by Imran Esmail

Quora Domination

1M+ Views on My Answers in Less than 6 Months

Who am I?

● Imran Esmail● Founder at Escapeyourdeskjob.com● I teach readers how to write, publish and

market books on Amazon● I have more than 50 books published

on Kindle● I have over 4400 students across 3

courses on Udemy● I coach 10+ clients on Coach.me

What is Quora?

● Online Q&A service similar to Yahoo Answers● People ask questions, anyone can leave an answer● You are judged by:

○ Depth of answer○ Views + Upvotes○ Followers

● Top experts from around the world○ Barack Obama○ Ashton Kutcher○ Nuclear Physicists○ Astronauts

Why you should choose to use Quora

● If you…○ Want to drive traffic to your blog, website, mobile app○ Want to connect with customers that are desperate for answers○ Want to be recognized as an expert on a topic○ Want to connect with the top minds in the world○ Get found and published in major media like the Huffington Post, Forbes, Inc. Magazine

● Here’s why I did it○ Wanted to drive traffic back to my website - www.escapeyourdeskjob.com○ Wanted to be considered a thought leader on my topic○ Wanted to make one-on-one connections with people who need help

Results for me so far...

● Quora is my #1 traffic driver● Broke +1M views after writing for 48 days straight (currently at 1.2M)● 404 followers (grows by 5-10 each day)● On pace to be a top writer given to 5% of all writers● Most viewed writer on 15 topics from Self-Improvement to Making Money

Online● One answer hit 634,200 views and was sent to 2.2M people● Wrote a book - www.quoradomination.com - where we interviewed over a

dozen of the top writers and got their ideas

Getting Started

“Before anything else, preparation is the key to success”--- Alexander Graham Bell

Select and follow your topics

● Ask yourself: “What do I want to be known for”

● OR● Just start answering questions at

random● Self-help, business, and technology

are HUGE● Also use this list - most followed

topics on Quora for 2015

Fill out your profile

● You need to prove you know what you’re talking about

● People follow and listen to those they respect

● For each topic fill out the bio● Fill out your profile summary

Find & tag the most popular questions

● The questions that will get you the most views:○ Have the most # of followers○ Have the most # of views

● There is NO WAY to filter questions based on followers & views so you will have to do this MANUALLY

Start writing...

● The NUMBER ONE most important thing I did and what all top writers say is to write and never stop writing for many days in a row

● Now...let’s talk about how to answer questions

Answering Questions

How to write answers that GUARANTEE lots of views

Tip #1: Be controversial

● You NEED to stand out● Go against what everyone else is

saying and doing● Make the first 1-2 lines controversial● Articulate your point so that you

don’t sound like an idiot

Tip #2: Use images everywhere

● Use images every 75-100 words● Makes your answer more readable

and interesting● Images show first in people’s feed

when they are previewing answers● Make them FUN

Tip #3: Pitch yourself at the end

● Quora mods don’t like when you spam their site

● Use links back to personal stuff VERY CAREFULLY

● Usually OK to do this at the end of the post

Tip #4: Tag other writers

● Tag other writers in your post and they will be notified

● This is a good way to get on the radar of top writers or people you want to do business with

● Just use the @ symbol

Tip #5: Master copywriting

● You need to know how to write and connect with people

● Use○ Short paragraphs○ Bold / underline important points○ Simple language

● Takes time to learn and the more you write the better you become

Bonus Tip: Answer trending topics

● Tackle trending topics to boost your views in a short amount of time

● Robert Frost did this with the Martian movie

● You will see it on your homepage newsfeed

REMEMBER

Keep writing for 60 days straight...it pays off!

Grab the Book!

● Interviewed over a dozen top writers and stole their EXACT strategies

● One writer, Nicolas Cole, used Quora to sell $1000 worth of ebooks in 1 day

● Almost all the writers had been approached by major media and now routinely reached out to get published on a weekly basis

Questions?