Yahoo Answers - Has Anyone Used This To Generate Traffic???

Yes I have. I even log on one yahoo account just to ask a very specific question then I'll log on another yahoo account and answer my question. (Putting my link in the answer)

You have to be very careful though. I got suspended twice for putting in a link that went straight to my affilliate page and I tried to put a link for my download and got suspended again. I saw a video somewhere on how to do it the right way and after some sitting on the fence I tried it. Haven't been suspended for this new account yet. The key is to be helpful. Research your answer. Give good content for your answer. Find a CB product or Amazon product and find a good EZ article to link to. The CB or EZ article should have a good compelling story so people click on the link. I also think it was key that they used tinyURL for the links.

Yes I have, but there are a few points to remember:

1. It won't help with SEO, as they use rel=nofollow. In the old days they didn't and it boosted SEO as well. Now it's only traffic.
2. Be careful not to be too blatant with the Q's and A's you post. I've heard of cases were yahoo closed accounts on this, and you don't want this to happen with one of your main yahoo IDs.
3. Lifeline on answers is short. They stay in the archive, but in my experience people usually prefer to ASK their own new Q, not SEARCH for an existing answer.

But after all is said and done - yes, it's a nice way to get some traffic. Especially in non-marketing niches (sports, clothing, music, personal development, etc.)

Best,
Brad

I did. But I got banned eventually... for spamming. If you want to use YA for traffic generation be careful when posting links. Do not do it in succession. And of course, always provide valuable answers.

Right now, I've given up on YA. My 2 IDs are already banned.

I've been trying out Yahoo! Answers but I just can't get past the wasteland that clutters it with immaturity. Are there any better alternatives to teh site?

I just read a blog last night where a guy said he tested links from this, and he said he actually did notice an improvement in his rankings and traffic.

Thanks for reinforcing my opinion of Yahoo! Answers I really do find it full of middle schoolers and such who just spam around answers for "points" as if they meant something. It's definitely something I'd hate to be a part of, even for Internet Marketing.

Yahoo Answers traffic generation idea has been around for a long time.

It all seems too easy to do.

However - spend a lot of time doing it and you will eventually see it can be a waste of time as you get banned VERY easily.

The problem with Yahoo answers is that there is not much control over what you post. OK, what I mean by this is that you could spend 2 hours answering questions and YA can simply deleted your account in seconds.

Yes - this can happen on many sites, but most sites allow you to stay when you add GOOD RELEVANT CONTENT and a link to your site.

You can add good relevant - highly relevant content to Yahoo Answers and you there is a high chance you WILL get banned. This is a common complaint about Yahoo Answers. However - some people have had luck with it.

There is a lot of spam on there as well - and rumors of others dobbing in others to get banned.

Simply - it is not really worth the effort. You may get a few hits for a week or so - but then BAM - you get banned so it is not really a long term solution.

Find other long term solutions like;

- Writing Articles
- Posting good relevant content on other people's blogs as a comment in your niche
- Posting to forums in your niche.

You need to spend the time to post excellent comments to attract visitors your way.

I 100% agree with Easy Cash on this one, yet my first customer came from Yahoo Answers

TimG's recent $12 WSO introduces a unique way to make good use of Yahoo Answers, using PLR for Yahoo Answers. Thought it was a clever method.

Yahoo answers is definitely a good traffic source. It is also a quick traffic source and it can be fun.

If you take a good look @ it, you'll notice that a lot of answers will suggest websites, landing pages etc..

They are all webmasters trying to get traffic. The amount of traffic will be even larger if your answers get chosen as "best answer". That's why writing a good answer is important!

Hi

Yes, I've used it for traffic but I don't spend too long on it or answer too many questions with my link attached in case I get banned.

Mary

Hi,

I tried yahoo answers and came away feeling a bit violated lol. Some of the questions (and answers) are obviously folk trying to be funny, dirty, mean whatever and there is no way I'm going trolling for a good question to answer, faced with that lot. It could scar you for life lol.

P.S I got a "best answer" but don't think I really got much traffic from it.

Overall, I'd say spend your time on other, more satisfying I.M strategies.

It's a good traffic generation source that shouldn't be neglected.

There is a way to attract traffic from those sites. Do it well and you will get the reward because all the other seems to be banned pretty fast.

You can even use it to create full products.

Franck

Haven't used it, but based on a video course I noticed being released last week on the topic, I was debating learning it. Sound like there's a decent amount of strategy involved... or you risk being banned.

One of those rocks I haven't lifted yet... but thanks for the info above.

Will

I just go there to get people to tell me what my dreams mean... never thought to advertise, if done subtlety, might be good for niche products

I agree with Easy cash comment. It's exactly what I think about using Yahoo Answers for marketing.

