How to Be a Better Blogger with Quora, 9 Ways

By: | November 8, 2015 | Tags: , , , , , |

Bloggers should use Quora.Have you ever heard of Quora?

Have you ever been there?

Have you ever tried to find the answer to a question using a search engine just to come up empty since you didn’t know how to word your question?

Being the busy blogger that you are, you don’t have time to waste wording and rewording search engine questions in hopes you will find the answers you are looking for.

What if you had one-on-one help? A human who not only understood your question but was an “expert” in the area you needed help?

What if that human was you?

By using Quora, you can be both the expert in your blogging niche and the user looking for answers when needed.

What is Quora?

According to Quora.com, Quora has many synonyms. When asked to explain what Quora is, the site’s own “experts” offered diverse answers such as a conference, a campfire, and a library.

When asked to elaborate on why Quora was “a campfire,” the expert offered,

Where human gather together, and each person telling his/her stories, while the others learning by listening to the stories. The fire and the stories enlighten our mind and our world, figuratively. So Quora is the light that eliminates darkness of our mind.

In more down-to-earth terms, Quora.com is a site users go when they want real people, experts in their area of inquiry, to answer their questions. It was established in 2009 and has been available to the public since 2010.

In 2010 TechCrunch.com announced Quora was up to 1.5 million monthly users and has continued to grow.

You should use Quora to help you blog.

9 Reasons Bloggers Should Use Quora

  1. Quora keeps your name “out there” and reminds Internet users about you. Blog readers want to know you are real people with a life, a persona, outside of blogging. By participating in Quora, you are participating in community activities. Blogging is about community. I have blog readers who follow me on Quora. Also, users can Tweet your answer which further promotes you, and your expertise, to your community.
  2. Quora is fun. I had a good time answering questions in my niche, blogging.
  3. Quora allows you to self-promote. In this day and age when bloggers are consistently getting accused of spamming, it is refreshing to know you can leave links to your articles. If you leave a relevant link, you will get a page view if the user reads your article.
  4. Quora’s users may follow you to your blog. If you leave a link, they may click on it to come to your site to read your article. If they are impressed, they may subscribe to your blog.
  5. Quora’s participation is new information for your About page. Quora is made up of a panel of experts. If you serve on an expert panel, add that experience to your About page.
  6. Quora’s participation establishes you as an authority in your niche. Even blogging guru Bryan Harris recommends Quora.
  7. Quora is quick to use. It takes seconds to answer someone’s question.
  8. Quora will make you happier. You’ll be happier since your self-esteem and confidence will be enhanced.
  9. Quora will enable you to get your connections with other bloggers reinforced. When I see that bloggers I am friendly with are participating in Quora like I am, it reminds me of them and of our connection. We are able to follow each other on Quora.

Quora Tutorial

  1. Go to www.Quora.com. You can sign in with your other social media accounts.
  2. Select your areas of interest.
  3. Quora will tell you if there are questions waiting for you in those areas.

Quora Enables You to Be a User or an Expert.

By looking at the red boxes, you will see several things. First, I have two questions waiting for me to answer in my area of expertise, blogging. Additionally, I have ten notifications.

You might wonder about the difference between questions waiting for me to answer, “write”, and “notifications”. An example of a notification I received informed me my blogging friend Holly was following me on Quora.

Like with Reddit, there is scrutiny. Users can upvote or downvote your answers.

By looking at the blue box, you can see that you can also be a user in addition to being an expert. The blue box allows you to ask a question.

The site will even Email you to let you know if users have questions in your area of expertise waiting for you to answer, so you don’t have to keep checking back.

Quora gives you options like passing on questions and opting out.

Quora’s Emails offer you choices. You can accept the invitation to answer the question, you can pass on answering the question, or you can unsubscribe from Quora all together.

These are important options. If you don’t know the answer, you can just “pass” and not risk losing the credibility you initially gained.

Each time you go into Quora, you will see your “feed” full of questions about your topics of expertise.

