Where did you get the inspiration for that subject/title from? http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=6473 perhaps? This thread http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=2355&highlight=small+business+directory has got an in-depth review on it.
Anyone have trouble with getting their site spidered? I have two different sites. One with SMF forums and another with PHPBB. I can't get the BCentral spider to accept either site. Brandon
i have been in the msn directory for a while now, had a few visiters from it, and would say it has helped my site in onne way or another.
its worth it, at this is from a person who doesn't like to pay for directories. you get multiple deep links in different categories, so for me it was worth it. I also believe that it provides a strong link, as my entry in the MSN directory is actually in the top 50 google results for my main keyword! how about them apples?!
msn gives you a business card page where you put all your links there. that page itself is worth $49. dont forget extra links in other sub-categories though they are cluttered.
Overall, I think you should only buy it when your potential categories have a high PR. I got in because 3 of my categories were PR5's. Dont pay that for a few Pr3's, its not worth it.
Depends on the category, the PR of it like said above and how many links it already has. For my soccer site , its not worth it.