Yahoo Answers: Free Web Traffic Source

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:36:00 EST

Even a relative newbie knows that back links are essentialfor generating traffic. Some of theeasiest methods of traffic generation are often the most overlooked. Such easy sources are neglected as they aresitting right in front and we may never realize the effectiveness due itsobviousness.

One such traffic source is the Yahoo Answers. It can be the most positive methods ofdriving targeted traffic to your niche sites. A yahoo answer is also absolutely free to use. With over 21 million users in US alone andover 90 million worldwide, Yahoo answers is the largest knowledge sharingcommunity on the Web. Answering specificquestions can also bring laser focused traffic that can result in instantconversions to sales from your niche websites.

Setting up Yahoo answer account is very easy atanswers.yahoo.com. You can already useyour yahoo messenger or email ID if you have one. Once the account is created and you arelogged in take some time to fill out all the information in your profile as youwould like to share. People like to knowa little more about the person who is answering their questions and this buildsa brand persona. It is recommended toadd a photo.

Once you are done with the basics, you can see thecategories listed on the left of the page. The questions are categorized and grouped according to the subjectmatter. Here is where you can choose thequestions that you would like to answer.

Before rushing into answering questions, consider what therelevant website you are going to promote is. After all you are answering questions to create and nurture some kind ofbusiness. You have an opportunity topromote your website through the secondary box where you may include the"Source" or your web URL and direct people to get more information about thesubject or topic in question.

It is important that your answer should be as thorough aspossible to address the question. As alarge number of people would be responding to the questions, if you are able toanswer with some authority you are likely to be voted the best answer. This will help build your presence andincrease the chances of people clicking through to your website.

Yahoo Answers could help establish your presence in thesearch engines as often the answers are spidered by the search engines and ifyou have enough keyword density you may even feature in the top ten or thefirst page of the search for the particular keyword.

Yahoo answer is simply the most cost effective link builderas well as traffic source and it could be very enjoyable and even addictive asyou get into the answering mode often helping people while achieving yourbusiness objectives.

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Yahoo Answers: Free Web Traffic Source