Yahoo Answers
I was one of the first to discover, and test, the traffic-generating potential of Yahoo Answers, a user-driven question-and-answer forum sponsored by Yahoo. Yahoo Answers encourage members (you must have a valid Yahoo account) to answer a question posted by a fellow member. The best answer is awarded recognition, and a prime spot on that particular page. Also, answers can cite the URLs of their sources. Can you see the strategy taking shape? Simply search for a question related to the subject of your website. Answer it to the best of your abilities, then leave your website’s URL as a source. Repeat the process for every question you can find. You will notice direct traffic generated from such a technique. Furthermore, if your website is new, posting at Yahoo Answers will get your URL listed in search engines within 48 to 72 hours – quite fast in this day and age. Why? It’s because answers posted over at Yahoo Answers get listed overnight in the major search engines, and such will lead the search engine spiders directly to your own web pages.