[twinkley]

FireHorse,

This is a great question, and one we have actually tested.

I typically hated posting on most boards when i started in the biz because of the high cheeze factor. There used to be a whole lotta "hey, have some tea and biscuits" crap going on along with a LOT of pissing.

Oz was convinced though, that we got a decent amount of traffic from posting on the boards - even if it was cheeze.

So, we stopped for a week. No one posted for a full week on any board from our co.

BOY WAS HE RIGHT!! Our traffic dipped by the hundreds. I couldn't believe it! I never ever click on people's signature lines..... and everyone I talked to said the same and yet... the proof was right in front of my eyes.

After checking stats on the site, we found that there wasnt a significant amount of people coming directly from other messageboards to us, but that obviously just seeing us out there, webmasters visited.

I post all over a ton of boards now - I have learned that it is worth the time and effort to weed them out and post on the cheeze-free ones

twinkley