It’s amazing how often Yahoo! Answers Q’s and A’s are popping up on SERP’s these days. I’ve become (admittedly) a little addicted to this service. They do a good job motivating you to post quality answers by using a points-based system for those who have the best answers selected. I don’t know how it would help you to be rated highly as an answerer, but I do know that once a “best answer” is chosen, it is archived as the sole response to that question. For all of you who would like to use Yahoo! Answers as a SEO or internet marketing resource, this is an important point. If you manage to write a “best answer” to a question that includes a link to your site, your post will have considerable weight and staying power. Try having some fun with it this weekend!
Friday, July 6, 2007
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Haha, I seriously just finished posting an answer to a question I saw on Yahoo answers and then I came to your blog to see what you posted today.
I completely agree that Yahoo Answers is addictive. I do not know if it is the competition of trying to get marked as the Best Answer or just the feeling of being able to be genuinely helpful to someone. Either way, it has sucked me in.
Comment by Vinny — July 6, 2007 @ 5:48 pm
Good idea to get traffic, but the links are nofollow.
Comment by Adam Thompson — July 9, 2007 @ 8:47 am
Good point Adam. While the links may be nofollow, the posts still rank well in SERP’s. So, yeah, maybe not the best for backlink profiles, but still good for SEO. Thanks for commenting guys!
Comment by admin — July 9, 2007 @ 10:22 am