SEO optimizer and website promoters love links coming to their website. Who doesn't? More links to your site, more traffic, hopefully better keyword ranking over time, more backlinks and better results in the search engines. Every little bit counts and sometimes you may never know where it might be coming from. Always keep in mind, some free ad forums might not necessarily give you better ranking because of indirect links and redirects. Do you avoid these type of sites? Maybe not. Some of them do provide links in the signature that could be used to link