Forum Rules for Google Page Rank
You will always hear two things when attempting to get a good page rank in google.
-Traffic gets you business, concentrate on quality content and building links to increase your traffic.
-To increase Pr you need to get more high PR links pointing to your site.
The secret is to listen to both tips. A successfully forum will build quality traffic on its own if you advertise right. Work on creating a buzz that will attract forum users who want to write and ask questions about your topic. This is like having free staff writing articles for your growing online business.
Put your text based link ads on sites where users are most likely to click on it and come write on your topic. The two tips work together when making a forum popular. In summary, just do both!