Comments on: Marketing with “Yahoo Answers”

By: JK Swopes

JK Swopes — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:12:44 +0000

It can definitely work if used correctly. As with any community, you have to learn how to operate within that community for the best experience. JK Swopes´s lastest post: Wealthy Affiliate Review. See What’s Inside Before You Pay A Dime.

By: Problem With Yahoo Answers

Problem With Yahoo Answers — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:21:21 +0000

I had a Yahoo answers account for a while but recently got banned and can’t seem to find out why

I still however think it is a good source of traffic to your site

The risk though is a ban and the reasons for the ban are not always clear

Funny thing is I have had a best answer vote since my ban
Go figure

By: Trond

Trond — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:37:00 +0000

I didn’t know that Yahoo Answers had that authority!
I guess I have to take a deeper look into it

By: marketing mix

marketing mix — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:54:56 +0000

very informative keep on writing

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By: Andre Thomas

Andre Thomas — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:22:28 +0000

I saw a lot of people link to websites but it's often not their websites. I think the idea is great but the problem I saw with it is that it depends on whether there's a question that you can answer or not. If nobody's asking what you know, then you don't get to link to your wesbite. Andre Thomas's lastest post: Reeling Your Readers In (Capture Their Attention and Hang on to It)

By: andrew goulding

andrew goulding — Fri, 30 May 2008 11:37:47 +0000

The problem with Yahoo Answers for me is that it’s voted on by democracy and frequently answers that get the most votes aren’t really the best answers at all. That being said, I think you make a great point about using a Squidoo lens rather than your own site. Smart.

ADG

By: Eric Brown

Eric Brown — Tue, 27 May 2008 08:56:27 +0000

Interesting…I never would have thought about Yahoo! Answers as a marketing avenue, but with the amount of traffic and the blog commenting like nature of leaving answers should be pretty painless to anyone commenting on niche related blogs regularly.

Thanks Miguel!

By: Miguel Alvarez

Miguel Alvarez — Sun, 25 May 2008 04:06:15 +0000

@Jim Hutchinson: That’s a great observation about the importance of keeping your Yahoo profile up-to-date and relevant for your audience. One of the biggest errors I see with Web 2.0 marketers is not taking the time to setup a good profile. In the “social web” it is critical to pay attention to the “social” part.

By: Jim Hutchinson | Website Managers

Jim Hutchinson | Website Managers — Sun, 25 May 2008 02:26:41 +0000

I started marketing with Yahoo! Answers in July 2007 with mixed results and wrote a blog article about it. Getting people to click your link depends on how you formulate your answer, if you are in a category related to your market and how long you have been there. Those with higher best answers percentages will get more of the clicks, because people will want to know more about them.

That is why keeping your profile up to date is so important. Even when you supply links to other sites, if you are consistently providing good answers, others will read your profile and follow your links.

A caveat of being active in Yahoo! Answers is that Google will index your profile. I have seen mine show up in Google Alerts several times, during the time when I was most active.