are links in yahoo answers do-follow?

Discussion in 'Link Development' started by pavelbarchuk, Jul 9, 2009.

  1. #1
    Just wondering if placing links in the source box in yahoo answers are do follows? Also, if they are, how good are they and do they disappear after a while?
     
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  2. hurn1

    hurn1 Well-Known Member

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    #2
    1. Yahoo answers are nofollow
    2.They don't delete your resource box if your answer related to question.
    3.Yahoo have good PR and Good indexing so it will make traffic for you.
    4.No direct advantage with this backlinks to increase your PR.
    5.Yahoo answers make bulk answers for Proxies.
     
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  3. StudentLife

    StudentLife Peon

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    #3
    They are nofollow, however I don't think that this means that they are not valuable. I'm sure you could drive some good traffic from them, since lots of people use this site for answers to their actual questions. If you can manage to answer questions people have with information from your site without looking spammy then you will get good traffic.
     
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  4. Kristina19

    Kristina19 Greenhorn

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    Obviously, yahoo answers are nofollow but it doesnt mean that they are not beneficial......actually it index quickly and can brig traffic to your site.....I will suggest you to install mozill addons to check nofollow if you looking for sites offering dofflow links...
     
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  5. pavelbarchuk

    pavelbarchuk Peon

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    #5
    whats the plug-in called?
     
    pavelbarchuk, Jul 9, 2009 IP
  6. Kristina19

    Kristina19 Greenhorn

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    #6
    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5687

    go through above link and install it...
     
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  7. pavelbarchuk

    pavelbarchuk Peon

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    #7
    thanks. Nice tool
     
    pavelbarchuk, Jul 9, 2009 IP
  8. sumo123

    sumo123 Peon

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    #8
    they are nofollow, But it generates alot of traffic. I am getting good traffic by yahoo answer.
     
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  9. notepage

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    #9
    They are no follow but its good traffic and Google just changed how they view nofollow links. They now pass PR.
     
    notepage, Jul 12, 2009 IP
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    thelostagency Peon

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    #10
    I agree Yahoo Answers can be a great source of referral traffic and often rank well for competitive keywords which your website will struggle to get ranked for.

    You have to be careful not too be spammy about it, but if someone has a question such as what is Google Maps API and your website or blog has some great details about it, a short blurb with a link is helpful.

    You are not forcing the readers to visit your website and its not a misleading link leading to a gambling or adult website, as long as you provide some great extra information with a supporting link you will see a nice traffic boost.
     
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  11. Toolz

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    Yahoo answers can drive good traffic to your site directly even if it's not great SEO value.
    If you make excellent answers it can also increase your credibility to visitors that come from there.
     
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    #12
    I love yahoo answers, make's you look like an expert in your field.

    Good for traffic, not everything is about a backlink.
     
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    Professional Dude Prominent Member

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    #13
    They are no-follow and good for getting traffic.
     
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    #14
    No! Unfortunately, links in Yahoo Answers are nofollow. But posting in it is a good way to drive traffic to a site, especially if your answer is tagged as the best one.
     
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  15. bobjones121806

    bobjones121806 Guest

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    #15
    no-follow but as u know yahoo answer index fast and it has a great PR which bring your traffic
    so worth trying !
    good luck !
     
    bobjones121806, Jul 12, 2009 IP
  16. pepknight

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    #16
    you can get nice target traffic from Yahoo Answer
     
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  17. maviska

    maviska Active Member

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    #17
    I have answered once on Yahoo and left my link and for about 2 weeks I had traffic from it, but later I saw that link was not active anymore. They leave links but they make it unactive. No no need posting do not spend your time and do not pay money for those who offer to post on yahoo.
     
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    elsjaakie Peon

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    #18
    These days i use yahoo awnsers for traffic only... and for promoting my CPA offers :) Yahoo awnsers is still a good way to promote your websites.
     
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    #19
    No, they are nofollow. Yahoo Answers is good for getting targeted traffic.
     
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  20. Wolf_hsac

    Wolf_hsac Banned

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    #20
    They are no follow links however you can get a lot of decent traffic from Yahoo answers.
     
    Wolf_hsac, Jul 13, 2009 IP