Yahoo Answers for Targeted Traffic

Yahoo Answers allows people ask and answer questions on a variety of subjects. For those that don’t know about it, someone asks a question (they are  usually quite simple questions).

The question remains open for a set period of time usually , meaning that anyone with a Yahoo ID can answer.

After this time the question is subject to voting where users which have reached level 2 are allowed to vote on the answers and eventually a best answer is chosen. After this the question is closed and no more answers can be added.

Use the search facility to find open questions on your niche subject and answer as many questions as you can with good advice. A well answered question has a good chance of making it into the best answer.

Currently, the level of answers for most questions is quite poor. Therefore, it is quite easy to offer useful advice which is targeted at your niche. References to your answer in the form of URLs can be added so a passing reference to the site you are promoting is de rigueur.

I have yet to see whether  Yahoo index places a strong emphasis on these type of answer pages as a  factor in the ranking sites in the Yahoo index.