Yahoo Answers Give Backlinks or Not ?

Discussion in 'Link Development' started by zhb, Aug 25, 2009.

  1. #1
    Hi,
    Guys, I wanna know that if Yahoo Answers Give backlinks to those links which are used is answers as reference etc. Do Yahoo Answers Help us to increase our SEO Position, Backlinks or Google PageRank ?

    Thanks!
     
    zhb, Aug 25, 2009 IP
  2. pageupseo

    pageupseo Peon

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    #2
    I think at this time they disable backlinks...
     
    pageupseo, Aug 25, 2009 IP
  3. SCLocal

    SCLocal Notable Member

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    Yahoo Answers allows for links for users above Level 2, those backlinks are nofollow, which means they don't transfer any 'juice' to whatever site is linked. However these backlinks are followed by search engine spiders but your rank won't be effected. I'm sure there will be someone saying 'even anchor text links on nofollow carry some weight,' sure, but not very much.

    Yahoo Answers, IMHO, is great for getting natural visitors who are truly interested in your site, because you gave a good answer, or the link is directly relevant to whatever question you are answering.
     
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    awl03c Member

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    #4
    You wont get a backlink but your answer can rank high in Google and you can get traffic that way. It's still worth doing.
     
    awl03c, Aug 25, 2009 IP
  5. holdmoon

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    #5
    yahoo backlinks are nofollow
     
    holdmoon, Aug 25, 2009 IP
  6. drambold

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    #6
    although they happen to be all nofollow links these days they can be a good additional source of traffic to your website if you can identify questions related to your site's content and provide usefull answers. you may be confused why you see them then on your google analytics account if they are nofollow but google analytics also registers nofollow links.
     
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  7. Takuno

    Takuno Member

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    Yeah, you may get traffic but it is a no follow back link.
     
    Takuno, Aug 25, 2009 IP
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    luxl85 Member

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  9. lifeplayer

    lifeplayer Notable Member

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    Yahoo answer is nofollow, so it wouldnt helps in SEO or page rank
     
    lifeplayer, Aug 26, 2009 IP
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    Being a no follow it won't help, but you can observe increase in traffic!
     
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    I agree with everyone above. If you make a yahoo answer about your site...it will shoot to the top of the SERPS for a week or so before fading. Link isn't do follow, but can prove to provide consistent traffic.
     
    AvidBiometrics, Aug 26, 2009 IP
  12. it career

    it career Notable Member

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    Yahoo answer is not profitable to yahoo.Yahoo may discontinue it anytime.
     
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    marrya Well-Known Member

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    #13
    yahoo answer is no follow but many times they provide you back links but those are not of use so dont trust yahoo back links
     
    marrya, Aug 26, 2009 IP
  14. christyzen

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    #14
    Yeah. If you are a level two user you can get live link via yahoo answers. But pity they are no follow.
     
    christyzen, Aug 26, 2009 IP
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    Red-Spiral Peon

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    #15
    You get backlinks at Level 2 but these links are no follow so no point wasting your time.

    Stick to the old ways of blogs and directories etc. ;)
     
    Red-Spiral, Aug 26, 2009 IP
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    Professional Dude Prominent Member

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    #16
    It's good for traffic but it doesn't help very much in SEO.
     
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  17. sherinjacob

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    #17
    Accordring to what I have read they have a nofollow tag. But form what I have see there are times a yhaoo answer shows up as a back link on Google and Yahoo.
     
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  18. allison567

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    Yahoo answers is profitable if you target your niche, otherwise your basically wasting your time.
     
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    #19
    it gives nofollow backlinks. but has some value because im getting some traffic from it
     
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  20. AudreyP

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    #20
    They dont give backlinks cos they're no-follow but they could provide traffic to your sites...
     
    AudreyP, Aug 26, 2009 IP