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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye.

Yahoo answers beware

In summary, the point is that, anyone using the Yahoo Answers site, should be aware of the risks involved. It’s like online dating or chat sites. The 30 year-old woman you are corresponding with could just as well be a 10 year-old boy. Sure it’s a free site, but you get what you pay for. I would advise you to consult an expert for business and even personal issues that may affect you and not to rely on yahoo answers.

Yahoo answers objective

If you’ve never heard of Yahoo Answers, here’s a quote off their FAQ page: “It's the place to ask questions and get real answers from real people. It’s fun and educational because you can ask questions on any topic from the serious to the not so serious. And when you know an answer, you can help others by giving answers to their questions. It's all about sharing - what you know and what you want to know.”

Yahoo answers and "homework help"

I was looking at Yahoo Answers, a website where anyone can ask and answer a posted question. Many students are posing their homework in search of an easy answer they can turn in as their own work. If you think I’m kidding, there is actually a category called, “homework help.”

Now I guess that most students figure that Yahoo Answers sure beats having to go to the library or researching the question. But, how many of them think that this is a form of cheating? Do they tell the teacher that they got the answer off that site? The sad fact is that many of the people answering have little or no knowledge about the subject.

CONCLUSION

One of the cost-free ways that you can market is by using Yahoo! Answers. You know, that service provided by Yahoo! that you probably checked out when it first arrived on the scene and didn't give it much thought after that? You can bring free traffic to your blog using this service, and we all know that traffic is potential money.

The only requirement for this is that you have a free Yahoo! account. Perhaps you've had one for years. If not, it's time to create one and take advantages of Yahoo's great services even if you're not a fan of their e-mail client.