1. Advertising
    y u no do it?

    Advertising (learn more)

    Advertise virtually anything here, with CPM banner ads, CPM email ads and CPC contextual links. You can target relevant areas of the site and show ads based on geographical location of the user if you wish.

    Starts at just $1 per CPM or $0.10 per CPC.

Is Yahoo directory worth the 300$/Year?

Discussion in 'Directories' started by Cherokee, Feb 10, 2011.

0
Page 1 of 2
  1. #1
    Hi,

    Well, the title says it all,
    Is the Yahoo directory worth the 300$?
    my site is indexed and have some good SERPs, but, I want it to be better....
    What do you say?

    Thanks.
     
    Cherokee, Feb 10, 2011 IP
  2. dvduval

    dvduval Notable Member

    Messages:
    3,369
    Likes Received:
    356
    Best Answers:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    260
    #2
    I haven't see any verifiable reports of a strong ranking improvement after being accepted in the last year, but I think it may help some. It all has to do with how you are converting, and the traffic level of the category on yahoo.
     
    dvduval, Feb 10, 2011 IP
  3. hotpop

    hotpop Peon

    Messages:
    2,059
    Likes Received:
    96
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #3
    IMO, Yahoo directory is worth the 300$ yearly because it's good for both traffic and SERS.
     
    hotpop, Feb 10, 2011 IP
    Paidi likes this.
  4. freelistfool

    freelistfool Peon

    Messages:
    1,801
    Likes Received:
    101
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #4
    I've heard that you'll get a handful of hits from Yahoo each month plus a bump in the SERPs. However, $300 is pretty steep for a listing. Your money might be better spent on several lower priced directories in your niche or other general directories.
     
    freelistfool, Feb 10, 2011 IP
    Paidi likes this.
  5. snowbird

    snowbird Notable Member

    Messages:
    3,036
    Likes Received:
    395
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    290
    #5
    It's not if Yahoo Directory is worth $300 a year, but whether the submitted website is worth $300. For many webmasters and SEO pros promoting quality sites, $300 is a small portion of their marketing budget. For many smaller sites, getting a ROI for that $300 is out of the question. Think about what you will gain from a listing and how those gains will offset the listing fee. You may find submitting your marketing dollars at some smaller directories which still carry authoritative quality and value.
     
    snowbird, Feb 10, 2011 IP
    Paidi likes this.
  6. wisdomtool

    wisdomtool Moderator Staff

    Messages:
    15,825
    Likes Received:
    1,367
    Best Answers:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    455
    #6
    It is hard for anyone else to tell you if Yahoo directory is worth the cost or not. It depends on your business and your calculations of ROI. No one knows the business except yourself. Maybe you can do a rough calculations of ROI and decide for yourself if Yahoo is worth the cost.

     
    wisdomtool, Feb 10, 2011 IP
    Paidi likes this.
  7. WallaceYeung

    WallaceYeung Notable Member

    Messages:
    3,377
    Likes Received:
    164
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    230
    Digital Goods:
    1
    #7
    Nowadays, how many people is still use Yahoo as a search engine?
    anyway you just waste the money on the dead pool.
     
    WallaceYeung, Feb 10, 2011 IP
    Paidi likes this.
  8. usasportstraining

    usasportstraining Notable Member

    Messages:
    4,876
    Likes Received:
    363
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    280
    Articles:
    4
    #8
    I never saw any traffic from the Yahoo directory. Maybe it helped with rank, but I have no idea.

    I would not pay $300 a year for it. There are betters places to spend your money.
     
    usasportstraining, Feb 10, 2011 IP
  9. Cherokee

    Cherokee Peon

    Messages:
    42
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #9
    Hi,

    Thank you for your answers, I'm in the arcade games business, I know it doesn't give a direct boost of visitors, I only wonder how it effect the SERP...
    Can anyone tell if he saw any differences before/after submitting to Yahoo dir?
    Thanks.
     
    Cherokee, Feb 10, 2011 IP
  10. egiftcards4u

    egiftcards4u Peon

    Messages:
    291
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #10
    i think 300$ is expensive, with that money you can invest in other seo things
     
    egiftcards4u, Feb 12, 2011 IP
  11. hope2life

    hope2life Active Member

    Messages:
    1,641
    Likes Received:
    7
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    90
    #11
    Definately you must spend $300 a year for yahoo directory if you want to improve google rankings. Thats the way to beat competitors who dont have yahoo listing. There are no good directories which can really improve google ranking to great extent. But there are some other good directories which also helps like botw.org, business.com and mastbusiness.com
     
    hope2life, Feb 12, 2011 IP
  12. hope2life

    hope2life Active Member

    Messages:
    1,641
    Likes Received:
    7
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    90
    #12
    My site is listed in yahoo directory and business.com and I am at 2nd page of google and 1st page of google for few keywords. Google says "you must increase the number of high quality links to your website in order to improve google ranking.
     
    hope2life, Feb 12, 2011 IP
  13. WallaceYeung

    WallaceYeung Notable Member

    Messages:
    3,377
    Likes Received:
    164
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    230
    Digital Goods:
    1
    #13
    it's fine if you have money to waste.
    $300 is quite enough to submitting to a few quality web directories, it's true.

     
    WallaceYeung, Feb 12, 2011 IP
  14. Cherokee

    Cherokee Peon

    Messages:
    42
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #14
    Hi,

    Well, it is hard to say I have 300$ to waste. I have the money, I want to spend it wisely...
    Thanks.
     
    Cherokee, Feb 12, 2011 IP
  15. banana8

    banana8 Active Member

    Messages:
    410
    Likes Received:
    3
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    58
    #15
    I think it worth the 300$, especially if you monetize your website. It's the second most quality directory (after dmoz) and it gives links from regional directories too like Ireland India Australia and Canada (at least it used to).
    Back in 2005 I listed a website and kept it listed for 2 years, then canceled my subscription, but surprisingly I still have links pointing my website. Two days ago I registered a new one.
     
    banana8, Feb 12, 2011 IP
  16. khanter

    khanter Peon

    Messages:
    210
    Likes Received:
    1
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #16
    Those that I take advice from will tell you that any old link is just link and that the value lies in the length of time the link stays in place. An explanation that makes perfect sense to me. Would you rather have one link (no anchor text) in Yahoo for the next twelve months or sixty deep links all with different anchor text, that are still in place five years from now?

    There are no if's and but's. A link in Yahoo is not worth the money you are expected to pay no matter what site you are working on.
     
    khanter, Feb 12, 2011 IP
    Turkish likes this.
  17. Cherokee

    Cherokee Peon

    Messages:
    42
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #17
    khanter, that is an interesting approach, I didn't think about it that way.
     
    Cherokee, Feb 12, 2011 IP
  18. dutch_harry

    dutch_harry Peon

    Messages:
    16
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #18
    Quite honest I don't think it's worth it because not so many people use Yahoo anymore
     
    dutch_harry, Feb 12, 2011 IP
  19. Bret

    Bret Guest

    Messages:
    26
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #19
    It may be worth it in the long run if it's going to give you the extra exposure to the people that DO use Yahoo exclusively :)
     
    Bret, Feb 12, 2011 IP
  20. Irfi0009

    Irfi0009 Banned

    Messages:
    17,584
    Likes Received:
    33
    Best Answers:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    48
    #20
    well i suggest you to not invest in yahoo ... if you have 2 hours in a day ...do directory submission forum posting social bookmarking by you self and try to make back links as much as you can
     
    Irfi0009, Feb 12, 2011 IP
Page 1 of 2