Is the Yahoo Directory worth the 299???

I have been noticing since last couple of yahoo updates that directory entries have been making their way to top 10 including many in number 1 for the keywords I monitor.

Does it help your rankings to get a directory entry? I don't like the fact that they only show the directory title and description. But if I can push my site from 25 to top 10 it maybe worth it.

 

Go for it!

 

IT will not push your site from 25 to 10.

But it will certainly help you more than a link in any other web directory, as far as SEO goes.

Plus it will bring you more traffic, than a link in any other directory.

Plus ... YOu can pride yourself, as being a respected website, and being present in yahoo dir

 

I may give it a try. I will report back my findings...

 

SO you will come back in a year ?

 

Check out http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=baby+names&fr=FP-tab-web-t&toggle=1&ei=UTF-8 9 out of the top ten listing are in the directory. Its incorprated well with yahoo's algorithm.

 

If your in the UK & Ireland you don't have to pay the £299!

 

IMHO, Yes. My stats have shown conversions from the directory.

 

What stats tools do you use in order to track conversion? Please advise!

 

Yahoo directory is a good thing. I did literally nothing to promote my website in Yahoo search engine. However, it is listed #2 for the most competitive keyword on the market. People pay $10 for a click in CPC Overture. I just put my website into the directory. So, the bias exists.

 

Which keyword is that Kasparoff?

 

Are you guys talking about paying the $299 per year or getting for free?

 

Personally I use the pay for version of www.statcounter.com
Some love it, others say it does not show everything, me I love it

 

Does Statcounter show SE spiders? I remember that being an issue although they may have changed that now.

 

I think it makes sense - for a business that makes decent money - if only for the fact that you control your site title and description text that shows up in the serps. It helps present a good image. For most sites though, I'd say it is not worth it. Very rarely will you get a decent top level category, and even then, you'd have to do a sponsored listing to be at the top. Does it help in Yahoo SERPS? I don't know. I think all things being equal, it will show a directory site higher, but I don't think the overall boost is enough to put a non-existant site into the top 10.

 

No, that is it's only weakness. www.awstats.com will provide that facility, but it's a bit of a job (nicely cleaned up) to download

 

I have statcounter on one site and the only spider I ever see is Inktomi slurp.

 

It has done wonders for my truck classifieds site, I think it's worth the investment.

 

As far as google results I think $300 spread over a few key directories would pay off a whole lot more.