So now you have a list of industry-related forums with some real potential.
The next step is to find out if these forums offer do-follow backlinks. If they don't, they're not worth your time.
There are two ways to check:
"Check" a link
If you use Google Chrome , you can find out if the forum links are "do-follow" by mom database using the browser's "Inspect" feature. Here's how it works:
First , visit the forum in question and find a post with links:
Forum backlinks
Then hover over a link you want to check, right-click it, and select "Inspect" from the drop-down menu...