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Although Yahoo has many paid programs you can use to promote your business and increase your traffic, its real value lies in its free promotional opportunities. As the fourth most visited site according to Alexa, Yahoo has become the Content Network of the internet. To help you get the most from Yahoo and promote your business as much as possible for free, here are my best tips: 1. Write and submit articles to the Yahoo Contributor Network. Although the top article directory on the internet (that is a true article directory) is Ezine Articles, Yahoo Contributor Network really is the top place to promote your articles, product reviews, and other written content. Yahoo bought out Associated Content, and not only can you syndicate your content throughout the network, but you can also get paid for your writing because Yahoo pays for page views. This is a nice way to set up a passive residual income. You won't get rich doing it, but it is a nice little paycheck. You can write content on just about any topic you can imagine. Although it takes a few days for your articles to get accepted, it's worth it because it allows you to display your work before a wide audience, and your traffic will be targeted because those who read your content are interested in what you are writing about. 2. Post your ads, articles, and other discussions to groups. Yahoo Groups is one of the most popular destinations on the internet for connecting in groups. This site has groups for just about every topic you can imagine, and there are groups for different types of content you can post to. Do a search within the directory to find the types of groups you are looking for. Make sure you read the rules of the group before joining, and also make sure that you find groups that are active. You don't want to waste your time posting your content to groups where it won't be read. These groups are similar to forums, so the same rules of marketing tend to apply. 3. Post your photos on Flickr. The way to get the most from this site is to create mini tutorials for your business. Design a flow chart or something like that and show someone how to do something. For example, if you teach people how to start a business, then create a flow chart with the steps to starting that business. 4. Bookmark your sites on Delicious. Yahoo also acquired Delicious, and this site is one of the top bookmarking sites on the internet. You can bookmark all your websites and other content and get a highly ranked backlink to your website. 5. Answer questions on Yahoo Answers. People ask questions on this site on just about any topic you can imagine. If you want to get the most from it, look for questions on your topic of expertise. Answer those questions and then include links back to your site. You don't want to go crazy and make sure your site is relevant to the answer you gave. Yahoo provides multiple content promotion opportunities for you. This can help you build a solid marketing plan for your business, so make sure you add Yahoo to your marketing arsenal. For more tips and strategies on how to market your business online for free, sign up for your free course today: Killer Marketing Arsenal. Get your free Internet Marketing Tips guide and let me teach you internet marketing.
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