Marketing with “Yahoo Answers”
Did you know that Yahoo Answers is the #2 reference site on the internet? It’s right behind Wikipedia, and yet, it is often overlooked by most as part of an overall internet marketing plan. However, because of its high traffic, it deserves serious consideration.
If you aren’t familiar with it, Yahoo Answers is a place where people can ask a question about any topic and people can post replies. The person who asked the question chooses the best answer and that answer is featured at the top.
What’s great about it is that you can include one or more links in your answer - as long as they are justified, provide good value and honestly help to answer the question. And because so many of the users don’t give well-written, thoughtful answers, it’s pretty easy for your answers to stand out and get chosen as the top answer.
Are you LinkedIn?
If you are a professional with a large network of associates and co-workers or if you are self-employed and network for the purposes of finding new clients, then you need to be LinkedIn.
LinkedIn is a Web 2.0 social network for business professionals that makes you more approachable and gives clients, associates and customers another way to contact you. As social networking increases in popularity people will seek out these means of contacting you instead of e-mail.
If you are looking for a new job LinkedIn is an excellent tool for helping you find one. LinkedIn posts new job listings every day and there’s a very good chance you’ll find one you like. You can upload your resume to your profile and also list your accomplishments and other noteworthy endeavors. You can also store testimonials and references here (these always bode well for business owners and make you look good in the eyes of prospects or potential employers).
