Top SEO tips: Using research sites to advantage

The primary attraction of this kind of site, is that anyone can post a question, hoping that others will see their question and answer it. Or

the reverse: anyone can post an “answer” (an explanation of a topic), hoping that others will come to read their “wisdom”. So if you use these sites correctly, they really can, bring you direct traffic plus high page rank backlinks. 

Some leading examples:

Answer questions in your niche at WikiAnswers. Enter your URL as “To answer with a web link, click here instead” link. Find a page on your topic “edit” that page and include your anchor text at Wikipedia. Answer questions in your niche at Yahoo Answers. Put your URL in ”Source”.

Answer questions in your niche at Yedda. Put your AT in the body of the answer.

Take your time and find some relevant questions, there is no point in just dropping your targeted anchor text anywhere. This just decreases the relevancy of your site. This is a great way to build a link, but it also stays there and attracts attention for many months to come. How often do you see a yahoo answers qustion that matche the criteria of someones search come up in google search? Often, that is the answer. So it is not just that one person that you are informing. You are leaving a trail that can be trace and read by many many more.

The power of research sites can not be denied and is one of my top-SEO-tips of the day!

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