I get decent traffic from them. I put links in about half of the questions I answer.

I use Yahoo Answers for traffic in one particular niche because there seems to be a fair number of questions asked specifically for that niche. But I don't make many sales...sometimes it takes a few weeks for them to get off the fence.
I use the advanced search feature, so I'm not wasting my time scrolling through the stupid, unintelligent, home-work seeking questions that are so prevalent there.
I've also been suspended twice, I guess for having my Squidoo lens and blog in the resource box. I now have all links in my profile with a nice write up. When I answer a question, I refer the the lens and blog and direct them to find the links in my profile. Works pretty well.

Never used Yahoo Answers for traffic generation..... but you guys just gave me some good ideas
Thanks

Yes, it is the quickest, easiest way to drive traffic on the entire Internet in my opinion ONLY next to Google...I have the stats to prove it.

I have about 8,000 questions on there with my domains on them.

I just got bored with it, and the traffic always dies down...so I focus on the best ....Google.

Jason, there are quite a few sites like this in the Tech niche programmer sites etc...
I know some people that are setting up their own wiki based sites, this isn't answering questions exactly but more contributing content.

- Terry

I use Yahoo answers and have good results, although I am very careful as to how many I do per day

Rhia

I use yahoo answers rather a lot and get a great result from it. Instead of posting affiliate links i point them to a review that i have written instead.

I get about 5 affiliate sales a day from it + new subscribers and im on their for about 20mins a day if that.

Hey Beau,
great post.

I have used Yahoo answers for couple of days
but haven't seen much results from them. Also I
got banned after a week, have no idea why...
This is my experience with Yahoo Answers

~Igor

I havent tried yahoo yet,from what everyone is saying I"m not sure it will be worth it.

I use Y!Answers for traffic generation. Of course I have to admit that they shut me down a couple of times before I learned how to use Y!Answers correctly so as to not get an account banned.

One of the things I do is go into Y!Answers and find open questions or topics that get a lot of responses, then build a blog around the topic using PLR articles. I then return to Y!Answers and throw my two cents worth in and put my quick blog in the box as the resource where I found my answer.

This method has resulted in my blogs getting a study stream of traffic from Y!Answers for as long as a year or more. Even though my blogs aren't blogger, google still loves them just the same because of Y!Answers and constantly sends them traffic.

I see that being linked from Y!Answers by google can cause google to rank you high for particular keywords or phrases. Because of Y!Answers and google, Y! and MSN also follow suit and rank you high and send traffic also.

So, when used correctly, Y!Answers is a wonderful tool for traffic generation and you gain the side benefits of google, Y!, MSN, and the smaller search engines. And, it's all free organic traffic... which I think is personally the best overall because it's focused and targeted. It's also a great way to quickly become recognized as an authority site.

So, my final answer is a resounding YES with high recommendations for using Y!Answers.

Are you able to put html in your answers? Let's say I set up a tracking link can I do the whole <a href="> thing?

Robert Kiyosaki went into great lengths about how he uses Yahoo Answers, but mainly to get a feel for what people are wanting information on. I checked it out and answered questions that I was interested in answering, Got a Top pick, but the novelty soon wore off....and some of those questions are ridiculous!

Has never really worked for me.

I have been searching the forum to try and figure out why I got suspended. I guess if you include a link then they take it as spamming. I spent a fair amount of time actually giving thought out and pertinant answers only to have all that removed. I was going to totally give up on the stuff, but I think someone here has the way to do it and that is to make sure your site is the resource you can quote. I may try again. Any of you relying on yahoo mail, should make sure you create a separate account for this. I'm really not sure yahoo understands why they suspend people.

Hey,

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You just need to be careful about posting affiliate links. Always put the
link from your own domain's landing page and no affiliate link directly, with
all tracking in that...

Also here is one tip... Create Landing Pages at your site specially for Yahoo Ans
users on the Most important and poplar topics in your NICHE... and when you post
answer to some of those question link that most relevant landing page...so that
it in fact adds the value to the answer instead of spamming...

Regards,
Mohsin

Yahoo Answers is a waste of time... I did no self promotion but got banned even after I had 20+ answers chosen as the best answers. I was banned several months back and just the other day I still got "You Have Been Chosen For The Best Answer".. Go Figure...

You can try - Welcome to Yedda - People. Sharing. Knowledge. - I post this link here but please note I have not joined nor tested out this site as of yet.

James

Hmmm Yahoo gives quality traffic. I have already got that and even practice it on a regular basis.

But recently due to change in rules, it has become more tough. Recently i got two of accounts Suspended and don't even feel like creating a new one.