Quora helps bloggers

Conclusion

As can be seen, Quora is a social network, a question and answer forum, and a content curation site. It has the potential to increase your blog traffic if users follow you to your site, it can establish your credibility in your field, and it can reinforce your relationships with other bloggers.

Famous people like President Obama and Neil Patel use the site.

Note: Here is updated 2019 information, 12 additional ways you can benefit from Quora answers.

Readers, please share, so other bloggers know about the advantages of using Quora.

What do you think? Are you tempted to try being an authority on Quora? On the other hand, have you already tried it? What are your experiences? I look forward to your views.

Related Posts:

How to Increase Blog Traffic with Content Curation

How to Get Noticed Online Without Looking Like A Spammer Part I

How to Get Noticed Online Without Looking Like A Spammer Part II

UPDATE:

Since publishing this post, I received a jaw-dropping statistic:

On December 29, 2019, I saw that 3,198 requested me to answer their questions.

Talk about an adrenaline rush! Where else can you find such gratification as a blogger?

  1. Juana

    I’m glad to see this post about Quora! I started using it before I started blogging, I think, and I enjoy reading it, for the most part. I haven’t been on it in a while, but I found it an interesting concept, and mostly good to read everyone’s answers. Nice post!

    • Janice Wald

      Hi Juana,
      Thank you so much for reading my article and the kind words!
      Janice

    • Janice Wald

      One, the other, or both. Interesting question. No, they do not make you answer in order to get your questions answered. Reciprocation is not required.
      Janice

  2. John Doe

    Did I understand this correctly that On Quora,a live person is answering your question in live time ???????

    • Janice Wald

      On Quora, when you ask a question, you are given this response:

      We’re trying to find someone to answer, and will notify you about new answers.

      Thank you for your interest in my article.
      Janice

    • Anonymous

      At times, a real person answers. At other times, they will find you a person to answer.
      Janice

  3. Jeanette

    Have never tried it before, but you can guarantee I am heading straight there as soon as possible after reading your expert article! Thank you for the heads up.

    • Janice Wald

      It’s fun being an expert Jeanette, and you’ll make new contacts, and reinforce old contacts. Thanks for writing and telling me my article inspired you. Have fun there!
      Janice

  4. dgkaye

    Thanks for another info lesson here Janice. I’d heard of Quora when 2 authors added me somehow to Quora, then it offered me to join. I had no clue how it worked, nor did I do anything with it. Perhaps I’ll revisit eventually. 🙂

    • Janice Wald

      Hi Debby,
      I found it easy and fun.
      What a compliment that two authors recommended you to be an expert! Thanks so much for promoting my article, I saw today on Google +…
      Crazy busy weekend with two birthday parties, so thanks for the promotion, much appreciated.
      Janice

  5. Leisel

    Well, bollocks. It’s interesting. Anxiously looking forward to someone answering a question I just asked because if all goes well my life will be drastically changing.

    • Janice Wald

      Thanks for commenting on my article Leisel. You have me curious. I will hold good thoughts for you. Glad you are finding Quora intriguing.
      Janice

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  8. Kathleen

    Hi Janice, this is the first time I have heard of Quora. Thanks for the opportunity to learn something new.
    Thanks also for bringing this helpful post to the party.
    Kathleen
    Fridays Blog Booster Party #32

  9. Byn

    Whoa! I had NO idea how Quora worked! I mean, I have heard of it, but I had NO idea! Thank you so much for sharing this. You are awesome!

    • Janice Wald

      Hi!
      What kind words! Thank you so much! You are so nice!
      Check Quora out. I found out after writing the article even President Obama uses it. The best part, you only have to answer questions you feel comfortable answering.
      Thanks for your enthusiasm over my article.
      Janice

  10. Keisha

    What a great idea! I love Quora, but I mostly just read the answers to questions I find interesting. I’ve been kind of intimidated to answer anything because people come up with some brilliant responses! It’s worth a shot to try though. Thanks for giving me something to consider!

