Forum signatures do play an important role in SERPs. But i do have a query regarding forum posting.

Case A: Participating in 40 forums and posting 10 posts in a month/each forum = 400 posts in 1 month
Case B: Participating in 5 forums and posting 5 posts a day in each forum = 5X5X30 =750 posts in 1 month

In which case, the forum posting would be better to result in higher SERP? Please do not consider the number of posts into consideration.

Please do suggest me ..... Thanx in advance.

Case A, if the forums were related to your site, as they would add to your PageRank. But honestly, you need to quit thinking like that.

Not a good way to spend your time, you will find that most forums have "no follow" in place so your links won't be counted.

Case A is the best to go for. Forums is not just about having backlinks, but the traffic itself. The more forums the better.

You will definitely get a lot of visitors off your signature as long as you have intelligent things to say. I for one do check signatures and seek out new sites that interest me.

I have found relative forum presence to be beneficial having a real existance in forums and participating in threads. My signature is similar to that one here and provides optional info and backlinks.

Well if you are loooking for maximum backlinks then the case B or more than that is the best option for you. But if you want to market your product then forums with lot of traffic can help you much better. Forum signatures are considered as backlinks and helpful in SERP's make a note of it.

Will the maximum backlinks from a single forum benefit much. Some say that search engines do not value it. I'm very much confused.

The value you will receive from posting on forums is mostly from the users reading your posts. Im sure it helps in the search engines in one form or another, but don't post simply for backlinks.

Informative and helpful posts will generate discussion, which will help define you as an expert. Profile signatures can be used for great success when people know who you are and trust what you are saying.

Originally Posted by eWebCreator

The value you will receive from posting on forums is mostly from the users reading your posts. Im sure it helps in the search engines in one form or another, but don't post simply for backlinks.

Informative and helpful posts will generate discussion, which will help define you as an expert. Profile signatures can be used for great success when people know who you are and trust what you are saying.

I could'nt have said it better. Well said.

forum posting is hell important for SERPS, its not meant for the readers!
it just gives you more backlix!

Originally Posted by Sherlock

forum posting is hell important for SERPS, its not meant for the readers!
it just gives you more backlix!

I don't agree with that. Forum Posting is mean't for readers, in return you get backlinks

Originally Posted by Captain Tycoon

I don't agree with that. Forum Posting is mean't for readers, in return you get backlinks

That sounds a bit better...

I built my initial member base off my signature in other forums. Honestly, I've never once seen that link show up in the SERPS when looking for link: or even inurl:

Do it for the traffic, not for the back links... if you have a good site, you'll naturally get enough back links to jump start things.

Originally Posted by skyhawk133

I built my initial member base off my signature in other forums. Honestly, I've never once seen that link show up in the SERPS when looking for link: or even inurl:

Do it for the traffic, not for the back links... if you have a good site, you'll naturally get enough back links to jump start things.

couldn't be said any better

Forum signature linking is all about traffic and nothing about SERPS. If you contribute to a community with engaging and interesting content then folks may be inclines to see what else you have to say and click your signature links.