with several people who fell prey to the 'specials' on that forum. At best, you may see marginal results if you're targeting keywords with ultra-low competition. At worst, your site will get penalized heavily (rankings-wise) for a high number of spammy links popping up over a short period of time.
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Warrior Forum is sadly a self-perpetuating tank filled with sharks and shark-food. Mostly shark-food.
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WarriorForum, like any other forum, is only as good as the member that is contributing. Once you're around any forum for long enough, you start to get a sense of who the reputable, intelligent, and honest members are. Members with lots of reputation points are usually a bit more trustworthy than newer members, or members with negative reputations.
The Q&A forum you're on right now is, in my opinion, one of the best remaining places on the Internet to ask questions and engage in discussions related to SEO. These parts are policed way more than most forums, and in my opinion, the intelligence level of the average member is much higher than some of the other forums out there.
I also really like SEOChat, but the quality of that forum has admittedly declined over the last few years - in particular, I see EGOL and JV Rudnick posting more on the SEOmoz Q&A than SEOChat, and they were always dishing out some of the most valuable advice. So...you might just be in the right place.
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Thanks Anthony!
So is it safe to assume that the warriorforum.com is a bad choice?
Kind of crazy to see all those people talking about various "strategies" out there and believing in them...
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Your assumption that you would get a bunch of blog comments from .edu websites is correct. Most of them will be nofollow. Many of them will have comments sections ridden with thousands and thousands of spam links. Some of them will be on .edu websites from foreign countries. All of them will be garbage.
I know that you already knew the answer to this question, deep down. It's okay - I think all of us at some point need to be steered away from one of those "too good to be true" link building propositions. Building great links is hard work, and there aren't any real shortcuts if you want to do it the right way. As the saying goes, "Money, Time, Results. Pick two."
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