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Originally Posted by rogueteens
Yahoo groups can bring in some converting traffic (not in numbers but it can convert) but dont bother with the big groups, they are normally just spam fests. Instead hunt down the smaller niche groups that have an active moderator and a healthy discussion, join in but be VERY subtle with the spamming.
I've had success in the past but Yahoo does shut down accounts they think are spammers - they got me in the end. LOL! I had an account i used to join thousands upon thousands of groups and when i lost that i just couldnt be bothered to rejoin them all, which i did by hand as i couldn't find an automated way of doing it. If i was to do it again, i think i'd spread my joining of groups over multiple identitys.
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At one time Yahoo Groups was a real powerhouse. I remember getting nearly 20 full $30 joins in one day not from spamming but simply by posting one link in the link section to about 200 relevant adult groups. Those were the days! It's really changed. You're right the traffic isn't there but there still are some conversions. I doubt most people would see it as worth it as anything other than an automated process these days though.
It used to be too that Google gave a lot more weight to links from Yahoo Groups. Now there is some evidence that in some cases it could actually trigger penalties since it might get classified as spam.