A Guide to Social Marketing on Yahoo! Answers
By Matt McGee on Feb 11, 2008 in MY BEST POSTS, Social Media, Yahoo
Are you into social media marketing? If so, Yahoo! Answers probably isn’t very high on your radar. Sites like digg, StumbleUpon, and del.icio.us are talked about much more often. But when used correctly, Yahoo! Answers can be a vital complement to a social marketing plan.
I’ve been using Yahoo! Answers for almost two years now; I started using it shortly after launching this blog. In that time, Yahoo! Answers has become a Top 5 source of referral traffic for me. Can it become the same for you? Perhaps. If you want to give it a try, I’ll share a plan of attack in this three-part series. Here’s what to expect:
Guide to Marketing on Yahoo! Answers
Monday: What Is Yahoo! Answers?
Tuesday: Why Use Yahoo! Answers
Wednesday: How to Use Yahoo! Answers
Stay tuned, and as always, feel free to ask any questions or add your own thoughts and advice as the series goes along!
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Right after my Local - Part One: What Is Yahoo! Answers?
This is part one in - SES notes: Social Search – Up Close with Yahoo!
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1 Comment(s)
By Paul Burani, Clicksharp Marketing on Aug 24, 2008 | Reply
While I definitely can vouch for an outreach strategy involving Yahoo Answers, one must be very mindful that often times, a high percentage of answers are plainly false. Certainly much more frequently than you find on, say, LinkedIn Answers. Rating posts would certainly be a good way to alert the public of bad answers… But Yahoo only gives you authority to rate after you reach level 2, which takes a little bit of effort to reach. Bottom line, if you’re serious about this, be prepared for the commitment.