    • Janice Wald

      Hi Keisha,
      Great to see you today! I am glad you enjoyed my Quora article and it gave you a new platform to consider. After publishing, I read another Quora article which said that sometimes big publications publish bloggers’ answers and that even President Obama has used it. Don’t be intimidated. You don’t have to answer any question you don’t feel comfortable answering. Thanks for writing me.
      Janice

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  12. Leslie

    I signed up for Quora back when I first heard about like I do for all the things I hear about! But I never thought of it as a blogging tool. I will have to check it out again!

    • Janice Wald

      Hi Leslie,
      Thank you for the visit and for writing me.
      I haven’t heard one negative aspect of it.
      You solidify connections with people you already know, you make new connections, you establish yourself as an authority. It’s great for the ego when you get Emails saying you are needed to answer a question, and it’s fun. Thanks for your comments.
      Janice

  13. Lloyd Lofthouse

    I’ve used Quora before to find information, but never knew I could use it like this. Thank you. I’m in. I’ll click that link right now and get started.

    • Janice Wald

      Hi Lloyd,
      Great to see you! Thank you for clicking my link and commenting on my Quora post.
      I wanted to let you know, before you head over there, that since writing the article I found out you can actually add a graphic to your answer. Also I found out that big publicatons, Forbes, for example, pick up bloggers’ answers. I also found out that even President Obama uses Quora =). Enjoy the site!
      Janice

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  15. Mark

    This lots like an incredibly powerful marketing Janice Thanks!

    While I have definitely heard of Quora, I literally
    had no clue , how it actually worked and or
    what the actual benefits of using it were!

    Thanks to you, I know have a crystal clear idea of exactly why I definitely
    to become a part of these extremely community!Thanks!

    • Janice Wald

      Hi Mark,
      Since writing the article I found out people can actually put graphics, screenshots, etc. in their answers as well as links.
      You should definitely do it and get your marketing know how out there. I was so impressed today! I meant to ask you, did you study marketing in school?
      Janice

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  18. Sarah

    i hadn’t heard of quora before reading your post! Going to check it out now. Thank you

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  21. GiGi Eats

    I plan on playing with Quora all night long! HAHHA! Oh that sounds a bit dirty 😉

    • Janice Wald

      Hi Gigi,
      I’ve turned a lot of people onto it. I guess that sounds kind of dirty too. Have fun playing. It can be addicting. Thanks for reading what I wrote and writing me.
      Janice

  22. Terri Webster Schrandt

    Ok, Janice, now I officially hate you, (just kidding) because I could spend all day here!! Quora is really cool. I have already answered some questions about hobbies and recreation. this really could be a boon to my blog!

    • Janice Wald

      Hi Terri,
      Thank you for writing me.Thank you for following me over at Quora. I followed you back. Quora is definitely fun, we can leave links to our articles that answer questions, and I even heard it helps our SEO. Glad I could share something new and valuable!
      Janice

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  24. Aamir Saleem

    Hi Janice,
    Quora is my favorite only community to share your knowledge with the world and also gain from them.

    Bloggers can getting huge advantages from the quora site by adding some valuable and useful answers and asking questions from other community members.

    But overall, Quora is the world’s best site for bloggers and content curators.

    • Janice Wald

      Wow! High praise! I agree with you. I will actually be writing another article about Quora soon. Thanks for your comments.
      Janice

  25. Peachy Essay

    I have been using Quora seriously for 4 months now and it can be a great traffic source. As you point out though the Blog feature does need some thought to get it to attract any traffic. The moderators actively block any attempts to promote the blog in your answers and you need to embed links in your content but you really need to be careful as you can get banned for spamming yourself.

    • Janice Wald

      Hi Peachy,
      Did you read my follow up update to the Quora post?
      https://www.mostlyblogging.com/ubersuggest-io/
      In the post, I wrote that I agree with your concerns over spamming and offered what I consider valuable tips for avoiding being called a “spammer.” In a nutshell, that amounts to making your post so long the moderators can’t assume you’re just trying to promote yourself.
      Janice

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