Quora Etiquette

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   RonElFranposted 6 years ago

   I joined the Quora Partner Program (it pays you to post questions) four days ago. In that time I've posted 11 questions (they suggest a goal of 10/day) and earned a total of $0.92.
   
   For one of my questions I used info from one of my hubs as the basis, and posted the link to it in the "link that gives context" box. I did get some views from Quora users through that link.
   
   If you use Quora, is there some rule or etiquette about linking to your own content? Sharing a link in a question seems like a good opportunity to get more views, but obviously I don't want to violate any written or unwritten rules.

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      DrMark1961posted 6 years agoin reply to this

      I think you will have your questions collapsed if you overdo it. I am a top writer about dogs so I often link back to Pethelpful, but I am also a top writer about animals (usually my horses, sheep, ducks, exotics, etc) and I have few articles on HP about these animals so almost never link. I think the balance is okay to that site.

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         RonElFranposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks, Dr. Mark. I think that's good advice.

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   Rupert Taylorposted 6 years ago

   I waste a bit of time going through Quora questions (most of them are utterly inane, as in What would happen if Michigan became a Canadian province?) and every once in a while I come across one that I can answer and add a link to one of my articles with related information. I get a few views this way.

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      RonElFranposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      You can waste a LOT of time going through Quora questions! But some of them are interesting, with well thought-out, even well-researched answers.

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      DrMark1961posted 6 years agoin reply to this

      They filter this and select the answers you want, based on location and other things. I keep seeing "What will happen once Canada becomes part of Michigan?"
      (Of course I also see "When will Brazil become part of the United States?)

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   Kierstin Gunsbergposted 6 years ago

   How long did it take you to be invited to the partner program? I joined Quora earlier this week.

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      RonElFranposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      I've been a member, but not very active, for years. I received an invitation to the partner program a couple of months ago. I'm not sure what criteria are used for who gets an invitation.

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   Venkatachari Mposted 6 years ago

   I am a member of Quora. But, not in a partner program.
   
   I get my daily e-mail notifications from them and keep visiting and commenting on their posts. I do not know about the possibility of earning from there. So, I may have to consider it now. Thanks for the information.

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      RonElFranposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      I received an email inviting me to join the partner program. I'm not sure whether you can just sign up on your own.

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         Venkatachari Mposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks for the reply. I shall check in due course.

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            DrMark1961posted 6 years agoin reply to this

            Although the program states that it takes people from Brazil and India, so far the only ones I have seen are from the US.
            My opinion is that it is not worth my time to chase it. I do enjoy wasting time reading the answers though!

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               Venkatachari Mposted 6 years agoin reply to this

               Yes, some of the answers provided there are very much informative and entertaining. That's why I enjoy visiting the site every 2 days.
               
               Thanks, Mark, for your reply.

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         Jean Bakulaposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         I have been answering questions on Quora for about a year now. But I was surprised that when I was asked to be partner, it was to post questions. I thought I was helping others by answering questions in areas I knew about, although some of them are inane. If the people read the threads, they could see their questions have been answered many times over. I have linked back to few of my own articles, and haven't had trouble. But not a lot of traffic either.

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   Kierstin Gunsbergposted 6 years ago

   Thanks for the response, Ron! It sounds like I shouldn't hold my breath waiting for an invite.

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