When you are looking for ways to increase website traffic, consider the options of using question and answer websites. After all, you use search engines to answer numerous questions almost every day, so why not turn other websites to your advantage?
There are many websites that invite users to leave questions and for other users to leave replies. The answers can be from more than one person to provide a resource of information to answer the question. Why shouldn’t you be one of those experts?
Who uses question and answer websites?
You do. Everyone does. If you want to find out if the latest tablet computer uses a camera that is of good enough quality to send pictures by email, you might not find the answer easily obtainable on the manufacturer’s website specification list. You will find out if it has a camera or not, but your specific question may go unanswered. That’s your pointer to try a specific question and answer website.
If your search engine question is specific enough, you will find that some of the possible search engine results will include many of the Q&A websites now available for everyone’s use. If you type in question and answer website, the reply will list thousands of websites.
You answer as the expert
By answering questions correctly, you will build your brand as a knowledge base to be relied upon. This will encourage people to click on your link to see who has answered the question which brings you targeted web traffic.
It is better to answer a few questions correctly rather than trying to give half answers to lots of questions. You will have gone to question and answer websites yourself, often as a result of a search engine request. If you found the answers not particularly useful, then you will know how others will feel if you don’t give full and correct answers.
Your value will be higher to website users if the current replies have been poor or incomplete.
If you are going to choose particular questions and answer websites to increase your brand awareness, then choose those with high numbers of internet users to increase your chances of traffic linking back to you.
If you find a topic is of great interest on a Q&A site, you might want to consider writing an article about that exact subject on your blog to help people find you more easily.
Are forums Q&A websites?
Forums are usually subject specific. Whereas most Q&A websites will take questions on anything, forums tend to major on one topic.
For example, one forum might follow Michael Jackson’s career as a singer. The questions posted there should all be linked to the man’s life, his music and probably his family. If you sell guitars, you might like to contribute a question or answer relating to guitarists who played on his albums. A simple link to your website might bring people looking to see how much guitars cost if they wish to learn and play Michael Jackson’s music.
Forums like well researched and quality answers to questions placed by members. You will probably need to sign up at the forum to be able to raise topics and answer comments, so you will need to restrict yourself to the number of websites you can manage efficiently with a constant flow of new comments, questions and answers.
Using more than one web traffic plan
You won’t bring all the targeted website traffic you need from one single source, so using question and answer websites and forums won’t attract all the readers you’ll need, but they should form a part of your overall marketing strategy. In time you will find out which works best for you and which need dropping because they waste your time.
