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It seems so easy to monetize Answers, why is Yahoo abandoning it?
To me the way to sell advertising on the site would be to tighten age requirements with other existing site verification, and enroll members in specific subject areas. This would give advertisers an audience with specific interests and allow purchase of ads relative to the users interests. Age requirements could vary with subject matter with no requirement of greater than 18 years. Then bring back comments (juried) and let us go at it.
1 Answer
- Anonymous2 weeks ago
Monetizing suggests the answers are worth paying for. Many aren't.