In this article, I'm going to talk about how affiliate marketers can increase sells funneling traffic from Yahoo Answers. First of all, 'affiliate marketing' is basically 'selling other people's stuff'. Many companies will provide you with a special link you can put on your website. When visitors to your blog or website click that link and buy an item from the store, you earn a commission($$). There are all kinds of very popular companies that offer affiliate marketing. For a list of the best affiliate marketing programs, go here.
Blogging takes time, but driving traffic from Yahoo Answers is instant.
It's very easy to answer questions on Yahoo Answers. Once you answer ~200 questions on Yahoo Answers, you can earn a lvl 2 account which will allow you to post links in your answers. You can easily create a link to your affiliate web page or blog. When the reader visits your blog and clicks the affiliate link, you earn a commission. Beware, the web page you're referring Yahoo Anwers readers to, must contain useful information in regard to the question answered. If people see you spamming, just to get people to visit your page, they will report you and your account will be banned.
Below is a list of affiliate marketing Yahoo Answers strategies you can use to drive traffic to your blog, website, affiliate store or product page.
Affiliate marketing Yahoo Answers strategy
The best strategy, I've found that works is to create blog posts specifically answering people's question on Yahoo Answers. You have to write quickly, since the question usually close in a matter of hours. When you submit your answer, paste a short version of the answer in the 'Your Answer:' field, and paste the link to your article in the 'What's your source?' field.
The person needing the answer is almost guaranteed to visit the article and others that 'Google' the question will visit the link from time to time also.
