Yahoo!7 Answers Australia

Are you an avid blogger? Well, then you might already know that you can incorporate Answers straight into your blog. What? You didn’t know? Well don’t worry, this blog post will tell you everything you need to know about building an Answers module on your site.

Yahoo!7 Answers Badges is one of the features that Answers and Yahoo!7 have created for you. To use it, you just need to log into your Answers profile and find a box at the bottom of the page which looks like this:

If you click the ‘badge’ link, you’ll be redirected to a page that’ll give you different options of modules and their codes to be included in your blog. You can choose whatever you like, depending on the space available within your blog, your template and what colours you want. Modules are available on JavaScript, Flash and HTML. Each of them is different and has special features:

Custom JavaScript Module
You go to the Builder to make this module. This module is great for variety. You can experiment with different colours, widths, font types, sizes and content. Say that the focus of your blog is music, with this template you can choose to display questions on that specific topic or with particular keywords to ensure that your Answers module will be in tune with your blog. Or you can also add questions to your Private Watchlist so only specific questions will display in your blog. Once you’ve tailored it to your liking, you just need to grab the javascript code provided at the end and add it to your blog. It’s easy!

Flash Module
This module updates itself in real time and shows the questions you’ve asked in Answers, making it easy for people to reply to them in a fast and comfortable manner. It provides you with another way of promoting your questions and extending them to the people who share your interests, increasing the chance of a really brilliant answer.

HTML Module
This is the simplest module we have; it’s small and you could say that it’s a direct link from your blog to Answers. You can add it wherever you want, and you can tell anyone who navigates your site to join Yahoo!7 Answers and answer your questions.

If you’re already a blogger, then it’s time for you to try out how these modules and how easy it is to create them. Remember, all you have to do is log into your profile and all the instructions you need will be waiting for you.

Let us know how it goes!

Caitlin
Community Manager