Comments on: A Guide to Social Marketing on Yahoo! Answers

By: Jovan A.

Jovan A. — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:18:03 +0000

I have been using YA for a while and it has definitely increased my traffic. I answered 10 questions yesterday (sep 22 2011) and made $7 in google adsense that same day. After typically making less than a dollar a day, going up to $7 was quite a jump.

By: MiShaun Taylor

MiShaun Taylor — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:40:15 +0000

I agree with you that not alot of people use Yahoo Answers for marketing and this is really a shame – because it works when it is combined with other methods like like article, press release and forum marketing. I personally have clients that have seen a tremendous increase in their traffic and some conversions as a result of Yahoo! Answer marketing. The problem however, is that this type of marketing takes good writing skills, strong analytical skills, marketing skills and the keen ability to deliver quality answers that actually drive targeted traffic using only resource boxes. (I’ve found that it isn’t a good idea to link within the answer itself). In addition, you have to be patient and protect yourself from unscrupulous individuals who try and get your account banned or report your answers as “spam” when they’re not. Also, you have to balance linked answers with non linked ones and this can be tiresome. If however, you use this marketing method and follow certain guidelines, you will find that it is very profitable!

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:42:39 +0000

The big flaw of Y!A is that other people can report your answers and questions and it can take as little as one report for it to be removed automatically. You have to go through an “appeal” process for a yahoo staff to review it to try and get it back on. Perfectly innocent Q/A can get deleted.

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By: Paul Burani, Clicksharp Marketing

Paul Burani, Clicksharp Marketing — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:36:04 +0000

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.