Yahoo Answers

[Rvinyl]

Hey Everyone,

I was wondering about the merit of using Yahoo Answers to build back links. I find it valuable to keep my ear to the ground but have not seen any of the links coming back. Forgive me if this is a newbie question but I'm still trying to figure it all out.

Best,

Mike

[irvingw]

yahoo can detect spam and remove your posts and block your account. Sometimes they stick if you only do a few but any significant link building will result in Yahoo marking you as a spammer, and kind of rightfully so.

[Rvinyl]

Thanks I appreciate it.

[TommyTan]

Hi Michael,

Yahoo Answers is a good way to build traffic to your site if you provide informative answers to the questions and not just spam your link even if it is not related.  If you provide an informative answer, you can also include an URL to further answer the question.

However, I believe all links from Yahoo! Answers are no-follow.  Therefore, posting links on the answers won't give you the backlink benefit in SEO.  But still good for traffic.

Furthermore, if you want your link to be clickable, you will need to become a level 2 user in Yahoo! Answers.