I’m not sure exactly why I’ve resisted trying Yahoo Answers until now. I guess it just didn’t seem to be a viable option to get web traffic. After doing the research for 50 Ways to Get Web Traffic for Free, I’m happy to report that this is turning out to be a TRUE hidden gem. (Check out the bottom of this post a juicy new way to put some serious moolah in your pocket using Yahoo Answers ;)
For whatever reason, search engines LOVE Yahoo Answers. The Answers rank very well. Like page one well. (While getting ready to post this article, I did a random search for “how do I get my hair grow faster” and Yahoo Answers was number six.). Besides ranking so well, they apparently get indexed fast.
If you aren’t at all familiar with Yahoo Answers, here’s the important traffic building lesson to be learned: You are allowed to post a source link (aka your website/blog) with your answers. What does that mean? It means that YOUR link gets on Google page one and that will send traffic AND build your credibility. Pretty damn cool, right?
But there’s a catch… do it the wrong way and you’ll end up getting banned.
We certainly don’t want that to happen, so I asked around for some advice. Here’s how the experts explained to go about this the correct way.
Create a New Account on Yahoo
The first thing you should do is create a new Yahoo account. It’s not hard in the least, just go to Yahoo.com and sign up. If you already have an account, my suggestion would be NOT to use it for this method.
After you’ve created your new account, click on "Answers".
Once in the Answers section, take some time to create an avatar. This is actually more important than you would think. An avatar gives you a little more trust. When spammers use Answers (and they do) you can see they are too lazy to even have an avatar most of the time. Yahoo has an avatar generator. Use it.
You are pretty much ready to start answering questions now.
The Right Way to Answer Questions
If you want guaranteed web traffic using this method, the worst thing you can do is start pasting a bunch of worthless replies with links to your site. First, people will not want to click your link if your answers aren’t that good. Second, there’s a good chance you could get your account banned. Don’t post junk.
In addition to people not wanting to click on your link, you need to increase your score. For each answer you give, you will receive 2 points. There are some other ways you can get points, but answering questions and getting them *Starred* are two of the most common ways.
Yahoo Answers also has levels. You will start out at level one and have to work your way up. Level one members can only answer 20 questions per day. As you reach other levels, you’ll be able to answer more questions per day.
Strategies
To start getting guaranteed web traffic, go through the main categories and then drill down to the specific one for your niche or topic. The more specific you can get, the more targeted your traffic will be. You will find a list of the Answers in the center of the page. The top of the list is the question that was asked most recently. One secret I use is that I refresh my browser constantly and try to be the first person to answer a question.
Another secret I use is that I do NOT put a link in every answer. The folks on Yahoo Answers are very sensitive about spamming. Any hint that you are trying to spam and they will boot you to the curb in the blink of an eye. You should only be answering questions in categories that you can offer genuine help or advice. My personal rule of thumb on links is that I only post a link to my site 1 to 2 times out of every 5 or so answers. Remember, you to not want to draw attention that remotely suggests you may be spamming.
That’s all there is to it. Follow the simple rules and strategies above and you will have fast, free, targeted traffic AND build credibility.
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Until next time…
For Bigger, Faster, Stronger Traffic
(always!)
-Paul Kaiser
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