Marketing with Yahoo! Answers
Yahoo! has a new product called Yahoo! Answers. People from all over
ask questions about a huge range of topics. Once you register you can
give your best answer to the questions. You are given points for each
question you answer.
Should be person who asked the question select your answer as the
best, you are given additional points. The point system is a method of
moving you up the 7 levels that are used to gauge not only how active
you are, but also how well your answers are accepted.
When you post an answer, you are also given a box to note the source
of your information. This is where you would link to the website where
you obtained the information for your reply and also back to your website.
Yahoo! Answers can be used for any topic, so everyone can participate.
I just started recently and already had one of my answers selected as
the best. The more good answers you give, the more people will start
paying attention to your answers.
It takes time to build up a reputation, especially since the lower
levels are limited to the number of answers you can give. You start
with 20 per day until you reach 250 points. Then your limit raises to
40 per day, and so on up to level 5 (5,000 answers) where you will
then be unlimited.
Answering questions is just one side of the system. You can also ask
questions about anything, including ideas for your website. Yes, there
is a section for website design too. In fact, there is a wide range of topics
related to the Internet.
You can get started today at http://answers.
a Yahoo! Group, the Yahoo! Answers should be at the bottom of your
group home page. You can customize what shows up there, by category
or by keywords so they can be tailored to your group theme.
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