SUBJECT: Answer Marketing Lesson #2 - Getting To Grips With Yahoo Answers

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As promised I'd go over the inner workings of
Yahoo Answers. So here's step 3.

Step 3: Familiarize Yourself With Yahoo Answers

From the main Yahoo Answers page you will see
categories listed on the left hand side.

This is where questions are posted and grouped
according to their subject matter. This is also
where you will go when choosing the different
types of questions that you would like to answer,
and depending on the niche markets that you are
involved in, you might find yourself answering a
variety of questions from different categories
and groups.

Before you start answering questions you should
have an idea of what you plan to promote. That
way you can find questions that are relevant to
the website that you wish to advertise via the
Yahoo Answers website.

Each time you answer a question, you can include
a “SOURCE” in a secondary box that accompanies
your response. This is an easy way to promote
your websites and direct people to find out more
information about the topic of their question. 

You should also browse previously answered
questions so that you can get a feel for the way
other people have answered and addressed
different questions, paying attention to those
answers that were selected as being the “TOP”
response. 

As you begin answering questions, you may run
into a series of questions that are no longer
open.

Questions that are “Resolved” are typically
closed from receiving future follow ups while
questions that are marked “Undecided” have not
yet received a “TOP” vote.

Questions are open for only four days but the
original poster can extend the period for a few
extra days or if a question has been resolved,
they can close it before that time period has
ended. 

It’s important to answer questions as thoroughly
as you can and avoid spamming your websites
within your answers. In fact, there are few times
where including your website URL within the
answer is acceptable at all.

If those viewing your response feel that it is
spam you will not receive votes and your answer
may be removed entirely. Therefore, you should
try to keep your websites within the “Source” box
only.

Those who liked your answer are likely to follow
your link to find out more especially if you are
careful to answer questions that pertain to your
niche market.

In the next email I'll show you how the point
system works.


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