What is Yahoo Answers?

Yahoo answers is essentially a forum where anyone can post questions and anyone can answer. Questions are posted on just about every topic imaginable from “how do I change the oil in my car,” to “what should I wear on my date tonight?” And of course the answers are just as broad.

To post a question or an answer on Yahoo Answers you must have a yahoo account, which is free and easy to obtain. And as a member of this forum you can earn points for the number of questions you answer and the quality of your answers because here’s the kicker, people can vote on your answer. Best answer wins.

How Can Yahoo Answers Drive Traffic To Your Website?

Yahoo answers questions and answers turn up quite frequently in the search engine results. In fact, search engines just love yahoo answers. This means your answers, which will include a link to your website, will also show up frequently and high in the search engine results. Instant traffic to your website, which is now viewed daily by hundreds or thousands of viewers each month.
 Additionally, Yahoo Answers has a dedicated group of followers. According to Yahoo Answers “There are simply around 90+ million global users on Yahoo! Answers. This site got about 60 million users just after a year it first launched.”
Finally, when you post an answer on Yahoo! Answers, you’re generating a back link from a quality website, which means better page ranking for you.

How to use Yahoo! Answers?

Step #1 Visit Yahoo! Answers and sign up with Yahoo. Create your profile and include links to your website in your profile along with any other relevant information.

Step #2 Become a knowledge partner or you can simply start using Yahoo! Answers. Using the search bar, search for questions by keywords commonly used in your niche industry – keywords for questions you’ll have the answers to.

Step #3 You’ll see a list of “resolved” questions and “open” questions. The open ones are still waiting for an answer that satisfies them. Answer the questions and when appropriate, include a link to your website.

Voila! You’re all set. The more questions you answer the more awareness you’ll build for your business and the more traffic you’ll generate to your website.
When it comes to generating traffic, organic and free traffic is often the most preferred. Yahoo! Answers generates that kind of traffic. Use it and find out for yourself!

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The elements of graphic design include:

* Shapes
* Lines
* Color
* Type
* Images
* Texture
* Balance

They all need to work together to create an overall appealing page. Balance for example would be offset if you have a large image or logo in the upper right hand corner of your page and no graphics or design elements on the left hand side of the page. They don’t have to be symmetrical to be balanced.
Each of the elements of graphic design can be integrated into your web design. For example, shapes, color, type or font and texture can all be used in the design of your logo. They can all be integrated into your header.

The focus of your website design should be to support your content, not to detract from it. Flash and other graphic images should always support your content.

Your Headline and call to action are actually design elements too. They will have color and type that will draw attention to them in a manner that appeals to your audience.

Your opt in box is another design element to pay attention to. Make sure your opt in box has a background color that makes the it noticeable. You want to draw your visitor’s eye to it.

Images and photos. Images and photos can really bring your website landing page to life. There are two keys to remember, the first is that your website must load quickly which means your image files need to be small around 30KB per image or less, while still retaining medium to high quality.

The second key is that the image has to have a purpose. Is it there to evoke emotion? Is it there to demonstrate how to use a product? What is the purpose of the photo or image? For example, you may want to put your own picture on your landing page to help people relate to you and to build your brand.

Use design elements to help brand your business and to draw readers into your site like a good book cover will draw a reader to flip the book over and read the back cover. Your website design alone won’t usually sell products or services but it will motivate your visitors to read your content and that’s the first step to lasting success and a powerful landing page design.

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Step #1 Get your website ducks in a row. Do you have a domain name, hosting company and a method for creating a web page? A squeeze page is a web page so your first step is to find or open whatever programming software or system you’re using. If you already have a website then you’ll just add a page to that site. If you’re starting from scratch then your hosting company will likely have templates you can use or you can hire someone to create a web page for you. You can also create a web page with software like FrontPage or a WordPress template.

Step #2 Lay out your page. Your squeeze page will not want to have a multitude of graphics or flashy features. Everything on this page should be focused on getting your visitor to subscribe to your list, that’s it. You will have some formatting in the form of a headline, bullets, a call to action and a form. You may also want a color scheme, logo or image that helps brand your page to your business. However, before you publish this page, make sure everything on the page supports the task of motivating opt-ins.
Step #3 Write your headline. Your headline, like a book title, has to capture the attention of your visitor in a matter of seconds and motivate them to read further. Make a promise, offer them something valuable, always make sure you’re keeping your visitor’s needs in mind when creating your headline.

Step #4 List the benefits subscribing or signing up for your email list offers. Bullet points are the easiest to read and you can highlight keywords in bold print to draw the reader’s eye through the copy. Remember, benefits are not features. Benefits are about what signing up for your email list will do for your prospect. How will it benefit them?

Step #5 Write your call to action. Your call to action is essentially a statement that tells your visitors what you want them to do – sign up now!

Step #6 Create your subscription form. You can use a number of services to create this form, or if you know how to write code, you can do it yourself. You need to collect an email address and a name if you want to address future communications to this person directly. “Dear Amy” sounds much better and more personal than “Dear Reader.” Paste the code onto your squeeze page and you’re ready to publish.

Step #7 Follow-up. You may want to follow up with a confirmation to make sure the person intended to subscribe and a thank you for subscribing.

Once your squeeze page is up and running you have three remaining tasks, test and track it for success, you may find that a little change in the wording of your call to action for example may motivate more opt in, or your headline could use tweaking. Test and track your page for results.

You’ll also want to market your squeeze page through various marketing methods like PPC advertising and finally you’ll want to provide your subscribers with all of the wonderful content you promised them. Once you have the ball rolling and have built a notable opt-in list, you can then focus on using that list to boost profits.

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